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...
HHP: OrioleDog Explains why Trey Mancini is not an Outfielder
Here's an input I consider alongside the defensive metrics.
Minor league games by position: 458 at 1B, 0 at OF. If the scouts and org...
HHP: After a Month of Reflection
By Frobby
I’ve had a month to step back and think about the 2018 Orioles, and looking back, I still can’t believe what an awful...
Spring Training Notebook 2/22
by Eric Garfield
Today I’m not at Spring Training, I’m at the minor league complex learning the facility and...
Frobby: What it is
by Frobby
The Orioles have spent over $100 mm on payroll the last six years in a row. They spent $140mm+, $160mm+,...
3/8 Sarasota Notebook
Good morning from Sarasota. I got a late start to this Sunday and am not going to the minor league complex today....
HHP: Learned and Re-Learned
by Frobby
1. Defense is the most underrated part of baseball. Good defense makes the pitchers look better, and literally lifts the spirits of the...
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 -...
HHP: Oriole MiLB Playoffs Races
by Legend_Of_Joey
Norfolk Tide: Yeah, about them...17.5 out, 2 games from being eliminated from playoff contention. They were just as bad last year but held...
It’s Opening Day!
TODAY 3/29
Partly Sunny
71° /58°
Areas of morning fog
Gametime 3:05
Gates open at noon.
Talk about it here.
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...
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...
Orioles Awarded 33rd Pick in 2018 Draft
33. Yeah.
Read here
And Here!
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...
Fits for Britton – Two
Buster Olney of ESPN writes this
"Kansas City was in a similar situation with Wade Davis last winter. Davis pitched effectively in 2016 but had some arm...
HHP: Minors Musings – RZNJ
Cedric Mullins seems to be back up to speed with 2 homers and a .298 average over his last 10 games. Cedric has 8...
Minor League Game Summaries 5/20/2019
By: Charles Boemmel, Jr.
Adam Hall went 2 for 5 with 2 RBI, 1 strikeout and 1 stolen base in Delmarva’s...
HHP: Frobby – Life is better left to chance
Seems like whenever I see nostalgic posts about the 2012-16 era, there’s all this good feeling about 2012 and 2014, but with 2016 all...
HHP: Hoosiers Reacts to Duquette Statement
A couple thoughts:
- Dan Duquette never said the franchise lost money in recent years. He said the team funded a major league payroll that...
HHP: Observations from Baseball Prospectus Annual
OrioleDog summarizes
J.J. Hardy had 3rd lowest swing percentage (36.3) among guys seeing 1000 pitches, but saw way more strikes than the others in that...
HHP: Outs Above Average – Frobby
Statcast has come out with a defensive metric called “Outs Above Average” based on their Catch Probability evaluation for each fly ball than an...
HHP: Trading Away the Future
by Hallas
So, we're all sitting here with a post-cinderella hangover after our 5 year run, since we're the worst team in baseball and stuck...
Minor League Game Summaries 8/1/2019
By: Charles Boemmel, Jr.
DL Hall gave up 1 run on 3 hits while walking 2, striking out
10 and...
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...
