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Wednesday’s O’s Links: Good Indicators that Manny Will Keep Mashing

Manny Machado follows through on his swing.
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The drama continues in Boston tonight, in the third of four games there in this series. Does anybody remember the last time an O’s-Sox game ended and the discussion the next day was actually about, ya know, BASEBALL? I was hoping today would be the day, but thanks to Chris Sale being a child, that’s not the case.

Maybe tomorrow.

To the links.

Here are Manny Machado Facts

A post on FanGraphs detailing the uptick in all the good indicators in Machado’s batted-ball profile lately. Last week when I said not to worry about him, he was 8th in MLB in exit velocity. Now he’s third.

What’s Wrong with Kevin Gausman?

Bob Harkins of Baltimore Sports and Life is the latest to try to figure out what the heck is wrong with Kevin. Hopefully Kev can continue to improve, as he did on Friday in New York, tonight in Boston. While his final line Friday wasn’t great (5 ER total), four of the five came after the fifth inning, and one after he left the game.

Do the Orioles have a Bullpen Problem Brewing?

Camden Depot’s Joe Wantz points out some alarming numbers regarding the ‘pen. As he notes though, most of the damage was done over the weekend in that wacky series in the Bronx. I’m still a bit worried about Zach Britton, though, after watching him struggle to locate last night in his return from the DL. Hopefully he figures it out right quick.

Some O’s are Walking More & Striking Out Less this Season

Alex Conway of Camden Chat digs into the early returns on BB% and K%, noting the big improvements from guys like Jonathan Schoop, Manny Machado, and Adam Jones. Here’s to the trend continuing.

Fenway Racists Messed with the Wrong Guy in Adam Jones

CC Sabathia says that black players expect this kind of crap when they go to Fenway. Now that AJ has called them out, will it stop? Ken Rosenthal, like the rest of us, hopes so.

 

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