Ben Palmer

I appreciate that!

Yeah, I love up in the zone for fastballs, but for them to be effective up there, you really need good velo, good vert, and a good attack angle (preferably at least the first two) and Morton has none of that. Combine that with the lack of control and it's not effective at all

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Well okay then

Every time an Orioles pitcher steps on the mound

In honor of 4/20 the Orioles are going to let the Reds score 420 runs

I totally forgot I made this lol

Nasty slider from Max Meyer

Kevin Gausman threw his splitter 25 times today and got *one* whiff. In his last start he threw the splitter 34 times and got two whiffs. I'd be really nervous to start him in fantasy right now

Another solid start from Tylor Megill where he was able to locate his new slider pretty well and paired it with some good sinkers and high fastballs. Kinda digging what I'm seeing so far

Nasty cutter from Dean Kremer to strike out Anthony Santander

Throwing this many pitches over the middle of the plate to major league hitters seems like a bad idea

Zach Eflin used his sweeper more than his curve today and it worked great (43.8% CSW). Wonder if this is something he’s gonna keep doing all year

Some pretty incredible stuff coming soon!

Which Orioles player is/was this?

Our projections over at @pitcherlist.com have Grayson Rodriguez at 167 strikeouts, and given he had 130 Ks in 116.2 IP last year, I think he could easily beat the over on this

If you're into black metal, Saor's latest album Amidst the Ruins is one of the best black metal/folk metal albums I've heard in a LONG time. Give it a listen ASAP

Handshake meme drake and Chiefs both being embarrassed

This game is like if you were playing your friend in Madden and they died during the game and instead of burying them you kept playing

Obviously the move is just outfield depth, but it's worth noting that Ramón Laureano did get progressively better at the plate over the year last year (especially from a power perspective) and he had a .305/.343/.526 line against lefties, so ya know why not🤷

Anyone who believes professional sports are rigged from the top down is dumb.

Well this is bad

To this day, my whole family still references this old Bob Uecker Miller Lite commercial every time we’re in the “FRONT row” of anything

Did I ever think I’d want an Orioles yacht rock hat? No. Do I want one? Very very much so

Justin Verlander to the Giants

Ken points to Luis Castillo’s somewhat concerning trends that @benjpalmer.bsky.social outlined yesterday as potential reasons the Mariners are having trouble matching up on a trade.

They’re looking for “major-league talent or close to it while clearing the rest of the contract.”

Thanks!

If the Orioles acquire Castillo, that'd be a pretty decent rotation of Castillo/Eflin/Rodriguez/Morton/Sugano (or Kremer?), but I think it's also important to be aware of Castillo's flaws from last year and why there are definitely some things worth being concerned about

All that said, Castillo is still very good—the SL is still killer with a 35.2% CSW, 34.8% chase rate, and .260 wOBA against. And while the FB & CH took steps back, they still work well

I think the Castillo of 2024 is the Castillo we should expect in 2025 and not a return to form

I'm not saying the FB is a bad pitch now (it's still got great horizontal movement), but it took a step back and it worries me we're seeing Castillo on the downturn rather than staying at his peak.

CH also took a step back—21.5% CSW, 38.1% ICR, .368 wOBA are career-worsts

Seen a few rumors about the Orioles trading for Luis Castillo so a few thoughts on him:

Castillo took a step back last year that worries me, specifically with his FB. Velo was down to 95.6, a career-low, ICR jumped to 43.6%, CSW dropped to 28.9%, extension remains awful (5.3 ft)