Top 50 Prospects for 2012 Draft – March Edition
Here is my March Edition of the 2012 MLB draft top prospect list. As June 4th gets closer, players are starting to distinguish themselves from the pack. Overall, the 2012 MLB draft class is heavy on high school pitchers and power bats. The growth of those two areas will dictate the depth the draft can [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/25/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles tied 3-3 against the Philadelphia Phillies today. Their current spring training record stands at 9-9-5. Notes The Orioles were mowed down today by Roy Halladay, whom [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/24/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles won 12-3 against the Washington Nationals today. Their current spring training record stands at 9-9-4. Notes The Orioles totaled 17 hits today. Ryan played RF and [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/20/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles lost 4-1 against the Philadelphia Phillies today. Their current spring training record stands at 6-8-4. Notes Adam Jones went 2-3 with an RBI Double. Brian Matusz [...]
ON Top 50 Prospects 2012 – #40: Mychal Givens
Background Mychal Givens was drafted by the Orioles in the 2nd round of the 2009 draft out of Plant HS (Tampa, FL). As both a pitching and infield prospect, the Orioles had the decision of choosing between one of the positions. They chose to make Givens an infielder; mainly a shortstop. Rankings >> Jordan Don [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/19/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles had a scheduled day off today, which resulted in a fairly slow day news-wise. Their current spring training record stands at 6-7-4. Notes Jake Arrieta threw [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/18/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles played two games today. They tied 2-2 against the Atlanta Braves. They won 6-3 against the New York Yankees. Their current spring training record stands at [...]
ON Top 50 Prospects 2012 – #41: Matt Hobgood
Matt Hobgood was drafted by the Orioles in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2009 draft out of Norco High School (Norco, CA). Hobgood was named the 2009 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. He received a $2.42 million signing bonus from the Orioles.
Free World Series tickets? Well, almost
As a sales representative, I guess this was generous of the Orioles to hand these tickets out to employees. I rode a bus up with fans from our Washington DC office to go to the games. Through these Orioles Nation columns, I found out that the village manager of Lincolnshire, Illinois is also an Orioles [...]
Orioles Spring Training Notes: 3/16/12
Each night, Orioles Nation will set you up with reading material that includes the latest news, notes and links from writers covering Orioles spring training in Sarasota. The Orioles won 3-1 against the Minnesota Twins today. Their current spring training record stands at 5-6-2. Notes Robert Andino hit a HR off the scoreboard. Scott Beerer [...]
