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Fan Fest Notes and Thoughts: J.J. Hardy

During Orioles FanFest, shortstop J.J. Hardy spoke with the media for a couple of minutes. Hardy answered questions about the additions to the roster for Spring Training, his life this offseason versus what happened to him last year, outlook for the season and several other items. Here are some quotes and notes I was able to pick up from him. About the moves and acquisitions...
Via Oriole Post  |  3 days ago
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Fan Fest Notes and Thoughts: J.J. Hardy

During Orioles FanFest, shortstop J.J. Hardy spoke with the media for a couple of minutes. Hardy answered questions about the additions to the roster for Spring Training, his life this offseason versus what happened to him last year, outlook for the season and several other items. Here are some quotes and notes I was able to pick up from him. About the moves and acquisitions...
Via Oriole Post  |  4 days ago
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2012 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Tiers

Your fantasy baseball draft(s) are right around the corner.  Here’s my attempt at separating 25 shortstops into six tiers. Tiers are very subjective and one player could easily be considered just good enough or just bad enough to be in the next higher or lower tier. Let me know what you think.  Also check out my: first basemen tiers and second basemen tiers. Tier 1: Troy Tulowitzki...
Via Win My Fantasy League  |  5 days ago
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Short Stop Sleepers

We all know that after Tulo and Reyes come off the board the SS position turns into “what ifs” and “what’s the difference”.  You can find yourself trying to split hairs between an aging Jimmy Rollins and an injury prone J.J. Hardy.  Or maybe you’re buying into the hype of a repeat Asdrubal Cabrera break out or thinking Jeter’s got one more descent year.  Well, after...
Via Rant Sports  |  11 days ago
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Fantasy Baseball Off-Season Report: Shortstop

By Adam McGill The shortstop position is only a year or two away from having the biggest turnover in the history of the position.  Many relics are close to hanging it up, including Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, J.J. Hardy, Jhonny Peralta, and Marcus Scutaro.  This will seemingly give several young players the spotlight for the most important position in the infield, such as Texas’...
Via Rant Sports  |  13 days ago
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Fantasy Baseball – Breakouts and Pretenders

It’s getting closer to draft day, and that means it’s important to separate last years breakout candidates into legitimate stars and pretenders. Today we’re going to look at 6 players that will be overvalued based on their performances last year. Some of them are still quality players who deserve a spot on your roster – but won’t be worth it based on...
Via Rant Sports  |  15 days ago
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Player Profile #125: J.J. Hardy | SS | BAL

After two down seasons, J.J. Hardy was left for dead after many drafts last year. I’m sure he took offense to that and that is why he had one of his best seasons of his career. His 30 home runs weren’t only a career high, but they were also tied for the lead among shortstops (Troy Tulowitzki) in 2011. Power is the name of Hardy’s game and it seems like he likes hitting in...
Via Baseball Professor  |  19 days ago
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J.J. Hardy: It's time for Orioles' young pitchers to 'step up'

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy, who signed a long-term contract with the team during his terrific first season in Baltimore, said he signed a multi-year deal because he sees a lot of promise in the young players on the Orioles' roster. 
Via Baltimore Sun  |  23 days ago
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#35: Will J.J. Hardy hit 30 homers again?

Karl de Vries is a reporter and web producer for The Star-Ledger of Newark, NJ. He’s a lifelong Mets fan and fantasy fanatic who operates RotoDiamond, a fantasy baseball blog. If you’ve never heard of RotoDiamond, I highly suggest adding it to your fantasy repertoire. Due to the high quality of Karl’s work, I’ve asked him to contribute posts to Baseball Professor. It took...
Via Baseball Professor  |  25 days ago
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How Do You Market The Baltimore Orioles?

With Spring Training around the corner, and the 2012 starting as the winter season ends, the question is this? How does one market the Baltimore Orioles? We know that the 20th anniversary of Camden Yards is this year and the organization will be having several things going on with that. That being said, it’s a great marketing tool, but at the end of the day – I care about...
Via Oriole Post  |  27 days ago
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2012 Mock Draft #1

Earlier today, I participated in my first mock draft of the new year. Justin Occhionero of SonsOfRoto.com and myself hosted and drafted alongside some other writers and readers. As an experiment, I decided to “play it blind” meaning I did not have my rankings sheets in front of me. It was an interesting exercise, but I did lose track of position depth at certain points,...
Via Fantasy Baseball 365  |  January 14, 2012
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Why 2012 Is An Important Year For The Orioles (Part One)

The Baltimore Orioles are viewed as one of the worst organizations in baseball. They play in the toughest division in baseball, have a weak farm system and lack the necessary talent at the big league level to be competitive. Peter Angelos, one of the most unpopular owners in baseball, seemingly has been hesitant to adjust to the baseball industry of the 21st century. Angelos has...
Via Taking Bad Schotz  |  January 08, 2012
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Ron Shandler's list of Orioles projections for the 2012 season

Will shortstop J.J. Hardy be able to replicate last year's numbers in 2012? Here's one set of projections for what the key Orioles' stats will look like this season.
Via Baltimore Sun  |  January 06, 2012
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Andy MacPhail's Christmas Gift to Baltimore

