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Chris Tillman talk: Why did he struggle in 2015?

Chris Tillman talk: Why did he struggle in 2015?
Here is a good question: Why did Chris Tillman struggle so much during a 2015 season where he went 11-11 with an ERA of 4.99? Those that feel Tillman simply regressed to the mean must not have been watching from 2012-14. In those three years, Tillman went a combined 38-16 with an ERA of 3.42. In those years, he ranked tied for 11th in the American League in wins and was 15th in ERA. No, he is not an ace pitcher, nor was he then. But he was the Orioles' No. 1 and pitched like a...
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Another look at Matt Wieters and the possibility of a qualifying offer

Another look at Matt Wieters and the possibility of a qualifying offer
While it seems a pretty safe bet that Chris Davis is going to cash in big with some team this winter and that Wei-Yin Chen may be in line for a three- or four-year deal (and maybe one longer than that), catcher Matt Wieters' future is harder to predict. It starts with the Orioles and their decision whether or not to make him the qualifying offer. If they make the offer, Wieters could sign it and he would then earn $15.8 million to play the 2016 season as an Oriole. If he declines the...
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First offseason edition: "10 Questions for O's Fans"

First offseason edition: "10 Questions for O's Fans"
If you were a reader here last winter, you probably are familiar with what this is all about. In this edition of "10 Questions for O's Fans," I ask and seek your answers. Provide a short or long answer. Answer just one or two question or all 10. Please number your answers as that makes it a little easier to follow along. Now our first offseason edition of "10 Questions": 1) Dylan Bundy is out of minor league options starting next season. How many innings will he pitch for the 2016...
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A look at the least-talked-about player among O's pending free agents

A look at the least-talked-about player among O's pending free agents
If you want to criticize Steve Pearce for his 2015 season, you will have to get in line behind at least one person - and that is Pearce himself. Pearce is a player quick to point the finger at himself if he doesn't do well. When Pearce got off to a slow start last season, at one point he called himself "a one-man rally killer." A player who hit at times in the middle of the Orioles order in 2014, Pearce's offense fell off big in the 2015 season: Pearce in 2014: .293 average, 21 homers, 49...
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Playoffs game blog: Toronto looks to win another elimination game in ALCS

Playoffs game blog: Toronto looks to win another elimination game in ALCS
The Kansas City Royals are one win from heading to the World Series for a second straight year. The Toronto Blue Jays are two wins from a 3-1 comeback in the American League Championship Series. The teams meet tonight at K.C.'s Kauffman Stadium with the Royals looking to end the series and Toronto, down 3-2 in games, looking to extend it to a seventh and final game. The Blue Jays won 7-1 on Wednesday to stay alive in the ALCS. Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer and Marco Estrada gave up...
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When it comes to the payroll, it is about dollars and sense

When it comes to the payroll, it is about dollars and sense
It is certainly reasonable to assume that a bigger payroll for a Major League Baseball team provides them a better chance to win. After all, you get what you pay for, right? For many years in the American League East, this held true. The big spending New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox controlled the division. They threw money at their problems and, in a sport without a salary cap, they won. But that has not held true for some time now. The Tampa Bay Rays won the AL East in 2008 with an opening...
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Notes on Vance Worley, Chris Davis and winter ball

Notes on Vance Worley, Chris Davis and winter ball
When the Orioles claimed pitcher Vance Worley off waivers from the Pirates earlier this week, they added a right-hander to their 40-man roster that could prove to be a solid addition to their bullpen. He's also a pitcher that has made 81 major league starts. If he heads north with the Orioles next April, my guess is he does so in a relief role. He could be a multi-innings reliever. In 2015, he pitched to an ERA of 2.83 with an average against of .236 out of the bullpen. Now 28, the Phillies...
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Dylan Bundy to pitch in Arizona Fall League

Dylan Bundy to pitch in Arizona Fall League
Orioles pitching prospect Dylan Bundy is headed to the Arizona Fall League, MASNsports.com has learned. An Orioles club official would not comment on the move. Once ranked as high as the No. 2 prospect in the sport by Baseball America, Bundy has made strong and steady progress in recent weeks after dealing with shoulder soreness. The right-hander had Tommy John surgery in June 2013. Dr. James Andrews cleared Bundy last month to start a throwing program after he was shut down with discomfort...
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Playoffs game blog: Kansas City and the New York Mets need one win to advance

Playoffs game blog: Kansas City and the New York Mets need one win to advance
In search of their first World Series title since 1985, the Kansas City Royals are now one win away from a return to the Fall Classic. They take a 3-1 lead into Game 5 today of the American League Championship Series at Toronto's Rogers Centre. Kansas City has been bashing the baseball and posted a 14-2 win yesterday over Toronto. The top three in their order - Alcides Escobar, Ben Zobrist and Lorenzo Cain - went a combined 6-for-11 with a homer, four runs and nine RBIs. K.C. went 8-for-11...
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A few stats, a few notes and a question

A few stats, a few notes and a question
Today, I will be taking a look at some stats and information, and ending this blog with a question. Some of the stats are courtesy of the Orioles public relations staff, some from FanGraphs.com and some from the Melewski research bureau. * Since 2012, the Orioles lead the majors with 854 home runs. That is 62 homers ahead of the next closest team, the Toronto Blue Jays, at 792. * Manny Machado is the active major league leader in consecutive games played at 162. According to STATS, LLC., Kole...
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Playoffs game blog: Toronto looks to get series even while Cubs look for first win

Playoffs game blog: Toronto looks to get series even while Cubs look for first win
After scoring just three runs in losing the first two games of the American League Championship Series, the Toronto Blue Jays bats broke out last night. Because of that, the Blue Jays can even the ALCS at 2-2 today with a victory against Kansas City. Toronto won 11-8 last night as Ryan Goins, Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson homered. Toronto had 13 hits combined in the first two games and recorded 11 Monday night. The Blue Jays went 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position after going...
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Will the search for a starting pitcher lead to the Orioles bullpen?

