Camden Chat 9 hours ago
In a surprising twist, the Orioles are poised to have the AL’s best postseason rotation
Photo by Ron Schwane/ If Dean Kremer or Kyle Gibson can join in on the excellence shown by Bradish, Rodriguez and Means, this O’s rotation is more than good enough to carry them to an AL pennant. The Orioles starting rotation has undergone a bit of a metamorphosis since the beginning of September. When the O’s began the month out in Arizona, they featured a six-man rotation and the likes of Cole Irvin and Jack Flaherty were key contributors of that six-starter collective. However, since the beginning of the month there’s been quite the shakeup. After getting the...
Camden Chat Sep 20, 2023
Jack Flaherty should view his bump to the bullpen as an opportunity
Photo by Patrick Smith/ Briefly considered a significant trade acquisition, Jack Flaherty now finds himself out of the Orioles rotation. The former Cardinal should view his move to the bullpen as one last chance to help the team win. When the Orioles acquired Jack Flaherty, they believed they were gaining a veteran starting pitcher with top-of-the-rotation stuff. Flaherty would bring stability, postseason experience and an ability to work deep into games. Better yet, he would help the club win. The move has not gone as expected. Flaherty impressed in his first start,...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 19, 2023
Orioles reduce rotation to five starters by changing Flaherty's role
HOUSTON – Jack Flaherty is moving to the bullpen.Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is starting Kyle Bradish in Wednesday afternoon’s series finale in Houston, and rookie Grayson Rodriguez gets the ball Thursday night in Cleveland.In a six-man rotation, Flaherty would have taken his next turn Thursday in his eighth game with the Orioles since the deadline trade. He’s carrying a 7.11 ERA and 1.674 WHIP in 31 2/3 innings since leaving the Cardinals.Flaherty hasn’t worked more than 4 2/3 innings in three starts this month, and he hasn’t reached the same level of effectiveness as in his debut...
Baltimore Sun Sep 16, 2023
The Orioles acquired Jack Flaherty for games like Friday’s. He failed to deliver. | ANALYSIS
Jack Flaherty’s start Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore’s biggest game of the season to date, was his best chance — and perhaps his last — to show he is the pitcher the Orioles needed when they traded for him. He didn’t.
Camden Chat Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday evening Orioles game thread: vs. Cardinals, 6:35 ET
The Orioles need a fired-up Kyle Gibson tonight in the series finale. | Photo by Rob Carr/ Let’s try that again. The Orioles look to take the series with a bounce back game tonight. It would have been poetic if Orioles bats had lifted John Means to a win in his first start since April 2022 last night. They didn’t, but they have the chance to better themselves tonight. Another near-miss of poetry: tonight’s game will not see former Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty facing off against Drew Rom, one of the pitching prospects traded to St. Louis to bring Flaherty here....
MASN: School of Roch Sep 12, 2023
Rom on his Camden Yards return, Hyde on Means' return to rotation
Drew Rom thought he made it past the trade deadline.The Orioles’ pitching prospect was in Charlotte with Triple-A Norfolk. Manager Buck Britton approached him. And his baseball life was about to change.“Was not expecting it at all,” Rom said. “It was literally a minute or two before the trade deadline and Buck walks in and says, ‘Hey Rom, I need to see you in the office real fast.’ I’m like, ‘Oh Lord, here we go.’”Rom, a Kentucky native, was going to the Cardinals organization with infielder César Prieto and pitcher Zack Showalter for veteran starter Jack Flaherty. He’s...
Camden Chat Sep 11, 2023
Jack Flaherty’s Orioles stint has been as bad as many feared
Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via With a return from John Means on the horizon, it would take a miracle turnaround for Flaherty to find his way onto the O’s postseason roster. When the trade deadline came and went, it’s safe to say that many in Orioles fanbase were underwhelmed by the team’s moves. Seemingly in need of a top-of-the-rotation arm, Mike Elias and the Orioles front office instead settled on Jack Flaherty, a veteran righty from the St. Louis Cardinals with an up-and-down career. The hope, it seemed, would be that Flaherty would pad the rotation...
Camden Chat Sep 10, 2023
Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 1:35
Photo by Ronald Martinez/ It’s up to Grayson Rodriguez as the O’s look to secure their eighth straight win and second consecutive series sweep. Although the Orioles did get the win in a wild game on Saturday night, it wasn’t the finest showing for the pitching staff. Six different relievers had to back up starter Jack Flaherty, who had yet another underwhelming outing. With John Means expected back any day now, that could spell trouble for the team’s prized trade deadline addition. But that’s a discussion for another day. Today, Brandon Hyde will be hoping...
