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The Orioles' minor league teams are playing over .500 ball

The Orioles' minor league teams are playing over .500 ball
With the Orioles struggling so badly at the major league level, the Orioles' minor league and player development departments are getting some criticism from the fan base. It certainly does not correlate directly to the amount of prospects the organization produces, but the Orioles do have an overall winning record as of today of 273-263 among all their farm clubs. While Triple-A Norfolk is 27 games under .500, three other clubs are in first place right now and Double-A Bowie is just a game...
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Weekend series: Orioles and Yankees

Weekend series: Orioles and Yankees
It would not be an upset ranking on the level of Super Bowl III, but the odds seem long that the Orioles actually win the series this weekend in New York. For one, two wins would not get it done, they'd need to take three of four. For two, the Orioles are playing so poorly right now. They are 0-7-1 in their last eight series and have lost 10 straight road series dating back to mid-May, with a road record of 6-23 in that time. For three, the Yankees have one of the best home records in the...
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Should the Orioles consider an all-out youth movement?

Should the Orioles consider an all-out youth movement?
If there is one beef we hear often from the fans about the Orioles, it is that they are losing with some older players on the roster. It is one thing to lose, but fans seem very frustrated right now to see players like Derrek Lee and Vlad Guerrero in the lineup every night. I don't think it is anything personal against them at all, just a sentiment out there that if the season is headed south, and no doubt it is big time, why not take a look at some younger players who may help in the...
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Orioles can end a few series losing streaks tonight (updated, O's lose 8-5)

Orioles can end a few series losing streaks tonight (updated, O's lose 8-5)
The Orioles have a chance to put three different series losing streaks and stretches to an end with a win tonight at Toronto in the series finale. This season, they are 0-6-1 in their last seven series since taking two of three from the Reds from June 24-26. A win would also end the O's current nine-series road losing streak. The Orioles are 6-22 on the road since taking two of three in St. Pete against Tampa Bay from May 13-15. The Orioles can also end a nine-series losing run at...
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Bascom and Ballard provide a boost for Bowie

Bascom and Ballard provide a boost for Bowie
The Double-A Bowie Baysox have gotten some decent pitching all season. Bowie is 56-46 and just a game and a half out of first place behind a pitching staff with an ERA of 3.57 that is second best in the Eastern League. Two members of their current rotation are veterans who have been at this level before, but they should get credit for the seasons they are having for the Baysox. Tim Bascom was the Orioles' fourth-round draft pick out of Central Florida in 2007, a draft where the Orioles...
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Bautista returns to lineup and gives Toronto the lead (O's lose 3-0)

Bautista returns to lineup and gives Toronto the lead (O's lose 3-0)
To me, it is impressive that Jose Bautista returned to the Toronto lineup tonight. Not only did he, but he singled to left in the last of the first to give Toronto a 1-0 lead against the Orioles and Alfredo Simon. Bautista was hit in the head by a Jake Arrieta pitch in the third inning last night and left the game. Bautista told MASN's Gary Thorne that he thought he was able to turn his head just enough at the last second so that he did not feel the full force and energy of the pitch as it...
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Notes on Hardy, Norfolk and Frederick

Notes on Hardy, Norfolk and Frederick
The Orioles' J.J Hardy is batting leadoff these days, but he is hitting homers like a cleanup batter. Hardy now has 16 homers on the season and he is tied for 16th in the American League in homers. He is averaging a homer every 17.8 at-bats and that ranks 12th best in the AL. His slugging percentage of .500 is 15th in the AL. Since June first, he has hit 14 homers in 46 games and homered once every 13.7 at-bats on average. To put that in perspective, Mark Teixeira, second in the league with...
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Lee picks up the RBI pace

Lee picks up the RBI pace
Derrek Lee had four hits and a season-high five RBIs last night. Lee has been on an RBI binge lately. He has eight RBIs in his last seven games and, over his last 16 games, Lee has hit five homers with 17 RBIs. He has five multi-RBI games in that time. He was batting just .157 on the year with runners in scoring position, but is up to .181 after adding two hits in those situations Tuesday night. In 11 games since the All-Star break, Lee is batting .318 with two homers, 11 RBIs and an OPS of...
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Parting with Guthrie might not be easy for the Orioles to do

Parting with Guthrie might not be easy for the Orioles to do
The Orioles may have a tough decision to make this week: whether to trade or keep Jeremy Guthrie. I'm sure it will simply come down to the quality of the offer they get from another team. Is that club willing to part with maybe two good young pitching prospects or perhaps a top young position player? If the Orioles hear an offer like that for Guthrie, they may well have to make the move. Readers here and callers to my talk-show on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore are quite mixed on a trade of...
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Road woes plague the O's

Road woes plague the O's
As they begin a 10-game road trip with a series at Toronto tonight, road woes still plague the O's. Consider: * The Orioles have lost nine straight road series since taking two of three at St. Pete against Tampa Bay from May 13-15. Since then, they are 5-21 and have lost their last seven road games. * The Orioles actually have a better road winning percentage this year in American League East games (6-10 for .375) then in road games overall (14-30 for .318). The Orioles have most of those...
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Matusz on Norfolk, his fastball and the future