The Orioles have plenty of holes to fill this offseason and seemingly every offseason. But there is one critical position that they do not have to fill. Shortstop.You could make the argument that the rarest commodity in the free agent market this season is a shortstop who can hit and field his position well. (OK, good all-around catchers and starting pitching is probably a rarer...
Via Dempsey's Army  |  December 24, 2011
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J.J. Hardy Player Projection No. 110

Key Stats: No shortstop had more home runs than J.J. Hardy's 30 last season. Troy Tulowitzki had as many home runs, but also had 39 more plate appearances. The way Hardy got to 30 was impressive as he was consistent in the months of June, July, and August with 7 or more home runs in each month. He missed most of April, but finished healthy which means last year could have actually...
Via Fantasy Baseball 365  |  December 23, 2011
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Conflicting Reports on Braves’ and Orioles’ Trade Discussions

There have been conflicting reports about the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles supposed talks about Adam Jones. Some have said that they discussed JJ Hardy. Others have said the Braves offered Martin Prado and Jair Jurrjens to them. Adam Jones is the only player that the Braves would have interest in from the Orioles. This morning, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reported...
Via Rant Sports  |  December 21, 2011
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The GIBBYs: Orioles Come Up Empty...

On Friday night, the MLB Network had an awards show called the GIBBY's - Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards. I saw the promos for the GIBBYS, but didn't even remember it until now. Honestly, I was not even home when the program aired. The votes for the awards were done by fans at MLB.com, and included input from media, front-office personnel and MLB alumni. Well...
Via Oriole Post  |  December 17, 2011
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Bullpen Banter: The Florida Marlins

A new feature we’re starting at 85% Sports is Hot Stove Banter – baseball discussions between Russ Blatt and myself. For the first one, we’re tackling the moves the Marlins made at the Winter Meetings.Eugene: Thoughts on the Marlins moves? Russ: Its simple. New stadium means new revenues. However, if you want people to come to the ballpark you need players to see. Jose...
Via 85% Sports  |  December 12, 2011
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10 Photos - Jays Vs O's 9-11 Part 3

Another POTD goes to the birds.Orioles catcher Matt Wieters plays catch in the outfield. Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy does a warm-up sprint.Orioles first baseman Mark Reynolds chats with J.J. Hardy.The Orioles begin to line up for the 9-11 ceremony on the first base line. Former Jays closers Jeremy Accardo and Kevin Gregg are to the left of Jake Fox on the right.Orioles center fielder...
Via Batter's Box  |  December 11, 2011
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Marlins Get A Potential Bargain In Jose Reyes

Before the off-season started, we asked you guys to project how much the primary free agents would sign for this winter. The FanGraphs Crowd tabbed Jose Reyes for a six year, $101 million contract. Tonight, he signed with the Marlins for six years and $106 million, so you guys can count this as a feather in your cap – the crowd figured out what the market for Reyes would be quite...
Via Fangraphs  |  December 05, 2011
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Winter Meetings Preview: Baltimore Orioles

As we continue down the road with our winter meetings preview we find ourselves stopping at one of the more dysfunctional organizations in baseball. Dan Duquette is now on the job, so there are bound to be changes in Baltimore. The question will be what kind of changes we hope to find. The Orioles have been in last in the AL East for as long as anyone can remember. 2012 appears to...
Via hardballchat.com  |  November 27, 2011
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What Needs to Happen

The Orioles are once again in a state of flux. After a trainwreck of a GM search they finally have their man in Dan Duquette. Duquette seems to be as fine a choice as any, given the circumstances. We shall see what Duke, or Deaux-k if you must, will do in the first of his three years with the team and he has a lot to do. The one thing this team needs more than anything...
Via Oriole Post  |  November 14, 2011
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What does Jamey Carroll provide for the Twins?

Without much time to get re-acclimated to his new-slash-old position, general manager Terry Ryan addressed a critical need for the team. Yes, it isn’t as a sexy move similar to the one that brought JJ Hardy to the Twins two years ago at this time but the pending signing of Jamey Carroll is a step in the right direction. Carroll, a soon-to-be 38-year-old utility infielder, is...
Via Over The Baggy  |  November 13, 2011
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What Needs to Happen

The Orioles are once again in a state of flux. After a trainwreck of a GM search they finally have their man in Dan Duquette. Duquette seems to be as fine a choice as any, given the circumstances. We shall see what Duke, or Deaux-k if you must, will do in the first of his three years with the team and he has a lot to do. The one thing this team needs more than anything else...
Via Oriole Post  |  November 12, 2011
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End of the Season Postmortem: The 2011 Baltimore Orioles

After hiring Buck Showalter and ending the 2010 season on a roll, there was some actual excitement around the Orioles coming into 2011. Maybe the string of losing would finally come to an end (even if it was just 81-81)! Nope. The Buck Magic wore off, and it turned out that the Orioles were still the Orioles as they finished in a distant 5th place in the East and couldn't get to...
Via The Outside Corner  |  November 04, 2011
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