By baltimore1055 on Apr 5, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
LF #18 Felix Pie
Info- 6-2 170
2/8/1985
Acquired 1/18/09 from Chicago for LHP Garret Olson
under team control 5 more years
2008 stats- (CHC)- .241 AVG, 1 HR, 10 RBI’s, 3 SB, 43 G, 83 AB’s
Outlook- The O’s acquired the one-time top prospect
for Lefty pitcher Garret Olson in January. Pie
never got a legit oppurtunity with [...]
By baltimore1055 on Apr 4, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
DH/LF #30 Luke Scott
Info- 6-0 210
6/25/1978
Under team control 4 more years
2008 stats- .257 AVG, 23 HR’s, 65 RBI’s, 148 G, 475 AB’s
Outlook- The O’s acquired Luke from Houston in the Tejada
deal before last season. Scott gave the O’s a boost
on offense, helping lessen the sting of losing Tejada’s
bat. He will return [...]
By baltimore1055 on Apr 4, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
INF/OF #2 Ryan Freel
Info- 5-10 185
3/8/1976
Acquired from Reds for Ramon Hernandez (12/9/08)
1yr/4mil(2009)
2008 stats-Cincinatti- .298 AVG, 0 HR’s, 10 RBI’s, 6 SB, 4 CS, 48 G, 131 AB’s
Outlook- The O’s acquired Freel from the Reds for Ramon
Hernandez, basically to open up the catcher spot
for top prospect Matt Wieters. Freel also has talent
and can [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 26, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
RF #21 Nick Markakis
Info- 6-2 195
11/17/1983
Signed 6yr/66.1mil + 1yr/7mil option(09-14)
2008 stats- .306 AVG, 20 HR’s, 87 RBI’s, 10 SB, 7 CS, 157 G, 595 AB’s
Outlook- Markakis is entering his 4th season in the bigs, all with the
Orioles. Nick is the face of the franchise, and for that the
O’s rewarded the budding All-star right fielder [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 25, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
CF #10 Adam Jones
Info- 6-2 210
8/1/1985
Acquired 2/8/08 from Seattle for LHP Erik Bedard
Under team control 5 more years
2008 stats- .270 AVG, 9 HR’s, 57 RBI’s, 10 SB, 3 CS, 132 G, 477 AB’s
Outlook- Jones was the center piece of the Bedard trade, which
the O’s acquired 4 other players, including top prospect
Chris Tillman. Jones did fairly [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 25, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
1B/3B #23 Ty Wigginton
Info- 6-0 225
10/11/1977
Signed 2yr/6mil deal on 2/3/2009 (09-10)
2008 stats- .285 AVG, 23 HR’s, 58 RBI’s, 111 G, 386 AB’s
Outlook- The O’s signed Wigginton to a 2 year deal this offseason
to help against lefty pitching mostly, batting .340 off them
in 2008. Wigginton also has versatility that attracts the O’s,
as [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 24, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
3B #6 Melvin Mora
Info- 5-11 200
2/2/1972
Signed 3yr/25mil + 1yr/8mil opt for 2010(5/19/2006) (07-09)
2008 stats- .285 AVG, 23 HR’s, 104 RBI’s, 135 G, 513 AB’s
Outlook- Mora is the longest tenured player on the Orioles in 2009.
He is also entering his 9th full season in a O’s uniform. This
is a big year for [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 22, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by- Greg Quick
SS #3 Cesar Izturis
Info- 5-9 190
2/10/1980
Signed 2y/5mil deal 12/16/2008 (09-10)
2008 stats- .263 AVG, 1 HR, 24 RBI’s, 24 SB, 6 CS, 135 G, 414 AB’s
Outlook- The O’s signed Cesar this off-season to be the starting SS
for the next 2 years, and will be a huge upgrade to what the
O’s had at [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 21, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by -Greg Quick
2B #1 Brian Roberts
Info- 5-9 175
10/9/1977
Signed 4yr/40mil dollar extension 2/20/2009 (09-13)
2008 stats- .296 AVG, 9 HR’s, 57 RBI’s, 40 SB’s, 10 CS, 155 G, 611 AB’s
Outlook- Roberts has came up through the O’s farm system and
became an All-star caliber second baseman. The O’s
rewarded Roberts with a long term extension in Febuary
to [...]
By baltimore1055 on Mar 20, 2009 in MLB, orioles | 0 Comments
by -Greg Quick
1B #17 Aubrey Huff
Info- 6-4 230
12/30/1976
Signed 3yr/20mil contract 1/3/07 (07-09)
2008 stats- .304 AVG, 32 HR’s, 108 RBI’s, 154 G, 598 AB’s
Outlook-Huff is entering a contract year in 2009, and he is looking
to repeat 2008, as he won the Silver Slugger at DH. The O’s
are counting on Huff to replace Kevin Millar [...]
