2010 Offseason Review: AL East

AL East
Baltimore Orioles
Key losses- Chris Ray, Danys Baez
Key additions- Kevin Millwood, Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez
Off-season grade- C+
Justification- Kevin Millwood provides some leadership for the Orioles young staff. He’s also very durable and that should keep the young staff from pitching too many innings. Garrett Atkins is a nice low risk/high reward signing. Mike Gonzalez stabilizes [...]

Baltimore Orioles Top Ten Prospects 2010

1) Brian Matusz- SP
Had a cup of coffee in the bigs last year and showed that he’s going to be the future ace of the staff. Gotta like what he brings to the table from the left side. Is pretty polished for a kid at 22.
2) Chris Tillman-SP
The ying to Matusz’s yang. He could be [...]

Baltimore Trying to Play Catch Up

After finishing 64-98 last year, it is no surprise that the Orioles have been active this off-season. Nothing they did was franchise altering, but the Orioles should be improved heading into the 2010 season.
They traded reliever Chris Ray to Texas for Kevin Millwood. They also got $3 million back [...]