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February 16, 2009

Team Health Reports

Baltimore Orioles

by Will Carroll

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Team Audit | DT Cards | PECOTA Cards | Depth Chart

Head Trainer: Richie Bancells
Days Lost: 1,506
Dollars Lost: $10.5 million
Injury Cost: $25.4 million

Trend: Negative. In the years covered by my Injury Database, the Orioles have never had less than 924 days lost. Last year's 1,506 was their highest, mostly due to a range of pitcher injuries. The O's just can't seem to keep their young pitchers healthy; of the days lost, only an even 100 were missed by position players. Though it's easy to say that things should improve, you could have said that for the past few years as well, but instead of getting healthier, the O's have just turned the DL over with new names and new injuries. Breaking that cycle needs to be job one for Richie Bancells and his staff.

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Bob

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As an Orioles fan, all I can say is, ouch...

Feb 16, 2009 11:18 AM

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FalcoT

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What does the "KR" by Chris Ray mean?

Feb 16, 2009 13:35 PM

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Will Carroll

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"Key Reliever."

Feb 16, 2009 13:59 PM

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Richard Bergstrom

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"The Orioles have enough pitching depth that they can make these kinds of choices without losing too much"

When did the Orioles get pitching depth? Or is it rather that they don't have much of note to lose?

Feb 16, 2009 14:06 PM

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mikehollman

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In context, the statement makes sense. The O's have a lot of youngish guys with some upside trying to establish themselves in the show. Albers and Patton are just two of these guys.

Feb 17, 2009 07:20 AM

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atfhoops

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"it's like finding out that your sister is making conjugal visits to an arsonist instead of a murderer."

Absolutely hilarious; the kind of line I wish that I could come up with.

Feb 16, 2009 17:10 PM

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BMoreJayMo

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Agreed with the ouch, but it also makes me wonder if there's an organizational flaw contributing to the horrible track record with pitchers. And whether anyone at the warehouse has been tasked to evaluate. With the resources at Mr. Angelos' disposal and the wonderfully talented arms coming through the system, I certainly hope so.

2009 looks like it will be a more important year for Adam Jones than previously expected. Will a healthy year dispel those "chronic" concerns? Seemed like he was squaring the ball more consistently and with more authority just prior to the injury. Likely both were a result of what looked like a more patient approach - finally settling in here in BMore and not pushing as hard to meet the expectations in the wake of an at the time controversial trade of Bedard IMO.

Feb 16, 2009 20:55 PM

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baserip4

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Of course it was a systemic issue in keeping pitchers healthy. Just look at the criminal mishandling of Hayden Penn and Adam Loewen. Fortunately, none of those decision makers are still making the decisions.

Feb 17, 2009 12:10 PM

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BMoreJayMo

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So you're saying the issue is strictly relegated to rushing the young guns through to the show? Other than Penn and Loewen, seems like there have been a myriad of other promising arms that were debilitated along the way. Makes me wonder if something else permeated the thinking in the lower levels.

Feb 17, 2009 14:14 PM

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