• Manager Swap: Twins, Angels, and Dodgers Should Trade Gardenhire, Scioscia, and Mattingly
• Manny Machado for MVP?
• A New Take On Prospect Evaluation
• Estimating Final Batting Average From Small Samples
• Who’s Awesome And Who’s Not Awesome
• Justin Upton, Dexter Fowler Impress As April’s SPP Leaders
• The Colorado Rockies Must Deal For Some Pitching
• It’s Getting Late Early: Three Teams Whose Surprising Starts Portend Future Results
• Jason Collins And The Gay Teammate
• The Active All-Throwing Arm Team

Baltimore Orioles

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  Manny Machado for MVP?

  Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles 20 year old third basemen, has thrust himself into the conversation as one of the best young players in baseball but he might be doing something...

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  Who’s Awesome And Who’s Not Awesome

  Every so often, when I don’t have any other ideas, I revert back to the old “Who’s Awesome” template. I know it’s a bit of a cop out but it can...

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  Baltimore Orioles Season Preview: What A Difference A Year Makes

  What a difference a year makes for the Baltimore Orioles. One year ago, the baseball world was preparing for the Orioles 15th consecutive losing season; now, Orioles fans are wondering if...

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  Hitters Ready to Break Through In 2013

  Last season saw guys like Edwin Encarnacion, Chase Headley, Andrew McCutchen, and Josh Reddick break through in a big way.  Each of those guys had spent some time in the Majors...

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  Baseball’s Biggest Things in 2012

  Last season was a great year for baseball.  We at OffTheBench had a jolly time covering our favorite sport and enjoying continued growth.  Probably my favorite part of writing these posts is that I get to...

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  Ranking The Current MLB Managers

  Managers don’t throw a single pitch. They don’t take a single grounder, get a single hit, or score a single run. Yet having the right manager is the key to winning. Managers get...

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  The Baltimore Orioles Must Sign Kyle Lohse

  Kyle Lohse is the best starting pitcher available on the free agent market and the Baltimore Orioles need to do what it takes to get him. Last year, the O’s won...

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  Shaun Marcum: Jewel Of Free Agent Class, Good Fit For Royals, Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers And Others

  Did you know Shaun Marcum was a free agent? When I realized he was, I also realized that people aren’t making a big enough deal about his potential landing spot. Shaun...

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  Orioles Swap Robert Andino for Mariners’ Trayvon Robinson: A Solid Deal For Both

  In a minor trade today, the Baltimore Orioles traded utility infielder Robert Andino to the Seattle Mariners for backup outfielder Trayvon Robinson. I guess the O’s decided that if Jon Papelbon...