Who is the New Orioles President of Baseball Operations?

The 2018 Baseball Season is Over. Chime in here. Wildcard states "Roch Kubatko  seems firm on the idea that the O's are interviewing for a President..  That is a change in philosophy...

Rule Five: Jose Mesa Jr.

By: Luke Siler I've watched some video on Jose Mesa Jr. and here is my scouting report. Physical - Big boy, tall and thick throughout. Delivery - Old school over the top...

Opening Day Payroll

by AZRon As I did last year, for those who want to play GM, I am presenting the current opening day team payroll. I'm dealing only with the "active" roster;...

The Rutschman Photos

by Dr. Richard Passwater

HHP: Log Jam in the Outfield

by 1968_bills_fan Last year I could not imagine this problem.  This year we have a surplus of outfielders and will soon need to option, trade or waiver some decent player or...

HHP: Quick Hits From Today’s Game

by RZNJ 1. Aquino looked good but I don't know that he has the command to get ahead and get out ML hitters.   The changeup is a beautiful thing...

Trading Davis – Paul Coates

I am fairly certain that Chris Davis is wholly untradeable. There are maybe 4 or 5 contracts in baseball that are worse Price: 18:$30M, 19:$31M, 20:$32M, 21:$32M, 22:$32M (4 YRS...

HHP: Luke Siler on the Stanford Swing, Drew Jackson and Why Loft is the...

  The pull happy lift approach is why Drew Jackson started hitting better. He was doing the old Stanford Swing (definition from Baseball Prospectus if you aren’t familiar with the term, “The Stanford...

HHP: Top Ten Leadoff Options

by Larry Hodges (alias larrytt) 10) You generally want a fast player at leadoff. A good indicator of this is how many triples they hit. The Orioles as a team...

HHP: Bill James and Platoon Differential

by DrungoHazewood From a current article on Bill James Online entitled " Xavier University Business School Speech":   "One of the things that we actually do in my field is to try...

What Two Trades Will the Orioles Make This Week?

A game and a half behind in the Wild Card? Over .500?  It's a given. Who will they pick up and will it really cost anything other than cash? Join...

Projected Orioles Opening Day Payroll 2018 by AZRon

For those who want to play GM, I am presenting the current projected opening day team payroll for the start of the next season. I'm dealing only with the...

HHP: Glass Empty Approach

by Foxfield There is a difference between constructive criticism and ranting obstructionism.  And there is a difference between optimism and realism.  One of my 4 kids always roots from the negative....like...

HHP: spiritof66 Explains Why the Orioles Can’t be Passed to Sons

I've posted about this at length before. Peter Angelos's  transfer of a controlling interest in the Orioles to anyone, including his family members, will require approval by the owners (75%,...

HHP: What to do about Trey?

by Moondoggie Do we really know that Trey Mancini "can mash?" Our major league sample size is really small. And last year in his first season in AAA, he hit...

HHP: Mike Wright

by theobird I saw Mike Wright pitch in Kansas City against the Royals last year, I came away impressed. He has really good stuff. I know the board is pretty...

Rule Five Draft Preference List

By: Luke Siler Introduction This Rule Five Draft prospect list was a hard list to make, I didn't have enough time to watch significant game footage of each player, but I...

HHP: Which Players on the Orioles 40 man Roster Now are Most Vulnerable?

By Rene88 Obviously the Rule 5 guys...we will know soon on them... Then Logan..who's hurt... Daniel Alvarez. Aquino? Wildcard Chimes in "Aquino has actually helped his value by improving some of his breaking pitches according...

HHP: Frobby’s First Week

- Rickard has played in all 8 games, the only one on the team to do so. In 18 PA (tied for most on the team), he has 7...

HHP: At His Head

by RZNJ First off, John Farrell is a cry baby for complaining so much about Machado's slide the other night. He's also a hypocrite. But what he did today in...

HHP: Hot, Hot, Hot

"I just think about the start that Aquino gave them tonight. And the start that Asher gave them in his first outing, though that ended in a loss. Say...

HHP: 7th Bullpen Arm

by Wildcard I am saying that Britton, O'Day, Brach, Givens , Hart and Nuno have the first 6 spots. Here's  how I see the competition: Zach Stewart - Surprisingly, 30 year old Stewart...

HHP: Adam Jones Sunday

by Frobby and crissfan172 - Hustled to 1B on a nubber down the 1B line and was safe on Happ's throwing error. - Hustled to 1B on a routine grounder to...

HHP: Low Minors Arms

by Eric Garfield I was asked to somehow analyze the low minors arms for speculative purposes based on what I saw last season and...

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