Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Orioles’ offensive woes could be helped by some lineup tweaks. On Wednesday night, the Orioles dropped a winnable game, failing—as they have too often this season—to drive in runs in crucial spots. Jackson Holliday had three hits as the leadoff hitter, including two doubles, and scored not once. It’s a typical scene for a team … [Read more...] about With Jackson Holliday settling in the leadoff spot, is it time to juggle the Orioles lineup?
Orioles-White Sox series preview: Finally, a team (barely) worse than the Orioles
Denny Medley-Imagn Images The two worst teams in the American League face off If the season ended today, the only American League team farther out of a playoff spot than the Orioles would be the Chicago White Sox. At 18-38, the White Sox are 1.5 games worse than the Orioles in the standings. The difference, of course, is that the White Sox were expected to be … [Read more...] about Orioles-White Sox series preview: Finally, a team (barely) worse than the Orioles
Podcast: The many problems of the Orioles offense
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Orioles hitters are performing far worse than league averages in a number of particular problematic ways. All that’s needed to see that things are not going well for the Orioles so far this year is to look at the standings. With more than a third of the season now in the books, the team is on pace for 56 wins. For those of us who are … [Read more...] about Podcast: The many problems of the Orioles offense
Orioles hire John Mabry as senior advisor for major league coaching staff
Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images The 54-year-old Mabry has more than a decade of MLB coaching experience on top of a 14-year playing career. The Orioles are going to try out something new for the major league coaching staff: Having a guy with a lot of experience be around in the mix. On Friday afternoon, the team announced the hire of 14-year MLB veteran John Mabry as … [Read more...] about Orioles hire John Mabry as senior advisor for major league coaching staff
Cedric Mullins hits the injured list, Orioles bring Cooper Hummel back again
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Orioles DFA’d Hummel after one day. Now he’s here again. The Orioles roster merry-go-round is spinning once again. Ahead of Friday’s series opener against the White Sox, the O’s placed Cedric Mullins on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. At the same time, the team (again) signed outfielder Cooper Hummel to a … [Read more...] about Cedric Mullins hits the injured list, Orioles bring Cooper Hummel back again