Chris Holt removing major league responsibilities from his plate will allow further organizational alignment and likely allow him to split his time between Baltimore and the club’s affiliates.
At some point — quite possibly this exact one the Orioles are in — trading for other clubs’ prospects with the idea that they might be contributors down the line simply stops feeling appropriate.
No one is going to look at what the Orioles accomplished this year and decide the template that helped them get here is broken, least of all Mike Elias, Sig Mejdal or Eve Rosenbaum.
They were there for each other after each of the hundreds of losses the Orioles endured before things got good, mourned friends lost too soon, and shared life’s most special moments together.
No pitcher besides John Means has been a part of the Orioles organization longer than Hall. But after a frustrating year, the postseason may end up being the time he steps into a crucial role.
The Tides won the International League championship and the Triple-A National Championship, and they did so with a talented lineup full of once and current top-10 prospects in the organization.
Bradish lowered his ERA to 2.86 — the lowest by an Orioles pitcher with at least 150 innings in a season since Mike Mussina’s 2.54 in 1992 — in an eight-inning, 1-0 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.
Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a Hall of Famer whose on-field prowess led the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships and whose off-field charm made him a beloved figure for generations of Baltimoreans, has died, the club announced Tuesday evening.
Jackson Holliday tore through three levels of the minors with ease this season, but finally struggled when he arrived at Triple-A. Pitchers used his aggressive approach against him, but he’s worked to adjust.