Will the search for a starting pitcher lead to the Orioles bullpen?
There is some logic behind the thinking that Zach Britton should return to the Orioles rotation. The reasoning goes that the Orioles may need a left-hander in the rotation if Wei-Yin Chen leaves via free agency. And a rotation that ranked next to last in ERA in the American League last year could use a boost and infusion of a talent like Britton. But should the Orioles rob Peter to pay Paul, as Buck Showalter might say? Should they remove one of the AL's best closers from that role? Could...
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Playoffs game blog: Kansas City can tie an Orioles LCS record tonight

Playoffs game blog: Kansas City can tie an Orioles LCS record tonight
When the Kansas City Royals play at Toronto tonight in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, they can tie an Orioles record with a victory. The O's hold the LCS record of 10 straight wins. Kansas City has won nine in a row in the LCS after taking the first two games of the series with Toronto. The Royals win streak dates to 1985. The Orioles recorded three consecutive 3-0 series sweeps in the ALCS in 1969, 1970 and 1971, when it was a best-of five series. Then the O's won Game 1...
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Are the Orioles between a rock and a hard place with Chris Davis?

Are the Orioles between a rock and a hard place with Chris Davis?
How much pressure is on the Orioles to re-sign Chris Davis? Probably a lot. Some fans are stirred up that the Orioles won 15 fewer games last year, a season that began without two key free agents from the previous year in Nick Markakis and Nelson Cruz. There is a segment of the fan base that doesn't want to see another key Oriole leave the nest. There have even been fans calling talk shows and writing on blogs like this one, saying they will not to go games if Davis leaves. But the Orioles...
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Playoffs game blog: Jake Arrieta on the mound as Cubs look to even series

Playoffs game blog: Jake Arrieta on the mound as Cubs look to even series
So much for what happened in the regular season holding much meaning now. The Chicago Cubs went 7-0 against the New York Mets during the regular season. But the Mets took the opening game of the National League Championship Series last night and host Game 2 tonight at Citi Field. The Mets won Saturday night 4-2. Matt Harvey went 7 2/3 innings allowing four hits and two runs to get the win. Jeurys Familia got the final four outs for a save. Daniel Murphy and Travis d'Arnaud hit solo homers, and...
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Looking at Statcast stats and how some Orioles fared in the numbers

Looking at Statcast stats and how some Orioles fared in the numbers
It is starting to become more prevalent in baseball. Some fans no doubt will love it and embrace it while others will say, "Enough already." It is Statcast technology. It can now measure and tell us the exit speed of the ball off the bat. It can measure in miles per hour how fast a player runs and in route efficiency how efficient a fielder was in tracking a ball hit to the outfield. It can measure the spin rate of a curveball or slider, or the quickness of someone's first step. It can...
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Playoffs game blog: The Kansas City Royals are chasing an Orioles ALCS record

Playoffs game blog: The Kansas City Royals are chasing an Orioles ALCS record
Any Orioles fans that are rooting against the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series now have another reason to root for a Royals loss this afternoon. Kansas City is chasing the Orioles in the record book. The Royals have won eight straight ALCS games dating to 1985. That is the second-longest win streak in Major League Baseball history. The Orioles hold the mark with 10 wins in a row in the ALCS, from 1969-73. On the mound this afternoon, left-hander David Price pitches...
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The scoop on Schoop: A breakout 2015 season

The scoop on Schoop: A breakout 2015 season
Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop turned 24 yesterday. Is his future so bright that you need sunglasses to look at it? Johnny Baseball was likely the most improved player on the 2015 Orioles and he had the stat sheet to prove it: Schoop in 2014: .209 average, .244 OBP, .354 slugging, .598 OPS, 65 OPS+ Schoop in 2015: .279 average, .306 OBP, .482 slugging, .788 OPS, 110 OPS+ Schoop's walk rate (which is too low) and his strikeout rate (which is too high) didn't change much in 2015 from...
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Playoffs game blog: Toronto and Kansas City begin series to decide AL championship

Playoffs game blog: Toronto and Kansas City begin series to decide AL championship
The two teams with the best records in the American League meet tonight in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series when Kansas City (95-67) hosts Toronto (93-69). Both teams produced stirring comebacks to advance to this series. The Blue Jays became only the third team to win a best-of-five series when losing the first two at home as they beat Texas. Kansas City trailed Houston 2-1 in the series and trailed by four runs in the eighth inning of Game 4 before a comeback that led to...
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To flip your bat or not to flip your bat, that is the question (plus playoffs payroll talk)

To flip your bat or not to flip your bat, that is the question (plus playoffs payroll talk)
Has anything in baseball gotten as much attention recently as Jose Bautista's bat flip? Well, actually, yes: Chase Utley's takeout slide/rolling block. But now no one is talking about that anymore. The Orioles have a long history with Bautista, who actually was once briefly an Oriole. He has angered Orioles fans and players several times. How can we forget Bautista and Adam Jones screaming at each other in April at Rogers Centre? Bautista had a pitch thrown behind him by Jason Garcia. The...
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