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Recapping the trade deadline... - The Orioles only moved Galvis, thoughts? - The Yankees were active... - The Cubs moved on... Last week we looked at the American League... let's reset the National League coming out of the Deadline... - The Mets lead the NL East, with Philly and Atlanta both within 3.5 games. How do you see this playing out? - Despite Jackie Bradley Jr being horrible, Milwaukee ha...

Topics Discussed: - Boston continues to lead the East... Sale working back... - Tampa Bay is 20 games over .500, just behind Boston. They added Cruz, and moved Hill. Do you like the Rays to catch the Red Sox? - NY looks lost 9.5 games back.... Toronto is 10.5 GB, but has outscored the opposition by 85 runs. Both teams within 4.5 of the 2nd WC. Will the East get a 3rd team to the Playoffs? - Chicag...

- Akin and Kremer are running neck-and-neck for the biggest disappointments... thought both had a good chance to be league average 4th or 5th starters... development isn't linear, but they've been disasters. Thoughts on them? - General thoughts on the Orioles draft process? - It's the end of July, and the trade deadline is nearing.  Will Mancini be moved? If you were moving him, where would m...

Topics Discussed: - ESPN / Kurkijan:  How the 'K' became the most destructive letter in Major League Basebal l  Agree / Disagree? - The Athletics are considering (with MLB support) leaving Oakland.   Your thoughts on Expansion, Realignment, Restructuring?  - CBS Sports:  Six problems with how Tony La Russa handled the Yermín Mercedes situation -   Thoug...

- Means throws a no-no! - The Orioles are roughly 20% through their '21 season.  What stands out to you? - Mountcastle struggled mightily in April... has come to life over the last week. Current thoughts? - Kremer struggled over his initial 4 starts, before turning in his best outing of the year Monday at Seattle? Too many homers, too many walks. K's good. Current thoughts? - Cedric Mullins c...

- John Means is performing well... which means some Oriole fans are concerned he'll be traded...  under control through '24. Current thoughts? - Hays returned from his injury. Santander is out 2-4 weeks with an ankle injury.  Ryan McKenna was brought back up.  Stewart benefits in the immediate? - Time to cut bait with Ruiz and promote Jones to take over 2nd? - Thoughts on Lopez and...

- First time + through the rotation, thoughts? - It did not take long for Hays to end up on the IL.  Doesn't matter how talented you might be, if you can't stay in the lineup... - Mullins has started the year on fire... - O's pen...  we've spent lots of time talking Tate and Scott....  how about thoughts on Valdez, and Plutko? - Both Rule 5's (Mac Sceroler, and Tyler Wells) have see...

Topics Discussed: - Who wins the AL West, general division thoughts - Who wins the NL East, general division thoughts - AL East preview - Akin is not breaking camp with the O's - Zimmermann starting the year in the rotation -  Power Rank the Group of 7 -  Both Rule 5 picks have made the OD roster - Sanchez was DFA'd... 2nd base? -  O's building a state of the art facility in th...

- Article at The Ringer  on moving back the mound   - Article at ESPN on  Major League Baseball to deploy several experimental rules in minor leagues this season - NL West Division Overview:  How do you handicap the division?  5 favorite players in the division?  Which individual do you like to breakout? -  Maikel Franco  - Hunter Harvey has an obl...

- Our colleague Nick Stevens has a notes column up -  Spring Training Questions To Ponder . - Matt also has a notes article, where he mentioned the passing of former Orioles Manager Joe Altobeli. - A few weeks ago Stephen debuted the  2021 Draft Model . Early thoughts on who could be in play for the Orioles with their initial selection? - We didn't get into it last week,  but M...

- Adam Jones commented in an article with The Sun, that when his playing career ends in Japan, he could be interested in Managing the Orioles. - This led to discussion at the board regarding Jones leaving before the '19 season. Did Jones have any place on a rebuilding team? -  Thoughts on the Orioles bullpen?  How would you build it? What do you like? What do you question? - We spoke las...

- The big news in baseball... the Tatis contract... - Best landing spot for Bradley Jr? - Who are the winners and losers of the off-season? - Matt's article on the Orioles defense... -  New colleague Cale Cox gave some thoughts on Scouting ...   - Detroit is said to be toying with the idea of a 6 man rotation... should the O's consider this?  - The Orioles have taken flyers on...

- We welcome Dr. Stephen Loftus as our new Co-Host... - We know the Orioles aren't competing in '21... what are we looking to see accomplished? - Where are the Orioles in their rebuilding process? - In a previous article,  I reviewed Astroball with my takeaways.    what stands out in-terms of extrapolating to the Orioles? - The rich get richer... Bauer to the Dodgers.  Tho...

- Orioles traded Cobb...   -  Matt's article on other external options  - External or Internal for the Rotation? -  Gary Armida's article on the East - Bob says goodbye!

- The Orioles signed Freddy Galvis, addressing SS - Heyman reports Atlanta is interested in Mancini - Orioles finances... - HOF Voting - Yankees addition of Taillon - Jays addition of Semien - Remembering Hank Aaron

- A CBS Sports article on what we know and don't know about the 2021 MLB Season - Springer signing with the Jays - Matt's article on Santander - Takeaways from my pod with Alex Fast last week

Topics tonight... -  A Jonathan Villar reunion ? -  Taking a look at fastball spin rate -  Inbox: What to expect from young O's in '21 -  Matt Kremnitzer: What’s The Next Step For Orioles OF Anthony Santander? - Looking at the Bullpen -  CBS Sports: MLB hot stove: Sizing up National League landscape as Mets, Padres join Dodgers, Braves in top tier

- Nick Stevens' article on the Orioles starting pitching - Matt Kory's article on Brandon Hyde - Zach Spedden's articles on ETAs for Oriole prospects... - The San Diego Padres additions of Snell and Darvish - The Mets / Cleveland trade today

- MLB adds Negro Leagues to the official records - Cleveland will be changing their name from Indians - Dombrowski taking over the Phillies - 2021 HOF Ballott - Major League Baseball, union at odds on whether start of 2021 season should be delayed - Discussion on Chris Stoner's most recent article on the Orioles

- Discussed Iglesias and Alberto. - Non-Tenders of interest? - Reaction to an Orioles.com article on the   5 best offensive seasons by an Oriole ever . - Reaction to a MASN article / interview with MLB Pipeline - Reaction to Bob Phelan's article on MiL Projections - Discussion on Matt and Bob Harkins AL and NL overviews.

- The storylines which will dominate the off-season in MLB - Looking at the Top Free Agents, and possible Trade Candidates - Review of the finalists for the 2020 Awards

- Review of the World Series so far... - Previewing Game 4, and the remainder of the series - Gold Glove Finalists Revealed - Pitching and development in '21 - A look at Matt's recent article on what the Orioles can learn from the Rays - Off-season storylines of interest?

- AL & NL Championship Series Updates... - Does the World Series Champ deserve an asterisk? - The White Sox are interviewing La Russa - Billy Beane possibly out of baseball.... - Boston is looking for a Manager.... - RIP Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan - Should the Orioles make an effort with Korean SS  Ha-seong Kim?

- Updating the MLB Playoffs - Remembering Bob Gibson - Do the Orioles need to be bold?

Our final thoughts on the '20 rule changes....  Looking at the AL and NL Playoffs...  Some Orioles thoughts to wrap up '20, and as we begin to look ahead to '21