#Kyle Stowers

A funny thing has happened on the way to what assorted baseball media figures assumed was another 100+ loss season for the Orioles. They've started winning games, sitting on a.500 record of 46-46 at the All-Star break. Instead of fans having to wonder when the prospects will start arriving to turn things from dismal to bearable, now it's more like…

In time, we will certainly look back on this season with fondness, regardless of whether these Orioles find some way to beat the odds and sneak into the playoffs with a final stretch run. Of course, there will be the inevitable "what if?" questions. Like, what if Adley Rutschman starts the season in the big leagues, or what if Grayson Rodriguez…

Earlier this week, the Orioles added top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez and four other prospects to their 40-man roster to keep them protected from this year's edition of the Rule 5 draft. The team has added at least five players in this way in each of the last three Novembers. Do they have the prospect depth where they will be adding that…

The Baltimore Orioles take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Orioles Astros prediction and pick. Kyle Bradish takes the bump for the Orioles, while Lance McCullers makes his third start of the year for the Astros. Kyle Bradish has a 6.25 ERA, but he is improving. Bradish pitched to an 8.46 ERA in the month of May, then…

Greetings, Birdland. We're deep into the MLB postseason now, with just one game remaining in the ALDS between Cleveland and the Yankees, while the Houston Astros await the winner, and with the NLCS between San Diego & Philly starting tonight as well. Most of the MLB world was rooting for the Cinderella Seattle Mariners, but they lost three…

If the Orioles aren't the most surprising team over the first half of the season, they're certainly among the top. Just about every expert who weighed in on the team before the 2022 campaign began expected 100+ losses again, and even fans who had some hopes of modest improvement didn't expect things to be too much better than that. With the Orioles…

That's it, the 2022 Minor League Season is over for each Orioles affiliate. Let's recap everything that happened. Norfolk Tides: 74-76 (12.0 GB) Bowie Baysox: 68-70 (didn't qualify in second half) Aberdeen IronBirds: 78-54 (runner-up in South Atlantic League) Delmarva Shorebirds: 49-81 (26.0 GB) FCL: 16-39 DSL Orange: 26-34 DSL Black:…

Saying goodbye to the team last night was full of mixed emotions. A little bitterness at having come so close to the playoffs just to finish 3.5 games out. A little anger that we couldn't impose our will on the dislikable Blue Jays. A little gnawing anxiety, scanning the faces of the players as they took the field for a collective hat tip to the…

WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his analysis of Friday's New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles clash at Yankee Stadium. Riding a current 3-game losing streak, the Orioles need to win the rest of their games in order to have a shot at the AL Wildcard. The New York Yankees face the Baltimore Orioles in first game of a four game weekend set…

In March of this year, the Baltimore Orioles were regarded as one of the league's worst teams, quite justifiably as well. Over the span of 2017-2021, the Orioles compiled five losing seasons, three of which included 100 loss seasons. Last season, the Orioles finished tied for the league's worst record at 52-110. The turnaround of the Baltimore…

Ever since the 2018 Orioles saw their hopes evaporate before they even got out of the month of April, the biggest question there was for fans of the team was simple: When are these guys going to be good again? To the surprise of just about everyone's preseason expectations for the team, the 2022 squad gave us three good months in June, July, and…

The Blue Jays didn't need to go deep to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Hours after belting three home runs to beat the Orioles on Friday night, the Jays kept it in the park at the Rogers Centre, manufacturing runs at opportune times to win 6-3. Before a crowd of 44448, Jays starter Jose Berrios (11-5), had some bumps but got the job done,…

There is still a chance for the Orioles to make the playoffs. That chance is slim, and it would be inadvisable to bet on such a circumstance, but it's possible. That represents a drastic shift in tone from just a week ago, when the Orioles had a big four-game set against the Blue Jays ahead of them, and fans were dreaming of a magical October…

The Orioles' 2022 playoff hopes might be on their last legs after yesterday's dismal doubleheader sweep by the Blue Jays. But there's still plenty to be excited about in Birdland, and much of it stems from a fruitful Orioles farm system that has churned out plenty of young talent throughout the year. We've already seen the impactful debuts of Adley…

Tell me. Are there any non-believers still out there? It's September, and the 2022 Orioles just keep winning games. This team isn't a fluke. They're not getting lucky. They're actually, really, legitimately good. Are they good enough to make the postseason? There's one month left to answer that question. The Birds, after yesterday's win, are 1.5…