For a few years when I was a kid, I spent more money on baseball cards than anything else. I rode my bicycle to the 7-Eleven with a dollar or two in my pocket and came away with a stack of packs. I was too excited to wait until I got home to find out what, or who, was inside; sitting on the curb outside the 7-Eleven, I tore into the packs and surveyed my latest “gets.” Only … [Read more...] about The Baseball Cards I Don’t Need
Hyde on Orioles’ playing ‘small ball,’ Grapefruit League outlook; 1st impression of Sánchez
SARASOTA—The Orioles didn’t play much “small ball” last season. They were tied for 28th in sacrifice bunts with just six. Only the Detroit Tigers, with four, had fewer. Expect more small ball from the Orioles in 2025. “I think we were leading the league in runs scored the first half,” manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday. “The second half we weren’t as good offensively. Missing … [Read more...] about Hyde on Orioles’ playing ‘small ball,’ Grapefruit League outlook; 1st impression of Sánchez
Zack Britton returns to Orioles as guest instructor, reunites with brother Buck
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
Is this the draft where the Orioles use a top pick on a pitcher?
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?
Breaking down what the Orioles have in top prospect Samuel Basallo
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