Woof. Akin’s four-run collapse on Thursday night was a tough one to watch. | Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images The 27-year-old left hander has no feel for his secondary pitches these days. With the Orioles in “win now” mode, how much longer will he get chances out of the ‘pen? The Mike Elias regime sometimes gets flak for not drafting pitchers in the early rounds. Then … [Read more...] about Keegan Akin: The Good, The Bad, and—lately—The Ugly
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Know Your Orioles 40-man: Josh Lester
Corner infielder Josh Lester also has a 0.00 ERA after one relief appearance. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Orioles quite recently gave a lot of playing time to guys like him, but we’re past that time now Periodically, Camden Chat checks in on new additions to the Orioles 40-man roster. A few weeks late getting to this one. Sorry! How he got here: Contract … [Read more...] about Know Your Orioles 40-man: Josh Lester
Adley Rutschman screwed out of All-Star starting spot by MLB’s new voting gimmick
Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images The new “Phase Two,” which threw out Rutschman’s lead in voting, has put an anti-Adley stamp on the process In any recent season before this one, the MLB All-Star voting process would have ended with Adley Rutschman as the American League’s starting catcher in the All-Star Game. It is a self-evident truth to most readers of this … [Read more...] about Adley Rutschman screwed out of All-Star starting spot by MLB’s new voting gimmick
Patriots CB Jonathan Jones pushes back on NFL’s anti-gambling stance
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Ravens News 6/29: Offseason Standouts and more
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Ranking the Ravens’ position groups from least to most trustworthy Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner 8. Outside linebacker Maybe no one in Baltimore raised their offseason stock more than David Ojabo. An Achilles tendon injury limited the second-round pick to two games as a rookie, but Ojabo, finally healthy, looked once again like … [Read more...] about Ravens News 6/29: Offseason Standouts and more