On The Verge | An Orioles Prospect Podcast

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome back The Baltimore Sun's Jon Meoli to discuss the updated Top 10 Baltimore Orioles prospect list he wrote up for Baseball America. Who are the new entrants into the top 10? Who fell out? He gives out some great insight about each of the top 10 and even some beyond that. Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, monthly top 50 prospect updates, invitation to...

Zach, Nick, and Bob try to predict which rule 5 eligible players the Orioles will protect in the next few weeks. There are plenty of possibilities but only three locks - DL Hall, Kyle Bradish, and Terrin Vavra. They also discuss the recent minor league hirings and Tim Gibbons' comments about a handful of players while coaching in the Arizona Fall League.  Join our Patreon! Perks include daily reca...

On this week's show, Zach and Nick discuss some recent roster moves and check in with the latest on the Arizona Fall League. Then, they discuss a group of Baltimore Orioles prospects who went underappreciated in 2021. There were some big seasons down on the farm that no one, even us, talked about much. They make sure to show as much love as possible this week to those who went overlooked. Join our...

Zach, Nick, and Bob discuss the latest news about living conditions for minor leaguers, the Orioles fall instructional roster, and the arbitration estimates recently released by MLB Trade Rumors. After that they review their mid-season predictions from July before braving the embarrassment once again and making predictions for what will happen with the Orioles over the upcoming offseason. Join our...

Zach, Nick, and Bob put together their 2021 minor league all-stars among prospects in the Orioles organization. Who actually played the best versus who has the higher ceiling. The results may surprise you... After that, they preview the Orioles representatives playing for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League and what they're looking for from Kyle Stowers, Yusniel Diaz, and company. Full 2...

On this bonus episode, we begin our daily offseason prospect review series with the top prospect in the Baltimore Orioles system, catcher Adley Rutschman. The full series is only available to Patrons so come join our Patreon and get access to prospect reviews on more than 50 Orioles prospects, daily podcasts when the regular season begins again, and many more perks! Join our Patreon! Perks include...

Zach and Nick welcome Baltimore Sports and Life site owner Chris Stoner onto the show to put a bow on the Baltimore Orioles major league and AAA seasons. They transition into the offseason with coaching news and what to look forward to heading into 2022. Check out Chris' latest article: 2021 Is Officially Ending; Get To Work Orioles and subscribe to The Warehouse , a Baltimore Orioles and MLB podc...

Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Zach Peek joins the show to discuss his 2021 season split between the Delmarva Shorebirds and Aberdeen Ironbirds and what the future holds for him. After that Zach, Nick, and Bob talk about AA Bowie's season now that they lost in the northeast championship series, the organization's freshly announced positional and pitching prospects of the year, and their weekl...

Zach, Nick, and Bob discuss the playoff-bound Bowie Baysox before recapping the seasons of the Aberdeen Ironbirds, Delmarva Shorebirds, and FCL Orioles which unfortunately have come to an end. A quick look at some offseason possibilities for the major league club and then a double stuffed edition of our dark horse shoutouts. Join our Patreon! Perks include daily recap podcasts, monthly top 50 pros...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome The Baltimore Sun's Jon Meoli onto the show to talk about the Orioles from top to bottom. He talks about his approach to writing about the team, how he thinks the team will operate over the offseason, and the new player development tools the Mike Elias regime has brought in. The surprising promotion of Gunnar Henderson was also discussed as well as our weekly selection...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome Baseball America's Kyle Glaser onto the show to talk about the Orioles farm system and the #2 ranking BA has given it. They talk about what goes into making a top rated system, how the talent is distributed within it, and how soon top rated systems tend to translate that into major league success. After that they talk about Michael Baumann getting called up to the major...

Zach, Nick, and Bob break down the month of August on the farm by going through the system team by team. They also take listener questions and highlight some players outside of the top 30 on our prospect list. Join our Patreon for daily perks, monthly updates to our Top 50 prospects, and so much more! Follow us all on Twitter: @BSLOnTheVerge , @NickStevensR , @TheOrioleReport and give us a Like on...

