“You’re not going to get a great outcome on everything, but we see stuff with Aaron Hicks that we like, that feels like a good fit for us,” Elias said Tuesday, “and I think — I hope — this is a shot in the arm for him and I hope he helps us out, helps us win some games.”
The Orioles can't replace Mullins, but they don't lack for intriguing options who could help keep the team in contention for a while. Knowing what we do about how they view roster construction and management, that might not make for the splashiest roster moves Tuesday afternoon.
The Hall of Famer may seem like an immortal part of Orioles baseball, but a recent brush with melanoma should help fans value the time Jim Palmer has left in the broadcast booth.
Jorge Mateo probably should have helped Rodriguez out of the 4th inning, but he didn't. Then things fell apart, one start after Rodriguez shut down the Blue Jays. His rookie season will be this way — the good and bad commingling, sometimes in the same week.
After four straight summers as trade deadline sellers, the Orioles have proven to the front office that they're real. GM Mike Elias says the front office and scouting departments are figuring out who might help them make a run at the postseason.
The touted prospect learned during his days in High-A ball that changing for change's sake doesn't fix problems. He's kept a consistent approach at the plate and has been rewarded in recent weeks.
Gibson, in his efficient manner, mowed through the New York Yankees to secure Baltimore's fourth straight series win against an American League East rival. On Thursday, it came in the form of a 3-1 victory in which Gibson pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed just two hits.
This Orioles remain unrelenting. One night after suffering a walk-off loss, Baltimore fought through and finally got to Nestor Cortes in an explosive seventh inning to set up a 9-6 win.
His father, seven-time All-Star Matt, didn’t even expect Jackson’s acclimation to happen so quickly. “It’s really impressive,” he said. ”To play well enough to move up a league already, and as well as he’s playing here, it’s just been fun to watch as his dad.”
“We play so many close games, we’re bound to lose one once in a while that’s tight like that,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said after a third straight extra-inning game against an AL East opponent — and the first that didn’t go his team’s way.