Baltimore Sun Sep 9, 2023
Orioles hang on for wild 13-12 victory, their 7th straight, as rookies and vets blast past Red Sox
The Orioles' two youngest and two oldest position players combined for five home runs, two by James McCann, in a 13-12 victory over the Boston Red Sox, an offensive output that helped cover for another poor start from Jack Flaherty and a shaky night for Baltimore’s bullpen and defense.
MASN: School of Roch Sep 9, 2023
Orioles reach 90 victories with another offensive outburst in Boston (updated)
BOSTON – Jack Flaherty walked to the bullpen for his pre-start warm-up this afternoon, reversed his tracks and headed back to the clubhouse. The claps of thunder, bolts of lightning and a warning for fans to leave the lower seating area and seek cover told Flaherty that he wasn’t going to throw his first pitch at the allotted time.Any disruption could be unsettling for a guy with an 8.35 ERA in his previous four outings since an impressive debut with the Orioles. He was seeking calm, not the storm.Justin Turner hit a two-run homer in the first inning, the damage lessened by Ryan...
Camden Chat Sep 9, 2023
Saturday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 4:10
Photo by Ronald Martinez/ The Orioles look to take the series at Fenway Park with Jack Flaherty on the mound. James McCann, Jordan Westburg and Jorge Mateo are all in the lineup today against left-hander Chris Sale. Hard-hitting Ryan O’Hearn will sit with Ryan Mountcastle playing first base, Adley Rutschman serving as the DH, and Anthony Santander starting in right field. Sale holds a 6-3 record with a 4.46 ERA over 16 starts this season. The seven-time All Star has not exceeded five innings since returning from the injured list on August 11. Sale missed 10 weeks...
MASN: School of Roch Sep 9, 2023
Orioles and Red Sox lineups in Boston
BOSTON – Aaron Hicks is in center field this afternoon against the Red Sox and James McCann is catching. Adley Rutschman is the designated hitter.Austin Hays is the cleanup hitter. Jordan Westburg is at second base and Gunnar Henderson is at third.Jack Flaherty has posted a 6.66 ERA and 1.521 WHIP in five starts with the Orioles. He struck out seven batters in 4 2/3 innings in Arizona but gave up four runs and six hits.Flaherty has never faced the Red Sox.The Orioles have won six games in a row and 12 of 15 and are 89-51 overall, 47-25 on the road. They’ve scored 34 runs this season in...
MASN: Steve Melewski Sep 6, 2023
O's alter rotation looking toward Means' return and the stretch run
ANAHEIM – The Orioles are tweaking their rotation before the series with Red Sox that begins Friday night at Fenway Park. Had they stayed on turn after tomorrow’s off day with their current six-man, they would have thrown Cole Irvin Friday, then Kyle Bradish Saturday and Jack Flaherty on Sunday against the Red Sox.But manager Brandon Hyde said today it will be Bradish in the Boston series opener, Flaherty next and Grayson Rodriguez Sunday in the series finale in Boston. Irvin is moving to the bullpen for now.“We’ve put Cole in the ‘pen. He was in the bullpen last night,” Hyde...
Camden Chat Sep 3, 2023
Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Diamondbacks, 4:10pm ET
Photo by Vaughn Ridley/ The O’s send Jack Flaherty to the mound as they look to seal another winning series, this time against Arizona in the desert. Saturday night was a great palate cleanser for all of Birdland after a series opener vs. the Diamondbacks that left a bad taste in all of our mouths. The O’s again got great pitching, Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each went deep and Baltimore dominated the game from the fourth inning onward to secure the win. The Orioles will look to repeat that effort this Sunday afternoon as they try to score a series win to...
Camden Chat Sep 3, 2023
Sunday Bird Droppings: The Orioles gained on the Rays and go for a series win today
Cedric Mullins delivered a go-ahead three-run home run yesterday. | Photo by Chris Coduto/ It’ll be up to Jack Flaherty to help get the series win in Arizona Hello, friends. The streak of not being swept lives! By winning in Arizona on Saturday night, the Orioles have now not been swept for 83 straight series, tied for the third-best such streak in all of MLB history (1922-24 Yankees also had 83) and the best consecutive no-sweep series streak since the end of World War II. Last night’s win was the 84th Orioles victory of the season, exceeding their total from last...
