If the Orioles still had the roster they have now, is it possible to make the team markedly better if Chris Davis' salary was invested elsewhere?
... est starter. Advertisement This group, including Archer and Wood, would join John Means (2.0 WAR) and either Dean Kremer (1.0 WAR) or Keegan Akin (1.1 WAR) for a to ...
12 prime bounceback candidates who showed signs of a resurgence in 2020 after taking some time to adjust to new circumstances.
... of the season, he ranked in the top 20 in MLB in hits, runs and total bases. John Means, LHP, Orioles Age: 28 First four starts: 0-2, 10.13, 6.7 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 Final ...
Last year’s sprint wasn’t kind to anyone who got off-kilter with the start-and-stop offseason, or busted slowly out of the gates when play began. It wasn't kind to evaluators, either, who are trying to piece together a myriad of narratives, injury...
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Last year’s sprint wasn’t kind to anyone who got off-kilter with the start-and-stop offseason, or busted slowly out of the gates when play began. It wasn't kind to evaluators, either, who are trying to piece together a myriad of narratives, injury...
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Contemporary baseball prizes the home run and the 98 mph fastball. It places a much lower priority on bunting, speed and pitchers who aren’t the high nineties on a speed gun. Though these Orioles are heavily analytical, there’s still room on the...
... at’s still a part of our game, and that’s the kind of baseball I like.” Like John Means, Mullins was never a top-shelf prospect. He was drafted in the 13 th round i ...
If everyone stays healthy, there is literally no reason why the New York Yankees shouldn't handily win the AL East in 2021.
... uilding and seeing which young players can help build a contender. Big lefty John Means and his nasty changeup figure to lead the pitching staff, but he’s like Glas ...
Here’s a forecast of what the Orioles’ 26-man roster could look like on Opening Day with five weeks left in spring training.
... onsidered a hard-luck exclusion if they went with 14. Starting pitchers (5): John Means, Dean Kremer, Keegan Akin, Félix Hernández, Matt Harvey It’s not often that ...
After an offseason that saw Alex Cobb traded, the Orioles going into spring training with their starting rotation full of question marks behind ace John Means. In addition, following an abbreviated 2020 season that saw pitchers throw under 60 innings,
... in the rotation after pitching pretty well in 2020. So let’s start with: 1. John Means – LHP 2. Dean Kremer – RHP 3. Keegan Akin – LHP Zimmermann got a few appeara ...
Plus Jacob Stallings on approach, AJ Hinch on backstops, Braden Shewmake on Sundays, Anderson Espinoza is only 22, and more.
... the city of Sendai. (NPB notes per jballallen.com) ——— Baltimore left-hander John Means was asked for his opinion of FanGraphs’ projections giving his team a 0.0% c ...
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday outlined that the team might have more pitchers — especially relievers — prepared to pitch longer in spring training.
... so make players on and off their roster more valuable as the rotation behind John Means could feature rookies Dean Kremer and Keegan Akin, and possibly veterans Mat ...
The Orioles are not exactly featuring an abundance of bullpen left-handers. Even on a spring roster with 73 players that includes 37 pitchers. They do ...
... in camp and other topics right here. He is still young himself, but as lefty John Means looks around the clubhouse, there are plenty of young pitchers for him to me ...
César Valdez has become so important to the Orioles, and in such an unexpected manner after his prolonged absence from the majors, that manager Brandon ...
... initial glance at the Orioles’ rotation suggests that it’s too crowded with John Means, the veteran trio of Félix Hernández, Wade LeBlanc and Matt Harvey in camp a ...
Adam Jones talks about returning to Baltimore, Hunter Harvey needs to rebound, and the O’s have questions on the mound.
... the diamond, the biggest question marks for the Orioles remain on the mound. John Means is the staff ace and likely to start on Opening Day barring any unforeseen c ...
A hint: the Orioles need pitching.
... ey decide not to carry an extra outfielder). Along with third-year “veteran” John Means, I’m assuming that Keegan Akin and Dean Kremer get the benefit of the doubt, ...
