Category Archives: Player analysis
A conversation with Eric Crozier of the Baysox
Monday is the last day of the 2009 minor league regular season. For some players, that may mean a call-up to the major leagues. For others, it’s the beginning of an off-season spent preparing for the next step on the … Continue reading
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A Conversation with Brian Matusz
(This story also appears at Baseball Daily Digest.) Like a lot of students, Orioles prospect Brian Matusz visited Washington, DC when he was in junior high. Like a lot of kids that age, he visited the monuments and the Smithsonians, … Continue reading
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The forecast improves for Jake Arrieta and the O’s
(This story also appears at Baseball Daily Digest.) After a fairytale 2008 season, Orioles prospect Jake Arrieta’s 2009 campaign was a much different story through the first week of May. A string of rainouts in April and early May and … Continue reading
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A Q&A with Dean Jones, Jr. of baltimoresun.com’s O’s on Deck
Late this summer, baltimoresun.com added a blog about the Orioles’ minor league system called O’s on Deck. Recently, the blog’s creator Dean Jones, Jr. was kind enough share some of his thoughts about the Baysox and the Orioles’ farm system … Continue reading
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Portland Sea Dogs preview with Mike Andrews of SoxProspects.com
As our series of Q&As with Eastern League bloggers and beat writers continues, we check in with Mike Andrews of SoxProspects.comabout the Portland Sea Dogs. Below, Mike tells us his projected Sea Dogs rotation and starting line up, which former major leaguer … Continue reading
Eastern League players to watch – Northern Division
I just posted a few guesses at the top prospects on Eastern League Northern Division opening day rosters over at Baseball Daily Digest. The Southern Division, including your Baysox, will follow shortly.
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Jake Arrieta scouting report at Hardball Times
This look at the delivery of likely Baysox starter Jake Arrieta is worth a read.
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A Confidence Game: Orioles Prospect Matt Wieters’ value at and behind the plate
The following article was first published by Baseball Digest Daily on August 6. I thought of it, because a January 2 Baseball America blog post points out that Matt Wieters allowed the second fewest passed balls per 120 games in the minors … Continue reading
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Brian Matusz continues his journey to Baltimore
Roch Kubatko of MASN is reporting that Brian Matusz will be promoted from Frederick to Bowie. The following is a Baysox Blog story about Matusz published on April 20. (This story also appears at Baseball Daily Digest.) Orioles prospect Brian … Continue reading →
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