Gunnar Henderson was a unanimous choice for American League Rookie of the Year. The Orioles’ 22-year-old infielder received all 30 first-place votes. The announcement was made on Monday. Cleveland pitcher Tanner Bibee and Boston first baseman Triston Casas finished second and third in the voting. Henderson is the first Oriole to be named Rookie of the Year since relief pitcher … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson unanimously wins AL Rookie of the Year
Playing the World Series at a neutral site just doesn’t work
Scott Boras, the most powerful agent in baseball, conducts press briefings at both the General Managers and Winter Meetings. Boras entertains questions not only about his clients, but about the state of baseball. Besides promoting his clients at this week’s meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, Boras claimed that the pitch clock was to blame for pitchers’ injuries and that the World … [Read more...] about Playing the World Series at a neutral site just doesn’t work
Notables from the 2023 Orioles season
It’s been just over a month since the Orioles’ season ended, and in just over three months, pitchers and catchers will report to Sarasota for 2024 spring training. The first Grapefruit League game is on February 24th against Boston. The 2023 season was full of surprises and interesting developments. Let’s look back on some: They won 101 games While I thought the Orioles would … [Read more...] about Notables from the 2023 Orioles season
Questions about Orioles’ starting pitching
Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said at this week’s General Managers’ meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona that he’ll be looking for a front-end starter to fit into the rotation for 2024. With that in mind, let’s look at some questions about starting pitching: Is Tyler Wells a starter or a reliever? It probably would be best for the Orioles if Wells … [Read more...] about Questions about Orioles’ starting pitching
Henderson, Rutschman win Silver Slugger awards
Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson captured American League Silver Slugger awards. The awards were announced on MLB Network on Thursday night. Rutschman won the catcher’s award, beating out Kansas City’s Salvador Perez and Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Henderson won the utility category over Los Angeles’ Brandon Drury, Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes and Toronto’s Whit Merrifield, who … [Read more...] about Henderson, Rutschman win Silver Slugger awards