Zach and Bob welcome Bowie Baysox outfielder Johnny Rizer onto the show to discuss what it is like to be a prospect in the Baltimore Orioles organization in 2021. He talks about what it is like to be promoted mid-season, go through your first real professional slump, and make an amazing catch that doesn't count. After that the guys go over the news that Jahmai Jones has been recalled by the Oriole...

In this bonus episode Bob welcomes on 'Talkin' Birdy's Ryan Setree to help him and any listeners in the same boat learn the basics of baseball card collecting in 2021. They discuss the different ways to collect, the different types of cards that there are, and why it is an enjoyable hobby before showing off their favorite cards in their collections.  Be sure to subscribe to 'Talkin' Birdy' where e...

Zach, Nick, and Bob dive deeper into the 31 promotions that occurred over the weekend, the most exciting amongst them being Jordan Westburg to AA Bowie and most of the 2021 draft picks up to A Delmarva. Join our Patreon to get exclusive content like this including daily minor league game recaps, monthly updates to our top 50, and join the growing Orioles fan community in our Whats App group. Suppo...

Zach, Nick, and Bob talk to Eutaw Street Report's Eric Garfield ( @Eric_Birdland ) about all things FCL Orioles. They discuss the excitement surrounding the latest crop of draft picks as well as the first wave of international signings and trades that the Orioles have made under Mike Elias. It's an exciting group of young players with high upside the likes of which the Orioles organization has nev...

On the Verge Daily is a podcast exclusive to our patrons where we recap the minor league action from the night before. In this episode we talk about Adley Rutschman's AAA debut, Jean Pinto continuing to shine, and Colton Cowser playing little league in the FCL! Join our Patreon to get this daily podcast and many more benefits at http://patreon.com/ontheverge Support this podcast: https://podcaster...

Zach, Nick, and Bob welcome one of the voices of the Bowie Baysox, announcer Paul Fritschner, onto the show to talk all things 2021 Baysox. They discuss the excitement of getting to see top prospects like Adley Rutschman and Grayson Rodriguez, the parade of great pitching that doesn't seem to end no matter who gets promoted, working games in the midst of a pandemic, who the under the radar stories...

Zach, Nick, and Bob start off by recapping what the Orioles did and didn't do at the trade deadline before talking about the latest injury news and quotes from General Manager Mike Elias. Then they discuss the soon to be top prospect in baseball Adley Rutschman and when he will inevitably be promoted to AAA Norfolk before ending the show by highlighting a few players outside of our top 30 prospect...

On the Verge Daily breaks down all the action from the Orioles minor league affiliates from the previous day. Sign up for our Patreon to get more content like this! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-verge/support Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/on-the-verge-bsl-radio-baltimore-orioles-andamp-orioles-minor/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: http...

Bob gives his initial impressions on the Orioles trading Shawn Armstrong and Freddy Galvis before the 2021 trade deadline. Sign up for our Patreon: 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-radio-baltimore-orioles-andamp-orioles-minor/exclusive-content Advertisi...

Here is a free preview of what you can expect to get on a daily basis throughout the minor league season when you sign up for our Patreon, which launched today! Sign up 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-radio-baltimore-orioles-andamp-orioles-minor/...

Zach, Nick, and Bob release a bonus interview that they were able to record while they were in Bowie for the Baysox game on Sunday July, 25th. Bowie Baysox hitting coach Ryan Fuller talks about the Orioles player development philosophies at the plate in general before getting into more specifics with players such as Adley Rutschman, Kyle Stowers, Terrin Vavra, and more. Before that there is a spec...

Zach, Nick, and myself welcome back the host of 'Locked On Orioles', Connor Newcomb, to the show to preview the trade deadline coming up on Friday and talk about what the Orioles will or will not do. After that we review our opening day predictions and accept the reality that we're not very good at this before looking ahead to the rest of the season. Who will be added to the 40 man roster? Whose s...

Zach, Nick, and Bob go over their mid-season top 50 prospects list. They count down from one to 30 and then shout out a handful of others from the 30-50 range. Keep an eye out on Baltimore Sports and Life to see the complete list and comments from Nick's article! Who were the biggest risers and fallers, who is poised to climb the ranks, and what are these international signings doing on a Baltimor...