TommyPickles

It is pretty surprising that Severino has been the best hitting catcher in the AL...

@Frobby , do you see them both being elected to the Orioles Hall of Fame? I would hope so, but I don't know quite where the bar is for that.

Very true. The only real exception to this being Markakis' 2008 season, he KILLED it that year. .897 OPS, .306 AVG, 20 homers, 48 2Bs, 10 SB, 7.4 WAR.

Markakis is pulling ahead in one of the great Orioles debates of the last fifteen years: Who had the greater MLB career? Adam Jones or Nick Markakis? Career rWAR: -Markakis- 34.4 -Jones- 32.5 Top 3 Seasons by rWAR: -Markakis- 1. 7.4 (2008), 2. 4.2 (2007), 3. 2.9 (2009) -Jones- 1. 4.8 (2013), 2. 4.8 (2014), 3. 4.1 (2012) Total Games Played: -Markakis- 2129 -Jones- 1823 Career OPS: -Markakis- .783 -Jones- .771 Best Single Season OPS: -Markakis- .897 (2008) -Jones- .839 (2012) All Star Selections: -Jones- 5 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015) -Markakis- 1 (2018) Gold Gloves: -Jones- 4 -Markakis- 3 Silver Slugger: -Jones- 1 -Markakis- 1 I think you could still make an argument either way. Loved em both as players.

I get that. I'm excited to see Akin and more of the pitching prospects get their shot too. I'm not trying to argue against that. It just seems like Eschelman is kind of getting the short stick considering how he's performed. Its not like 31-year old Wojo (career 5.65 ERA) has a particularly high ceiling.

Why are people so down on Tom Eschelman? I thought he should have made the team out of Spring Training. He's got the lowest ERA (2.75) of anyone on the team who has gotten starts. He's younger (26) than Means, Wojo, Cobb, Milone, or Leblanc. He's letting up fewer home runs than just about anyone in this rotation. For god's sake, what does this kid need to do to get a shot at being this 2020 team's 5th starter?

I'd be super excited if the O's made the playoffs in 2020.

You seriously want to trade Mountcastle and Means?

I don't have any statcast data to back this up, but it seems like the ball is coming off his bat really hard. Happy he's off to such a strong start. It's gotta be good for his confidence.

I would be THRILLED if Austin Hays matches Adam Jones' career numbers. He's got a lot of catching up to do. Before he was 25, Adam Jones already had: -An All Star nod -A Gold Glove -50 HRs -32 SBs -Over 400 games played -Multiple seasons with an OPS+ over 100 (105, 108)

So you don't see any of these players on the team in 2022? Anthony Santander- 25 years old, not a free agent until 2025, leading the AL in RBIs while playing +defense. Renato Nunez- 26 years old, not a free agent until 2025, coming off a 31-homer season, currently has a 133 OPS+ Austin Hays- 25 years old, not a free agent until 2026, just getting his first real crack at the majors. Trey Mancini- 27 years old, not a free agent until 2023, coming off a 35 Homer/.899 OPS season. Arguably the team leader and most popular player in the organization.

Early in yesterday's radio broadcast: "Mullins has been hitting better. He's 4 for his last 10, and that's about the best streak he's ever had."

I'm glad people are coming around to 2022 as the goal. I was previously told that was too early to hope to be competitive. I think it's going to be: DH- Sisco or Nunez (I think the rosters will remain at 28 players indefinitely and the O's will carry three catchers in 2022) 1B- Mountcastle or Mancini (hard to say what will happen with Mancini, but I think it will be one of these two young men and the other will be gone somehow) LF- Santander CF- Hays RF- Diaz

Glad to hear Thorne is coming back. I've also enjoyed Ben McDonald when watching games, and Melanie Newman when listening.

It’s not much use comparing 2020 to 2005, since the season and playoff format are so different. 8 team playoff vs 16 team playoff Assuming the Os win the unfinished game against the Nats, they’ll be 10-7. If they finished the season after that with a 19-24 record, they’d be in. The bar is a lot lower than it used to be.

Not saying I'm expecting a World Series win, but I think the O's have a reasonable chance of making this year's wacky playoffs.

Could this team make the playoffs in a typical 162-game season with a 10-team playoff format? Absolutely not. Could this team go 29-31 and make the 16-team playoff? Yea, I think they could. Let's assume they finish their series sweep of the Nats. They'd be 8-7 after playing 25% of the season. They could probably go 21-24, or maybe even 20-25, to finish the season and nab an 8 seed. Then you get the crapshoot of a three-game playoff series...

I wouldn't be shocked if rosters stay at 28 for future seasons too. So three catchers may become more common.

It was pretty funny watching the Nat's ground crew though... O's are looking good. Right in the playoff mix.

Stewart just doesn't look very athletic to me. He looked a bit big and awkward when playing this season. He did rack up 6 walks and 2 sac bunts in his 22 PA. Excited to see Mountcastle soon.

Tough day. Kept thinking about how nice it would be to have Mancini with his 35-homer, .899 OPS numbers from last year in the lineup... Also, that ball four that was called a strike to end game one was brutal.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I think John Means will take the mound for the Orioles during a playoff game one day...

I think people will start getting excited if the O's sweep the Marlins. The sixteen-team playoff and 60-game season are such wild cards. In 2019, with the 16-team playoff format, the Rangers (78-84) would have made the playoffs. That win% (.481) translates to around 28 or 29 wins in a 60-game season. So if the O's start the season 12-3? They may only need to go 16-29 to finish the season and snag an 8 seed.

Technically it was 108.00 after he recorded the strikeout of Gardner, then it bumped up. But either way, it's awful

He bumped it up to 162.00 yesterday after another disastrous outing... So what do we think? Over/Under 100.00 for his MLB time this season? In all seriousness, I'm ready to see Tom Eshelman.