steve melewski
The case for the defense
Of the many aspects of baseball for which we can produce statistics, for me, defense is the hardest to quantify...
Random take Tuesday
It’s a random-take Tuesday around here. A few thoughts, yes on baseball, for your reading interest. Will this become a...
A look at Ryan Mountcastle’s 2022 season
In evaluating Ryan Mountcastle’s 2022 season, it is easy to note that his homer total dropped from 33 in 2021...
A few questions for O’s fans
Sometimes our fine readers ask me questions in the comments section, and I enjoy trying to answer most of them...
O’s offense came up a bit short in the 2022 season
The cold and hard math from the 2022 season tells us this: The Orioles had a below-average offense this year....
For Cedric Mullins, that brilliant ’21 season was a tough act to follow
For Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins, a follow-up act was always going to be a challenge. How does a player...
Jorge Mateo’s future with club: It’s complicated
When it comes to Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo, there is a lot to like. He led the American League in...
After solid end to year, Heston Kjerstad gets more work in AFL
After going – and this is accurate – a full 27 months between his last college game at the University...
The MLB playoffs: Drama, surprises and the LDS up next
We sure can’t say the 2022 Major League Baseball playoffs have lacked in surprises or drama. We saw three road...
From Bowie to Baltimore: Gunnar Henderson had one special season
The Orioles Gunnar Henderson was not in the major leagues that long – for 34 games – but long enough...