Locked On Orioles - Daily Podcast On The Baltimore Orioles

Host Connor Newcomb is joined by David Espinoza, a baseball writer who covers the AAA Pacific Coast League, to talk about the Orioles newest addition — OF/1B Chris Shaw. David talks about:

-Shaw's big numbers at AAA over the last three seasons

-Why he struggled in brief MLB stints with the Giants in 2018 and 2019

-Shaw being a home runs and strikeouts kind of hitter

-How he got his strikeout rate down in 2019

-What the Orioles can expect if they give the big left-handed hitter a chance

Plus, Connor breaks down Shaw's baseball career so far and talks about the other half of this Orioles move, as the team DFA'd RHP Thomas Eshelman.

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Host Connor Newcomb continues our countdown of the "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" with a look at the No. 5-ranked move on the list: the free-agent signing of Nelson Cruz in 2014. Connor talks:

-Why the Orioles took a calculated risk in signing Cruz

-How he revamped his game and his image in 2014

-Why it was such a bad move for the Orioles not to offer Cruz a multi-year extension after the season

-Would the division title in 2014 have happened without Nelson Cruz?

-How history would have been different if the Orioles had re-signed him to a four-year deal

Plus, Connor talks about the Orioles interest in Yasiel Puig and why he would have fit in with the team in 2020, but the outfield may be too crowded in 2021.

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Sean Stires, the Pre-Game and Post-Game Show Co-Host for Notre Dame Football and a former Notre Dame baseball broadcaster, to talk about the college careers of two Orioles draft picks — Trey Mancini and Pat Connaughton. Connor and Sean talk:

-Trey Mancini's immense pop in his bat in college

-Why they knew Trey was good at Notre Dame, but didn't know he would be this good

-The support for Trey this year from the Notre Dame family

-Why Pat Connaughton ultimately chose basketball over staying with the Orioles

-How good Connaughton could have been on the mound had he stuck with baseball

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Host Connor Newcomb answers your Orioles questions on another Mailbag Monday. Today's question: Who could be non-tendered and DFA'd by the Orioles later this offseason? Connor talks:

-Austin Wynns may have lost his spot

-Why it's time to move on from Cole Sulser

-The Orioles should keep Shawn Armstrong in arbitration

-Could Pat Valaika and Hanser Alberto both be non-tendered?

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Host Connor Newcomb breaks down the six players the Orioles added to the 40-man roster on Friday and looks at why the O's DFA'd Renato Núñez. Connor talks:

-Expect Yusniel Diaz, Michael Baumann and Rylan Bannon, and Isaac Mattson to be on the Opening Day Roster

-Zac Lowther and Alex Wells will be competing with each other for the next few years

-The Orioles took a calculated risk in deciding not to protect Zach Pop

-The writing was on the wall for Renato Núñez

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Host Connor Newcomb continues our "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" series with a look at the No. 6-ranked move on the list: the 2011 trade that sent Koji Uehara to the Rangers for Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter. Connor talks:

-What made Uehara one of the biggest names on the trading block that year

-Why recent struggles by both players meant the Rangers were willing to part with Davis and Hunter at the time

-A recap of Hunter and Davis' time with the Orioles

-Would the Orioles have been better off in 2012 with Uehara instead?

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Host Connor Newcomb is joined by Bob Phelan, the Co-Host of the BSL On The Verge Podcast, to talk about which prospects the Orioles will add to the 40-man roster and protect from the Rule 5 Draft before Friday's deadline. Connor and Bob talk:

-Why Diaz, Lowther, Baumann, and Mattson are locks to be added to the roster

-Why Zach Pop and Rylan Bannon have a good chance to join them

-Do Alex Wells and Brett Cumberland have a shot to be added?

-Why the first players to be taken off the 40-man roster to make room could be Cole Sulser, Austin Wynns, and Renato Núñez

-Bob thinks Zach Pop is the Orioles future closer

Plus, Connor makes his 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame selections.

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Host Connor Newcomb continues our "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" series with a look a the No, 7-ranked move on the list: the 2013 trade for Brad Brach. Connor talks:

-Why this may have been the best trade of Dan Duquette's career

-How Brach became the Orioles second-best reliever from 2014 to 2018

-What happened to the prospect the Orioles sent to San Diego?

-Why the Orioles would not have made the postseason on 2016 without Brach

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Host Connor Newcomb answers your Orioles questions on this Mailbag Monday. Today's questions: Will Tyler Nevin make the team out of spring training in 2021? Which prospects will the Orioles definitely protect on the 40-man roster? Connor talks:

-Nevin's minor league career so far

-Why he is blocked by Mountcastle and Mancini

-The three players that are locks to be added to the 40-man roster this week

-The case against adding four other prospects who are in the mix

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Host Connor Newcomb continues our "Orioles Top 10 Transactions of the Decade" series with a look at the No. 8-ranked move on the list: the Rule 5 Draft selection of Anthony Santander in 2016. Connor talks:

-Why Santander was a risky pick because of his injuries and youth

-How the Orioles timed out his 2017 season perfectly to keep him in the organization

-How he turned himself into an all-star caliber player in 2020

-What needs to happen for the Orioles to sign him to a long-term contract

Plus, Connor talks about the Marlins hiring Kim Ng as their new GM and why the move was long overdue.

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