As the Orioles go into the 2025 season without last year’s ace pitcher, Corbin Burnes, they are hoping that right-hander Zach Eflin can match his performance over the last two seasons. If he can, the O’s might have an ace-light or a pitcher who is a solid No. 2. Eflin’s stats are close to what Burnes produced over the combined 2023-2024 seasons. When it comes to fWAR, Eflin is … [Read more...] about As Orioles look for an ace, Zach Eflin’s production the past 2 seasons may surprise you
Archives for February 2025
The Baseball Cards I Don’t Need
For a few years when I was a kid, I spent more money on baseball cards than anything else. I rode my bicycle to the 7-Eleven with a dollar or two in my pocket and came away with a stack of packs. I was too excited to wait until I got home to find out what, or who, was inside; sitting on the curb outside the 7-Eleven, I tore into the packs and surveyed my latest “gets.” Only … [Read more...] about The Baseball Cards I Don’t Need
Hyde on Orioles’ playing ‘small ball,’ Grapefruit League outlook; 1st impression of Sánchez
SARASOTA—The Orioles didn’t play much “small ball” last season. They were tied for 28th in sacrifice bunts with just six. Only the Detroit Tigers, with four, had fewer. Expect more small ball from the Orioles in 2025. “I think we were leading the league in runs scored the first half,” manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday. “The second half we weren’t as good offensively. Missing … [Read more...] about Hyde on Orioles’ playing ‘small ball,’ Grapefruit League outlook; 1st impression of Sánchez
Zack Britton returns to Orioles as guest instructor, reunites with brother Buck
SARASOTA–What’s happening? For this spring training, the Orioles decided to bring nine former players to serve as guest instructors. One of them, Zack Britton, not only had the best season of any Orioles’ relief pitcher in history, but he has a brother who’s a new Orioles major league coach. Zack was a third-round pick in 2006 and pitched for the Orioles from 2011-2018. In … [Read more...] about Zack Britton returns to Orioles as guest instructor, reunites with brother Buck
Is this the draft where the Orioles use a top pick on a pitcher?
Mike Elias and his staff conducted their first MLB draft with the Orioles during the 2019 season, the year they selected catcher Adley Rutschman No. 1/1 – the first pick in the first round. But they didn’t draft a pitcher until the eighth round. In 2020 and 2021 they didn’t draft a pitcher until round five. In 2022, their first pitcher taken was in round three, followed by … [Read more...] about Is this the draft where the Orioles use a top pick on a pitcher?