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The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Baltimore Orioles

Mar 27, 2020

Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

To say that the last 10 years have been difficult for Baltimore Orioles fans would be the understatement of the century. The team's 2014 American League Championship Series appearance is one of the few highligh...

Standardized Performance Bonuses: A Startlingly Simple Way to Pay Good, Young Players

Jeff J. Snider

May 8, 2019

Features, Opinions & Predictions

I've had a lot of ideas lately. Back in February, I wrote about five little tweaks I'd like to see made to Major League Baseball, including at least one or two that I was 100 percent serious about. In March, I ...

Chris Davis and the Worst Single Seasons in MLB History

Tom Dorsa

Jun 15, 2018

Baseball History, Statistics

Chris Davis hit 53 home runs in 2013, and 47 home runs two seasons after. He was an American League Most Valuable Player finalist, an All-Star Game participant, and the Silver Slugger Award winner at first base...

Chicks Still Dig the Long Ball, but GM’s Don’t

Kyle Head

Feb 6, 2017

Features, Headlines

The landscape of the baseball world is changing and has been for several years. The days of the Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire home run chase were fun, and I think the saying still applies that, as Greg Maddux and...

Baltimore Orioles Wish List for 2017

Ryan Chichester

Dec 5, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Offseason

Buck Showalter's birds exceeded expectations last year by finishing second in a tough American League East with an 89-73 record, and they were perhaps one different managerial decision away from making it past ...

Jonathan Schoop Hinting at Plate Maturation

Nick Cicere

Mar 15, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

For all of the Baltimore Orioles' preconceived faults, the American League's winningest team since 2012 can claim one fact to be true. These boys can hit. The returns of Chris Davis and Matt Wieters, along w...

Five Worst Moves of the MLB Offseason

Patrick Brewer

Mar 7, 2016

Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Offseason

Every offseason is filled with all sorts of transactions. From free-agent signings to trades, almost every team is sure to get involved in the action. While every team makes trades to try to get better, either ...

Five Storylines to Watch at Orioles’ Spring Training

Joshua Sadlock

Feb 17, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: Leon Halip / Getty Images North America At some point tomorrow, pitchers and catchers for the Baltimore Orioles will assemble in Sarasota to begin jogging around in shorts, fielding bunts and tapper...

What Could Have Been: MLB Stars Who Were Drafted Twice

Austin Green

Feb 12, 2016

Features, History, Major League Baseball

Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America On a recent episode of the Backward K podcast, Ryan Blake, the podcast's co-host and a regular contributor here at Baseball Essential, found something inte...

With More Teams Embracing Them, Opt-Out Clauses Could Become Baseball’s Newest Currency

Evan Altman

Feb 4, 2016

Features, Opinions & Predictions

Jason Heyward took at least $16 million less in guaranteed money over two fewer years to sign with the Chicago Cubs rather than either the Washington Nationals or the St. Louis Cardinals. Yoenis Cespedes took a...

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