Just-in: Expert points out crucial Area Where orioles succeed
However, things started looking up once Mike Elias took over as the head of baseball in the organization in late 2019.
They started drafting well, brought in the right people for player development, and turned their attention to the amateur international free-agent market.
The results have been magnificent.
After reaching rock bottom in 2021 (52-110 record), the 2022 campaign saw them finish above .500 (83-79) and fight for a place in the postseason.
They broke through in 2023, with a 101-61 record, the best in the American League.
The O’s deserve a lot of credit for building a sustainable juggernaut.
“Seven of Baltimore’s projected starters were drafted & developed by them along w/ G-Rod, Means, & Bradish (drafted by CLE, most of development in BAL). Add in Santander (Rule 5, only played with BAL in MLB). Phenomenal scouting and player development,” fantasy baseball analyst Eric Cross tweeted.
Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins, Ryan Mountcastle, Jackson Holliday, and Jordan Westburg, seven of their projected starters next year, were “homegrown.”
Anthony Santander is technically an eighth, as he has only worn the Orioles uniform in the bigs.
The rotation is more of the same: Kyle Bradish, Grayson Rodriguez, John Means… Baltimore had a lot to do in their development, and the same can be said about ace reliever Felix Bautista.
Even without major additions in the offseason, Baltimore should be considered the favorite to win the AL East.
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Orioles press box renamed to honor longtime Baltimore sportswriter
The press box at Oriole Park at Camden Yards has a new name.
It will forever be known as “The Jim Henneman Press Box” in honor of the longtime Baltimore sportswriter and official scorer of the Baltimore Orioles.
Hanneman has covered Baltimore sports for eight decades and is still covering Baltimore sports.
According to theBaltimore Orioles Henneman began his career as a writer with the Baltimore News-American in 1958. He was then named Public Relations Director for the Baltimore Bullets in 1968, a position he held for 5 years, before returning to the News-American as an Orioles beat writer until 1979.
In ’79 he moved to The Evening Sun and The Baltimore Sun on the Orioles beat from 1980-95, including a year as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America president in 1984.
He was the primary official scorer at Orioles home games from 1997-2019. Henneman is the author of “60 Years of Orioles Magic,” the Orioles’ 60th anniversary book published in 2015.
Henneman has four children, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
He still covers the Orioles. Now it is for Press Box, where he is a longtime columnist and contributor
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