Locked On Orioles

There are few bigger mysteries in the world of baseball than the Orioles' refusal to participate fully in the international player market.Ben Badler, senior writer for Baseball America, says Baltimore's curious approach is perhaps the worst example of mismanagement by ownership in all of MLB. Badler joins us to talk about the problem and explains why he doesn't see it getting better any time soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manny Machado is putting up MVP numbers for the last-place Orioles. Usually playing for a losing team keeps a player from taking home the award -- but Machado's case in a bit out of the ordinary.What if the 25-year-old shortstop is traded mid-season and helps his new team land a playoff spot? Andrew Stetka of MASNSports.com ponders the question of what could happen in that case.Plus, Stetka and host Justin McGuire talk about the team's broadcasters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Gausman has been overshadowed by Dylan Bundy this year, but the 27-year-old has quietly emerged as the most consistent starter on the Orioles staff.Tyler Young of Camden Chat returns to the podcast to talk about what Gausman has done well this year as he finally starts to live up to his enormous potential. Young and host Justin McGuire also discuss Bundy and ponder why Chris Tillman is still an Oriole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles are staring into an abyss in 2019 and beyond. So says our guest for this episode, Camden Depot editor Jon Shepherd.Shepherd says the uncertainty begins in the front office, where Dan Duquette's days in charge are almost certainly coming to an end. The O's also have to decide what role, if any, Buck Showalter will have going forward. And what about Brady Anderson?The only thing is certain is that the Orioles are going to have to make some changes if they expect to get back to winning in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a year of darkness, Richard Bleier has been a ray of sunshine for the Orioles. The 31-year-old, who toiled in the minors for nine years, has put up eye-popping numbers despite not being a strikeout pitcher.Kyle Andrews, who covers the team for FOX Sports Radio 1340, joins us to discuss Bleier's extraordinary season so far. Also, Andrews and host Justin McGuire try to find other bright spots in this dismal season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles are terrible and there is every reason to believe they will go on being terrible. So why should fans keep watching?Jason Foster of Sporting News and host Justin McGuire talk about the pain of following a bad team and make some suggestions about things to keep an eye on this season, including Dylan Bundy, Richard Bleier and prospects like Austin Hays.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The reeling Baltimore Orioles have several important decisions to make over the next several months -- decisions that will effect the franchise for years to come.Randy DeCleene of Camden Chat says it makes no sense for the Orioles to leave Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter in limbo as they face those decisions. The team must either extend the contracts of Duquette and Showalter -- or let both of them go, DeCleene says.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is out for the season because of Tommy John surgery. Does that mean Los Angeles will be in the hunt for Manny Machado should the Orioles decide to make him available?Don't count on it, says Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs. The Dodgers almost certainly won't be willing to give up the blue-chip prospects necessary to land Machado. And Jaffe says there are several other reasons Los Angeles won't want to make a deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles came close to trading Manny Machado to the Cubs for Addison Russell and Mike Montgomery this offseason. With the O's horrendous start, the possibility of a deal with Chicago has been given new life.Evan Altman of CubsInsider.com joins us to explain why a Machado deal would make sense for the North Siders. The question remains, though: Would it make sense for the Orioles? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Jones has been the face of the Orioles for a decade. He is beloved in Baltimore and has always represented the city and team with class and dignity.Nonetheless, it is time for the Orioles to part ways with the five-time All-Star, argues our guest, Paul Valle of Eutaw Street Report. Valle says the O's should deal Jones while making every effort to re-sign Manny Machado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2018 Orioles are shaping up to be one of the worst teams in Baltimore history. That's no fun.Instead of wallowing in misery, let's take a look back at the best team in O's history. The 1970 O's won 108 games and took the American League East by 15 games. After that, they went 7-1 in the postseason to earn their second World Series title.Author Mark Armour joins us to discuss that glorious season and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2018 season has been a disaster so far for the Orioles, who find themselves at 6-17 and with seemingly little hope of righting the ship.Will Leitch, national correspondent for the MLB, joins us and says it's well past time for the O's to make Manny Machado and other stars available to the highest bidder. The rebuilding process will be slow and painful for fans, he says, but the team has no choice but to give up on the past and present and look to the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's no fun to talk about the 2018 Orioles, so we decided to take a look at the Orioles of the future. Luke Siler of Orioles Hangout joins us to talk about how Baltimore's prospects are looking so far.Among those who have caught Siler's eye: The six-man Delmarva rotation led by D.L. Hall, Frederick 2B Preston Palmeiro and Norfolk RHP David Hess.It's all great, though as prospects Austin Hayes and Cody Sedlock have struggled so far in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Davis has been one of the worst players in MLB so far in 2018, and the 32-year-old looks like he may be effectively done as an everyday player. That's the bad news.The worse news? Davis is only in the beginning of Year 3 of a huge seven-year deal he signed with the Birds in 2016. What do the Orioles do about what is clearly the worst contract in baseball?Matt Kremnitzer of Camden Depot joins us to discuss that and more, including whether the Orioles should consider trading Jonathan Schoop, Brad Brach and others at the trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two weeks into the 2018 season, the Orioles have been one of baseball's most disappointing teams. So disappointing, in fact, that some observers seem to think longtime manager Buck Showalter's job may be in jeopardy.But is Showalter, whose contract expires at season's end, really in danger of losing his job? Sporting News baseball writer Ryan Fagan joins us to discuss that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles moved Manny Machado to shortstop and Tim Beckham to third base this season. The move may be good for Machado when he hits the free-agent market, is it good for the team?Andrew Stetka of Eutaw Street Report and MASNSports.com joins us to explain why he thinks the Orioles made a mistake is allowing Machado to play shortstop and forcing Beckham to an unfamiliar position. So far, neither player has looked comfortable defensively.Stetka and host Justin McGuire also talk about Baltimore's early season attendance woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Orioles are carrying three Rule 5 players on their roster this year, including two relief pitchers. Has such a strategy backfired by limiting the team's roster flexibility and forcing inexperienced pitchers into key situations?Eduardo Encina of The Baltimore Sun joins us to discuss that and more. Other topics: WhetherBrad Brach in danger of losing the closer's role and who will be the odd man out when Alex Cobb joins the rotation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Through his first two starts, Dylan Bundy has looked like the ace Orioles fans have envisioned since the righthander was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 2011 MLB Draft. Can he keep it up?Craig Edwards of FanGraphs joins us to discuss Bundy's development and whether he would benefit from pitching on extra rest. Edwards examined that question in depth for a recent article and found some intriguing results.Plus, Josh Sroka of Section 336 returns to the podcast to discuss the Orioles' amazing weekend series against the Yankees in which the Birds won three of four games in the Bronx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Double-A Bowie Baysox, who open their season tonight, have a roster full of  some of the Orioles' top prospects, including Hunter Harvey, Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle. Adam Pohl, the play-by-play broadcaster for the Baysox, joins us to preview the 2018 team and discuss what to expect out of Harvey, Hays, Mountcastle and other top prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What does Orioles' slow start mean for 2018 and beyond?Let's not sugarcoat it: The Orioles are a bad baseball team right now. The O's are 1-4 and have struggled with both pitching and hitting so far in 2018.What does the slow start mean? Is Buck Showalter's job in danger? Will the Orioles we sellers at the deadline? Can the Birds survive a brutal April schedule? Luke Jones of WNST radio joins us to discuss that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices