On The Verge | An Orioles Prospect Podcast

Zach, Nick, and Bob update their top 50 Orioles prospects list following the 2022 MLB Draft and trade deadline. A new name at number one headlines the list that also includes ten new faces and some notable movement throughout. After going through all 50 names they discuss the most notable players that just missed the list as we enter the home stretch of the minor league season. Join our Patreon! P...

Zach, Nick, and Bob react to the Jorge Lopez trade to the Minnesota Twins for four pitching prospects and the acquisition of Brett Phillips. Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, Patreon-only live streams to watch games together, monthly top 50 prospect updates, invitation to join our private WhatsApp group, giveaways, and plenty more. Plans start as low as $3/month! Head over to S...

Zach, Nick, and Bob discuss the hot-button issue of Trey Mancini being traded to the Houston Astros in a three-team trade that saw two pitching prospects come to Baltimore. They also talk about the draft pick signing deadline and get into which players did and did not officially sign with the Orioles. John Rhodes was promoted to AA Bowie, Shayne Fontana was promoted to AAA Norfolk, and Yusniel Dia...

Zach, Nick, and Bob recap the draft in full a week away from it including discussing the players that have signed to date. After that, they preview the second half of the Baltimore Orioles minor league season including when players like DL Hall, Kyle Stowers, Terrin Vavra, Jordan Westburg, and Gunnar Henderson will make their debut, potential breakout candidates over the final months, and how diff...

With the 2022 MLB Draft now in the books, we take a quick, introductory look at each selection the Baltimore Orioles made on day three. All sources used in the initial research for this episode is linked below! Mason McRae (follow him on Twitter here ): Draft spreadsheet can be found here .  Tieran Alexander's work can be found here . A truly unbelievable resource that proved very valuable over th...

Zach, Nick, and Bob bring on Maximizing Playoff Odds' Jon Meoli to recap day one of the 2022 MLB draft before shifting their attention to day two and picks five through 12. Follow Jon Meoli on Twitter here and subscribe to his newsletter here ! Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, Patreon-only live streams to watch games together, monthly top 50 prospect updates, invitation to joi...

Zach, Nick, and Bob react live to the Orioles first overall pick in the draft as well as the first ten overall picks. Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, Patreon-only live streams to watch games together, monthly top 50 prospect updates, invitation to join our private WhatsApp group, giveaways, and plenty more. Plans start as low as $3/month! Head over to SeatGeek.com where first...

On our latest episode, Nick and Zach run through the presumptive final five players who the Baltimore Orioles could select with the first overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft, give their final pick on who they think it will be, and then highlight Gunnar Henderson's upcoming trip to the MLB Futures Game, and Heston Kjerstad's promotion to the Aberdeen IronBirds.  Join our Patreon! Perks include daily...

Zach, Nick, and Bob reveal their Orioles minor league all-star team as the season passes the halfway mark. One hitter for every position and 10 pitchers round it out. They also talk about the biggest storylines of the first half before shouting out some under-the-radar performances for the week. Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, Patreon-only live streams to watch games together...

Tomorrow is July 1st, the start of a new month and the perfect time to join our patron community where you get daily minor league recaps like this as well as monthly top 50 prospect rankings updates (in both list and bonus podcast form), an invite to chat with us and fellow patrons in our WhatsApp group, and more!  https://www.patreon.com/OnTheVerge Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...

Zach, Nick, and Bob talk to Baltimore Orioles co-hitting coach Matt Borgschulte about all things hitting on the major league club and the importance of swing decisions. After that they discuss the exciting promotions of Colton Cowser, Coby Mayo, and Connor Norby to AA Bowie, the excitement going on at AAA Norfolk, and answer a bunch of listener questions to close out the show. Join our Patreon! Pe...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome back friend of the show Vivek Shukla to participate in the podcast's first ever mock draft. They make picks for the first 15 overall selections including the Baltimore Orioles at 1-1 and then focus on the Orioles picks at 33, 42, 67, and 81. After that fun exercise, they talk about the success that the Aberdeen Ironbirds have had in High-A, including a no-hitter this pa...

