Michael Ohlman – A Comeback Story
I don’t know how many followers of Orioles Nation pay much attention to catchers in Low A, but this story is about much more than that. Everyone loves to root for an underdog, and despite his draft status and over slot bonus, Michael Ohlman has to be looked at as an underdog given his performance [...]
2012 Delmarva Shorebirds Season Review
In a season that started off filled with hope, the results for 2012 on the Shore (52-86) can only be described as disappointing.
2012 Aberdeen Ironbirds Season Review
The Ironbirds (28-48) had a tough 2012 season. There is simply no other way of putting it. Coming into the year, it was known that they had a very raw team.
2012 GCL Orioles Season Review
The GCL Orioles roster was not quite as exciting as it has been in past years, but there were still some very talented players on the roster.
2012 Minor League Breakout Player of the Year: Devin Jones
Devin Jones struggled in the NYPL in 2011, where he posted a 6.08 ERA in 14 appearances with Aberdeen. However, in 2012, his greatly improved command and sinker allowed him to dominate out of the bullpen in the South Atlantic League and enjoy success as a starter in the Carolina League.
2012 Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year: Mike Belfiore
The Orioles acquired lefty Mike Belfiore from the Diamondbacks to complete the Josh Bell trade. Belfiore found little difficulty in his first year as a reliever with the Baysox and narrowly beat out Chris Petrini for this award.
2012 Minor League Pitcher Of The Year: Dylan Bundy
This obviously didn’t come as a shock to anyone reading this. Dylan Bundy was one of — if not the — most dominating pitcher in the minor leagues this past season and we didn’t think twice about handing him our Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.
2012 Minor League Hitter Of The Year: Ty Kelly
Ty Kelly has always been somewhat under the radar, but it’s hard to ignore a player that consistently hits and does so even as he moves up and faces better competition.
Minor League Scores – 9/7/12
Kevin Gausman tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in his Baysox debut. However, they went on to lose 4-3 to the Akron Aeros.
Minor League Scores – 9/6/12
Ronnie Welty went 2-4 with a home run, 2 RBI and a stolen base in the Baysox 7-5 win. They are now ahead of the Akron Aeros 2-0 in the Eastern League Playoffs.