Matusz on Norfolk, his fastball and the future
Brian Matusz sounds upbeat about the time he is spending with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. He seems confident that his velocity will come back and remains convinced that he is a big part of the Orioles' future. Those were some of the impressions I got from an interview Matusz gave on 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore last night. Matusz was a guest on the "Baltimore Baseball Tonight" pregame show with Bob Haynie, Jen Royle and Joe Orsulak. "It's been a tough year," Matusz said. "Going into this...
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J. Stockstill on Britton, Hobgood, Townsend and Klein

J. Stockstill on Britton, Hobgood, Townsend and Klein
In his last major league start, Zach Britton gave up eight runs in the first inning on July 8 at Boston. Last night, pitching for Double-A Bowie at home against Harrisburg, he took a shutout into the fifth inning and then gave up eight runs to that club. There was an error that hurt his cause, but Britton gave up eight runs (four earned) and eight hits in 4 2/3 with no walks and nine strikeouts. He allowed two homers in that fifth inning before leaving the game. Orioles director of player...
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Quick takes

Quick takes
A couple of quick thoughts for an off-day and night. Feel free to leave your comment and/or question. * Matt Wieters was an All-Star and J.J. Hardy had a great run at bat for a while there and has been stellar at short, but Adam Jones has been the Orioles best player this year. Over the last nine games, he is batting .333 with five homers and 11 RBIs. His second half OPS is 1.074. He said the other night how he really wants to have a big second half. Buck Showalter has often talked about the...
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Zach Britton in Bowie: Working to get better and return to the Orioles

Zach Britton in Bowie: Working to get better and return to the Orioles
In mid-May, Zach Britton was 5-2 with an ERA of 2.14 over his first nine major league starts. No one could have predicted then that less than two months later he would be back in the minor leagues. His time at Double-A Bowie could soon be coming to an end, though, as Britton gets set to make his third start for the Baysox at home tonight against Harrisburg. He still has fresh in his mind the memory of that start July 8 at Boston, where he gave up six hits and eight runs over just 2/3 of an...
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In Bowie, Guerrero and Izturis both say they are ready to return to the Orioles

In Bowie, Guerrero and Izturis both say they are ready to return to the Orioles
BOWIE, Md. - Both Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis got four at-bats with one hit each and left the game in the seventh inning tonight at Double-A Bowie. Both later said they felt good and they are hoping the Orioles decide to activate them in time to play Tuesday at Toronto. Izturis had several duties here tonight: player, postgame interview subject, then interpreter for Guerrero's interview. "(Guerrero) feels great," Izturis said in the Baysox clubhouse during the eighth inning of the...
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Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)

Vlad Guerrero and Cesar Izturis are both 1-for-3 tonight at Bowie (updated)
BOWIE, Md. - In his first game since July 10 at Boston, Vladimir Guerrero is 1-for-3 tonight here at Prince George's Stadium for the Double-A Bowie Baysox against Trenton. He and Cesar Izturis are playing for Bowie on injury-rehab assignments. They could soon return to the Orioles, possibly as early as Tuesday at Toronto. Guerrero grounded out to short in the fifth after he lined a single to left in the first and then lined out to right an inning later. Guerrero is the Bowie DH and batting...
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Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)

Guerrero singles in his first Bowie at-bat; Mahoney drives him in (updated)
BOWIE, Md. - In his first minor league at-bat since May 23, 2009, Vladimir Guerrero lined a single to left here tonight in the first inning on a 1-0 pitch for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Guerrero has been on the disabled list with a fractured right wrist and could return to the Orioles soon. He is batting .279 with seven homers and 31 RBIs on the year for the Orioles. Guerrero is the DH and batting second in the Bowie lineup. Before he hit, Cesar Izturis led off and grounded out on a 1-1 pitch...
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Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)

Checking in on Zach Britton (update with Kendall note)
BOWIE, Md. - Orioles left-hander Zach Britton is here with the Baysox and will make his third Double-A start here Monday night against Harrisburg. It appears that could be Britton's final start in the minors this year before he possibly returns to pitch Saturday for the Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Britton is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in two starts over seven innings with the Baysox, giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and six strikeouts. I asked him how he felt about his two Baysox...
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Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent

Izturis says his right elbow is now 100 percent
BOWIE, Md. - He hasn't played in a major league game since May 12, but Cesar Izturis is just about ready to return to the Orioles. He will play in his third game here tonight on his injury-rehab assignment, batting first and playing shortstop for Double-A Bowie against Trenton at 6:05 p.m. Izturis went on the disabled list on May 18, retroactive to May 13, with a right elbow ulnar nerve injury. He had an operation on May 24. He had a hard time throwing before the procedure, but pronounces...
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Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive

Adam Jones in 2011: Consistent and productive
Adam Jones hit just .218 in April. But he got his offense really going in May and he wants to put the finishing touches on his best season yet in Baltimore in the season's final 65 games. "I want to have a big second half," Jones said. "I was a little frustrated going into the break. This game is bigger than me. Just want to have the right attitude and try to have a big second half for the team." He is now batting .284 with 17 homers and 58 RBIs. Jones' slugging percentage is up from...
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