Tag: Baltimore Orioles

Orioles 10 burning questions for the 2023 season: Predictions? best player? The effect of changing the rule?

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With the 2023 MLB season underway, there are a lot of new things to learn. There are a number of major changes to the rules that are designed to speed up the game and increase offense. The new balanced schedule will have all 30 teams on each team participating. And the action-packed offseason saw free agents making big bucks with new teams. To get ready for Orioles season, here’s everything you need to know: Results and schedule | menu | statistics What do you expect from the Orioles this season?…

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Shuhei Ohtani for the Dodgers? Juan Soto extended? 23 Bowden Predictions for the 2023 MLB Season

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With the opening date only a few days away, it’s time to score again with predictions for the 2023 season and beyond in the off-season. While we wait for the season to kick off, here are 23 bold (and not so bold) predictions for the year. Like all preseason predictions, some will come out and others will flop. Let me know what you think, and share your predictions, in the comments section. 1. Juan Soto, who turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals before he was traded…

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Connolly: It’s a “good problem,” but a tough O’s decision about Grayson Rodriguez

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Sarasota, Florida – It’s a good problem. You hear it in spring training almost as many times as you hear, “Best form of my life.” The Orioles think they have a “good problem” now. They have six starters that they think could clear themselves well in the rotation this season. The problem is that they probably need to get to the fifth by Opening Day on Thursday, because they don’t see a six-man role working when it’s limited to 13 pitchers — or eight announcers — this season. The six-man…

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Countless Orioles thoughts: Tyler Wells pay-off, Forbes ratings, bullpen update

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Bradenton, Fla. — The Orioles have just two games left in the Grapefruit League season, and the back end of the tournament is still a bit sketchy. Give credit to Tyler Wells for more image confusion. The big right hander saved his best outing of the spring in his last outing, allowing an unearned run and two hits in five innings in a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday night. Wells walked no one, struck out two batters and retired 14 of 17 against a fairly representative Pirates lineup.…

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Minors Madness: Round 1, Hoo-Hoos and Gasbags regions

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The bracket of 64 teams is set. Let’s admire it: As you can see, Friday’s vote in the Gasbags didn’t result in a single surprise. It was the least dramatic round of voting yet. Good fare for the Senators, Fightin Phils, Braves, Aviators, Cubs, Missions, Threshers, Redbirds, Clippers, Braves (again), Bandits, Dodgers and Baysox. The closest match was between Emeralds No. 16 and Blue Rocks No. 17, which was determined by a margin of 53.8-46.2 percent. But, before we looked forward, a quick shout out to the defeated Blue Rocks.…

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Sarris: Ten young MLB pitchers poised to break out this season

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It’s really hard to develop a starting pitcher these days. The ratio of starters 24 and under to starters 33 and over hasn’t been lower in a long time, suggesting two things: We’ve both gotten better at keeping pitchers going longer, and it’s gotten harder to produce an MLB-ready starting pitcher early in their careers. The fantasy market seems to have reacted by mostly taking a wait-and-see approach with young pitchers. The highest a pure prospect is going this year is around pick 200, and that one, the Orioles’ Grayson…

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MASN again limited the Orioles and national broadcasts of the spring training games

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Sarasota, Fla. — The Orioles have raised their game on the court, but their commitment from club-owned television network MASN still lags far behind the competition. And he took the Washington Nationals on the trip. This spring, MASN will broadcast just three Spring Games from Sarasota, according to a MASN/Orioles announcement on Wednesday. These games, all from Ed Smith Stadium at 1 p.m. on MASN, are March 6 vs. the Philadelphia Phillies, March 21 vs. the Boston Red Sox and March 27 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals. MASN2 is also…

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“Birdland Caravan” leads to higher expectations, a spring of endorsement decisions

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The last time the Orioles participated in the A.J Birdland Caravan The world was about to change. It was 2020, weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of sporting events around the world, including part of the Major League Baseball season. At the time, the Orioles were coming off their second straight 100-plus losing season, the first time it had happened in modern franchise history. Their 2019 draft had landed them the No. 1 pick overall, catcher Adley Rutschman, as well as promising prep player Gunnar Henderson and Stanford…

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Connolly: Failing to deliver on his Open Books promise fits the John Angelos pattern

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Not surprisingly, Friday comes and goes, and despite multiple requests, Orioles president John Angelos has never held a meeting to brief local media on his franchise’s financials or to answer all pertinent questions about his team. Most of us thought it would never happen. Private companies do not open their books to the public if they do not have to. And the private businessman involved in two high-profile cases, always avoiding the media, will suddenly not be transparent. If I had a dime for every time someone in power lied…

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CONOLLY: John Angelos says he’s “very transparent” but actions show otherwise

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When the Orioles announced the hiring of General Manager Mike Elias in November 2018, they ushered in a new era at Camden Yards, not only from a front office standpoint but also from an ownership standpoint. Local attorney Peter G. Angelos, who purchased the team from bankruptcy court in 1993, could not continue as an important man for the club after 25 years due to debilitating health. In 2018 Elias introduced Angelos’ two adult sons, John and Louis. John did most of the talking. Lewis sat there on stage, looking…

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