Zach and Bob welcome Sam Jellinek of the Delmarva Shorebirds to break down their season to this point. They discuss Heston Kjerstad's professional debut from over the weekend, the high upside arms, and the incredibly talented but incredibly young prospects throughout the Delmarva roster. After that Zach and Bob talk about Kyle Stowers being added to the Baltimore Orioles roster in Toronto as anoth...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome back #Legendary member of Orioles Twitter and great podcaster in his own right, not to mention patron of the show, Eric Garfield to preview the Florida Coast League which kicked off Monday, June 6th. Eric was able to see the team throughout extended spring training and has great insight into how they look entering official games. They also touch on the start of the Domi...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome Prospect Live's Will Hoefer onto the show to provide a draft update as we're now six weeks away. Will it be Druw Jones, Brooks Lee, Termarr Johnson, Elijah Green, Jackson Holliday, or a wild card as the pick at 1-1? Then the trio discuss when Grayson Rodriguez will get the call, Carter Baumler's impressive professional debut, Cody Sedlock's major league debut, and the s...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome AAA Norfolk pitching coach Justin Ramsey onto the show to talk all things pitching, in particular, everything going on with the Tides. He talks about what it's been like to move up through the system with the likes of Grayson Rodriguez and Nick Vespi, how the team teaches pitchers to make adjustments after facing adversity, why the automated strike zone isn't as bad as...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome The Baltimore Sun's Andy Kostka to the show live from the Oriole Park at Camden Yards press box to talk about all of the latest happenings at the major and minor league levels such as a string of promotions that doesn't include Adley Rutschman, the early returns from Kyle Bradish, and some great performances by Grayson Rodriguez and Gunnar Henderson. Join our Patreon! P...

Zach, Nick, and Bob celebrate 100 episodes by talking to Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Baltimore Orioles Mike Elias about the organization's rebuild up to this point. Topics discussed are the challenges faced when he took over the position, how close the team is to turning the corner, and what the next steps are to turn the team into a consistent contender. After that, they...

With our 100th episode starring Mike Elias just around the corner and our pending contest for a Julio Rodriguez or Bobby Witt Jr signed baseball close to being unlocked we thought we'd give our regular listeners a taste of a podcast that we release to patrons six days a week. This daily update featured DL Hall and Adley Rutschman's final appearances with AA Bowie before being promoted to AAA Norfo...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome AA Bowie LHP Drew Rom onto the show to discuss his 2022 season and what it is that got him to this point as one of the system's best pitching prospects. After that, they talk about the promotions of Kyle Bradish to the majors and Creed Willems to A Delmarva, go over their players of the month for April, and shout out some guys flying under the radar. Join our Patreon! P...

Zach, Nick, and Bob discuss how you can listen to their interview with Mike Elias early before it drops with episode 100 in a couple of weeks (hint: sign up for the Patreon) before diving into the latest stories of the minor league season. They also dive into the injury bug that seems to be going around early in the season, the plate discipline that also appears to be contagious, and why internati...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome AA Bowie Baysox pitcher Brandon Young onto the show to talk about his journey from undrafted free agent in the shortened 2020 MLB draft to being one of the top pitching prospects in the Baltimore Orioles system. After that, the guys break down the first two weeks of the minor league baseball season for all four full-season clubs, talk about the new pace of play rules be...

Zach and Bob welcome Pitcher List and fellow Baltimore Sports and Life writer Ben Palmer onto the show to discuss the first week of baseball from a fantasy perspective as well as one based on reality. How have the Baltimore Orioles starters looked the first time through the rotation? Who is going to break out in the bullpen and end up with the most saves? Which prospects are worth stashing in dyna...

Since our regular Monday episode was delayed until Wednesday night, here is a look at the daily content we're releasing all season long recapping the action from the minor league affiliates.  Get in on the action here: https://www.patreon.com/OnTheVerge Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-verge/support Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/on-the-verge-bsl-r...

Zach, Nick, and Bob make their predictions (for both the major and minor leagues) for the 2022 season as Baltimore Orioles opening day approaches. Who will lead the team in home runs, wins, and saves? How many players will graduate from our pre-season top 50 prospects list? Who will break out in a big way at the minor league level? Those and plenty more are answered as we get excited for the baseb...