It’s been four months since the Orioles lost both games of the Wild Card Series to the Kansas City Royals. Jordan Westburg hasn’t forgotten the pain nor a controversial play. In the sixth inning of Game 2, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a shot to second base, where Westburg was playing. He made a diving stop on the ball, but Witt reached first and Michael Massey second as Kyle Isbel scored … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Westburg wants another shot at the postseason
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Rubio says El Salvador made “extraordinary” offer to U.S. on deportees
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including Americans. … [Read more...] about Rubio says El Salvador made “extraordinary” offer to U.S. on deportees
Monday Bird Droppings: Just waiting on baseball
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The players were out over the weekend ahead of spring training Happy Monday, Camden Chatters. I hope you were able to have a restful weekend. There’s a lot going on out there in the world right now, so do your best to stay safe and sane. If you need a distraction, you’ll soon have one as the Orioles will hold their first pitchers … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: Just waiting on baseball
The Orioles are projected by PECOTA for 89 wins in 2025
Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images The simulation’s average for the Orioles puts them as a second place AL East team with 89.2 wins. Can the 2025 Orioles beat the computers again? With the days winding down before spring training, Baseball Prospectus’s venerable PECOTA projection has been unveiled for the 2025 season. In its simulation average, the O’s end up as … [Read more...] about The Orioles are projected by PECOTA for 89 wins in 2025
What Other Competitive Balance Round Draft Picks Could Be Traded This Winter?
The Competitive Balance Rounds are a pair of bonus rounds within the MLB draft, designed to give an extra pick to the game’s smaller-market teams. Teams that fall within either the bottom 10 in revenues and market size are eligible, and since 2017, the league determined the eligible teams based on a formula involving market score, revenues, and winning percentage. The first … [Read more...] about What Other Competitive Balance Round Draft Picks Could Be Traded This Winter?