The Payoff Pitch

On this week's episode of The Payoff Pitch, ESR's Matt Pyne joins us once again. We talk about Manny Machado's return to Baltimore, the signings of Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson as well as their immediate futures in the organization, and whether or not the Orioles can punt 2020 like they did 2019.

The Orioles are offensive to the senses, yet still boast a punchless offense. On this week's episode, Paul is joined by Eutaw Street Report Senior Editor Derek Arnold. The guys talk about the disappearing Orioles offense, Chance Sisco's future in Baltimore, and the joys of watching awful pitching year in and year out.

On this week's show, Paul is joined by fellow Eutaw Street Report writer Dillon Atkinson. They talk about the recent turnaround from O's pitchers, especially Dylan Bundy, and the way John Means and Gabriel Ynoa are stabilizing the rotation. On offense, they discuss Richie Martin's sudden surge, Dwight Smith Jr.'s injury, Anthony Santander's call-up, and more.

Adam McInturff of 2080 Baseball is back to review the Orioles' 2019 Draft. They took Adley Rutschman first overall, but what about the rest of their haul? Adam breaks down a bunch of different draftees who could be future Orioles.

With only five days until the 2019 MLB draft, who will the Orioles pick first overall? Most assume it will be Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, but Texas high schooler Bobby Witt Jr. and Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn could still be in the mix.

Joining me today to talk about the draft, and give great scouting reports on all three players, is Luke Jackson from Press Box.

This week, Paul is joined by Baltimore sports talk icon Stan "The Fan" Charles of Press Box and PressBoxOnline.com.

How much longer can the Orioles keep running David Hess & Dan Straily out there to get beat around? Where are the potential future relievers on this team? What's up with the lack of fundamentals? Stan and I disagree about Trey Mancini's future in Baltimore, and plenty of more great O's talk!

On this week's show, Paul is joined by Eric Arditti of Barstool Baseball. We talk about Ken Rosenthal's doom and gloom article, watching a bad baseball team, prospects like Grayson Rodriguez, Blaine Knight, Ryan Mountcastle, and others, what Mike Elias will do in the draft, and plenty more.

On this week's episode of The Payoff Pitch...should fans freak out about rumors the Orioles might be moving to Vegas? Let's get into that ridiculous brouhaha. After that, we're joined by Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun to talk about the Birds so far, his niche with advanced analytics on the O's beat, John Means, some prospects, and more.

The Orioles have been, as expected, a bit tough to watch in 2019. So this week, we head down on the farm with Adam McInturff, Assistant Director of Pro Scouting for 2080Baseball.com. Adam updates us on some pitchers in the Birds' system, like DL Hall, Zac Lowther, Keegan Akin, and more. We also talk about some bats like Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays.

Is Chris Davis noticeably smaller? Paul gets into that nonsense, along with the fact that it's been a rough week for the Orioles overall. Dillon Atkinson of Eutaw Street Report also joins him to talk about the surprising John Means, Miguel Castro's struggles,juiced baseballs and more.