TommyPickles

I know Means is probably not going to win Rookie of the Year. But take a look at how his numbers this year (so far) stack up against one of the other recent AL starters to win the award, Justin Verlander in 2006: rWAR: Means- 4.1 Verlander- 4.0 ERA: Means- 3.47 Verlander- 3.63 ERA+: Means- 136 Verlander- 125 WHIP: Means- 1.114 Verlander- 1.328 IP: Verlander- 186.0 (30 G, 30 GS) Means- 137.1 (28 G, 24 GS) Now, Verlander had a sexier record and the 2006 Tigers did make it all the way to the World Series... but still, when you look at their numbers side by side, Means has definitely put together a ROY-type season.

Heard that as well. I love it. Means is the man, looking great tonight too. When he gets the start in the 2022 AL Wildcard game, this will be remembered...

Man I was so pissed when Hyde pulled Hess midway through the seventh while he had a now hitter going in the 4/1 game... I mean, I get it, but still. As a fan, that was tough.

Nick Markakis "could be activated as soon as Friday." I don't know about you guys, but I'll be cheering for Atlanta and Arizona (if they make it) in this year's postseason. I'd love to see Jones or Markakis in a World Series. The Diamondbacks have won 11 of their last 13...

I know its only been two appearances in the bigs, but I like Chandler Shepherd so far. Seems to have a confident presence out there. 3 ER in 7 IP (Yankees and Rangers), with 5 Ks and 3 BB. Plus these numbers would have been even better were he not the victim of some crappy defense by Dwight Smith Jr.

He started some games for us in 2016, he started some games for us in 2017, and he just made his tenth and best start of the year for us in 2019... I think it’s a pretty safe bet that he gets some starts in 2020.

Alberto and Santander have become some of my favorites to watch. When you talk about things that went well this year, I think this list of players who have a lower WAR than Alberto is pretty funny: Edwin Encarnacion Andrew Benintendi Shohei Ohtani Chris Sale Yu Darvish Trey Mancini Paul Goldschmidt Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Lorenzo Cain Zach Britton Charlie Blackmon Joc Pederson Mike Yastrzemski Rhys Hoskins Nick Markakis Adam Jones To name a few...

O's Team ERA: 5.78 (30th in MLB) O's Team OPS: .722 (25th in MLB) It is true that our offense hasn't been that bad. We're not bottom 5 in OPS, Runs, HRs, OBP, AVG, anything.

And happy birthday to him! Was just looking at his baseball reference page and he's 27 today.

Harvey, so hot right now...

Give him a start

I don’t feel sympathetic for this multi-millionaire, at all.

One of my favorite Orioles of the past five years, Joey Rickard was called up by the Giants a few days ago. He was absolutely killing it for them in AAA: .922 OPS over 56 games. Over his first four games back in the majors he’s 3/9 with a homer, a double, and two walks. (1.232 OPS). He joins another former Oriole prospect, Mike Yastrzemski, in their outfield. The grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, has been off to a great start for the Giants. He’s got an .821 OPS over 61 games, with 12 homers, 14 doubles, and 2 triples. Sure would be nice to have Yaz, Rickard, and Christian Walker (all 28) back in our system...

People would have loved Hanser Alberto twenty years ago... And yea, Santander is killing it. He seems like the real deal. 1.7 rWAR over 59 games this season.

All I’m saying is Chandler Shepherd has a 2.25 ERA against the Yankees....

Last year we were the worst team in baseball. We didn’t have the worst attendance, or the second worst, or even the third worst. Just five years ago, in 2014, we had the 14th best attendance out of all 30 teams. Camden Yards consistently gets ranked as one of the top 5 stadiums in baseball, by national news outlets. Also, many East Coast cities, like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Atlanta are rapidly growing, as more and more college-educated millennials opt to buy houses in and around them, instead of moving out to the suburbs. I think the city will find new local buyers and Baltimore will continue to grow and improve over the next twenty years.

I think all things considered, I’d have to say Cedric Mullins. We knew Davis was a train wreck. Richie Martin is a Rule 5 guy, and I think the expectations were low to begin with. But Mullins really had a chance to step up and claim CF for years to come. Instead, he looked like a guy who should never start another major league game. It’s especially consequential because, for all our great outfield prospects, none seem like an obvious long-term solution for center...

13 of 30 teams have made a World Series in the last ten years. Here’s a list of World Series appearances since 09: Giants- 3 Dodgers- 2 Red Sox- 2 Rangers- 2 Cardinals- 2 Royals- 2 Astros- 1 Yankees- 1 Cubs- 1 Cleveland- 1 Phillies- 1 Mets- 1 Tigers- 1 I’d like to see a team not on this list make it. Someone like the Braves or the Twins. Not the Nationals though... never the Nationals.

Peterson sucks. Like a career -1.2 rWAR over 1300+ ABs...

Good post. I’ll be interested to see how Alex Cobb does when he gets back. If he pitches to his career average (far from a sure thing, I know), it would go a long way in improving this rotation in the short term. I hope you’re right. My friends and I have been saying “above .500 by 2022, playoffs by 2023.” Got hope for something, right?

I hate the DC sports media, and I’m from DC.

Honestly the starting pitching has been a pleasant surprise this season. 2019 Starters: 5.34 ERA, 26th in MLB 2018 Starters: 5.48 ERA, 30th in MLB 2017 Starters: 5.70 ERA, 30th in MLB Oh, and the O’s pitchers have a 4.90 ERA overall this month. That’s better than 10 other MLB teams.

That's awesome.

If the Angels win one World Series during Trout's tenure then his deal was worth it. I think they will.

I mean, the Angels are definitely in the playoff hunt. They’ve won four in a row and are only four games out of the wildcard. Obviously I want the Os to sweep em, but after this series, I’m cheering for them to snag an AL Wildcard spot and the Diamondbacks to sneak into an NL Wildcard spot. I like Trout and Ohtani. I like Jones, Walker, and McFarland.