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Watch out American League, the Baltimore Orioles are here to stay

Brendan Smith — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:30:34 +0000

After a strong trade deadline, the Baltimore Orioles have solidified their stronghold on the American League, entering their weekend series against the New York Mets with an AL-best record of 67-42. The team’s big acquisition of Jack Flaherty was met with cautious intrigue at the time, a pitcher who seemed to have passed his prime. […]

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Stock Up, Stock Down: MLB trade deadline winners and losers

Scott Roche — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:00:51 +0000

The 2023 MLB trade deadline has come and gone with some teams making plenty of moves to position themselves for a solid final two months and a shot at a deep playoff run in October. Others decided to sell and some chose to stand pat and not buy too much or sell. Now that the […]

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MLB Rumors: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins

Scott Roche — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:34:05 +0000

We are closing on the 2023 MLB trade deadline and it’s a little over 24 hours away with plenty of rumors surrounding MLB. Here are some MLB rumors on the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Minnesota Twins. MLB rumors: Minnesota Twins hesitant on potential moves because of 2022? The Minnesota Twins are in a […]

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Baltimore Orioles: How about a little love in MLB history for Jim Palmer?

Jeff Perry — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:00:21 +0000

When we think about great pitchers, what names would you come up with? Would you think of more modern guys like Halladay, Ohtani, Scherzer, and Kershaw? Would you dig a bit deeper in history like Carlton, Seaver, Ryan, or Gibson? You could go into the way back machine and produce Johnson, Young and Mathewson. All […]

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Baltimore Orioles: After trade with Oakland, Shintaro Fujinami could bolster bullpen

Brendan Smith — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:00:54 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles have surged towards the top of the AL East standings, thanks in large part to a potent bullpen. Their bullpen added an interesting piece in Shintaro Fujinami this week, acquiring the rookie reliever from the lowly Oakland Athletics. Fujinami’s numbers look awful on the surface, with a 8.58 ERA and 1.66 WHIP, […]

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AL East: 1 screw up the Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles, Rays and Blue Jays can make at the MLB trade deadline

Scott Roche — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:00:59 +0000

With less than two weeks until the trade deadline, decisions are going to have to be made by all 30 teams across baseball. Are they going to be buyers, sellers or stuck in the middle and just stand pat? Decisions, decisions, decisions. The one division with the most questions is the American League East, where […]

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Yankees, Orioles, Braves, Reds: 5 bold post-All-Star Break predictions

Scott Roche — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:00:56 +0000

The unofficial first half of the 2023 season is in the books and the All-Star Game in Seattle is in the books as well. It’s time for all teams to turn their attention to the second half of the season. The trade deadline is three weeks away and in the next couple of weeks, several […]

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Grading Mike Elias and the Baltimore Orioles front office at the season’s midway point

Bill Felber — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:00:11 +0000

With general manager Mike Elias running the show, the Baltimore Orioles have been one of baseball’s moving teams in 2023. The Orioles hit their season’s halfway point Saturday with a 48-33 record and a solid grip on the franchise’s first postseason berth since 2016. That’s a big turnaround from the same point one year ago […]

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Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays: 1 July bold prediction for every AL East team

Scott Roche — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Three months down, three more to go for the 2023 regular season. In the American League East, things continued to trend through the month of June as they did for the first two months. The Tampa Bay Rays continue to be the class of the division and the American League. The Atlanta Braves are setting […]

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Contenders or pretenders? Evaluating 5 MLB teams off to hot starts

Justin Girshon — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:00:30 +0000

If the Major League Baseball regular season ended today, only four of the 12 teams that made the postseason last season would be in contention for the World Series this season. As a result of some of the best MLB teams from 2022 slumping, more under-the-radar teams have surged in 2023. While nearly half of […]

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