By request of commenter Todd (ask and ye shall receive), here’s a quick breakdown of the recently non-tendered third-baseman Garrett Atkins. Atkins has gone from great (.410 wOBA) to very good (.368) to OK (.337) to bad (.291) with the bat, though...

Despite already having Jim Johnson, Kam Mickolio, and Koji Uehara on the roster and not expecting to contend next season, the O’s are on the look-out for a closer. Given the really dumb contract the Houston Astros just gave to Brandon Lyon (4.23 career...

Kevin Millwood has a reputation as an innings-eater, but he’s averaged just 180 innings pitched the last three years. That’s not nothing, but expecting him to go 200 IP next season would be a bad idea. When Millwood was posting ERAs of 5.16 and 5.07 in...

I have insisted repeatedly that the Orioles not trade pitching prospects for Kevin Millwood – even the reports of David Hernandez as the return were troubling – but it seems things didn’t turn out as I had feared.  The O’s still got their man, but...

Word is that the Royals are interested in Felix Pie, but had a hard time meeting the O’s demands (Alex Gordon or Billy Butler, sounds like). Here’s my immediate reaction: Come one Andy, go for the kill. Tell them how much Pie will improve their OBP...