Baltimore Baseball

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

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?

At one time, Oriole fans and media wondered if minor league catcher Samuel Basallo would follow Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday from 2022 to 2024 and become the No. 1 prospect in baseball. Could he get there and give Baltimore a four-peat — four players atop the rankings over four seasons? While he didn’t quite make that, he did get as high as No. 3 on … [Read more...] about Breaking down what the Orioles have in top prospect Samuel Basallo

Question: Just curious what your thoughts are on Colton Cowser for the upcoming season. He had a nice year last year and is a fantastic defender. I am hoping Ramón Laureano and Dylan Carlson aren’t here to take playing time away from him. I’d like to see him get a full season of at-bats, maybe 500-plus and play through any struggles. Is that realistic? What do you think his … [Read more...] about How good can Orioles’ Colton Cowser be? | MAILBAG