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Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Mike Elias sounded as positive yesterday as he ever has about the near future of the Orioles. Hello, friends. How do you like the sound of the Orioles sweeping a season series against an opponent? They pulled this off yesterday when they finished a three-game sweep of the Rangers with a 6-2 victory. Combined with a sweep in Baltimore … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles are lifting off, says Mike Elias

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Many of the club’s top names had big nights, including a home run for Kyle Stowers, two hits for Colton Cowser, and a productive day for Darell Hernaiz. Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (Brewers) 8, Norfolk Tides 2 Matt Harvey is still in the Orioles system, and he started in this one, but it did not go particularly well. Over 5.2 innings, … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 8/4: Joey Ortiz remains hot at the plate

Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Had he stayed a few more seasons, Mancini would have kept climbing up the franchise leaderboards. His statistical legacy in Baltimore is unfinished, even if his emotional impact wasn’t. The wound is still fresh. When the Orioles traded Trey Mancini to the Houston Astros on Monday, the deal may have made all the baseball sense in the … [Read more...] about What will Trey Mancini’s legacy as an Oriole be?

Good luck in Minnesota, Jorge. | Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images The All-Star Orioles closer is on the move for four prospects. It is August, the Orioles are 2.5 games out of a wild card spot, and the Orioles have traded their closer, Jorge López, for prospects. The Baltimore Sun’s Andy Kostka was the first to report on the deal. Mike Elias did not stop with the trade … [Read more...] about Orioles trade Jorge López to Twins

“Brett, what do you think about being traded to the Orioles? | Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Orioles have added to their roster, if a negative WAR player counts as an addition. The final run-up to this year’s trade deadline in MLB did not see any more players traded away than you already knew about this morning. Trey Mancini was shipped to the … [Read more...] about Orioles close out trade season by acquiring Brett Phillips for cash