chris holt

4 min read 2021-11-29 20:19:51

Can pitchers improve velocity and do O's support such efforts?

In the winter after the 2018 season, one where left-hander John Means pitched to a combined 3.72 ERA between Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk,

1 min read 2021-11-24 20:03:03

When the Orioles made their 40-man roster additions last week, ahead of the scheduled Rule 5 draft next month, they added two hard-throwing

3 min read 2021-02-26 20:10:13

Which American League team had the third-best team batting average during the 2020 season? And, yes, it was a season shortened to 60 games, 102 fewer

6 min read 2021-02-22 20:34:38

The Orioles are looking to stretch out some of their bullpen pitchers this season to ensure enough innings to cover the long 162-game season. Manager

5 min read 2021-02-19 20:36:57

Orioles coach Chris Holt is on his third title in his third year in the organization. It just points to his growing importance to the club and how it

5 min read 2021-02-19 20:36:57

Orioles coach Chris Holt is on his third title in his third year in the organization. It just points to his growing importance to the club and how it

4 min read 2021-02-19 03:10:45

As he gets set to begin his third season in the Orioles organization, but first as the major league pitching coach, 41-year-old Chris Holt faces

3 min read 2021-01-08 20:12:54

Who will be the closer for the 2021 Orioles? Who knows today? But is it really that important for a rebuilding team? Probably not. The Orioles had

2 min read 2021-01-03 20:12:34

It was about this time last year when I wrote something similar to this, asking what will keep fans engaged in 2020? Now it's time to ponder the same

2 min read 2020-10-20 07:57:00

*After two days of reflection, this is where I am:1. Absolutely amazing the Astros got as far as they did without Verlander, Yordan, and Osuna. 2.

3 min read 2020-02-17 20:09:03

So what can 20-year-old right-hander Grayson Rodriguez do for an encore? In 2019, he had a great season for Single-A Delmarva, pitched a scoreless

6 min read 2019-11-11 20:44:15

Today we continue a look at Orioles minor league pitching in 2019 through the eyes of director of pitching Chris Holt. We've published a couple of

5 min read 2019-11-07 20:30:00

In this entry recently, I interviewed Orioles director of pitching Chris Holt. He was promoted to that position on Oct. 11 after serving as director

6 min read 2019-11-01 19:30:00

The Orioles had a pretty solid year on the farm in 2019. Orioles' affiliates finished with a .517 win percentage, to rank 10th among all 30 Major

3 min read 2019-08-26 19:10:14

The Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds (86-44) have won a lot of games this year as a well-rounded team that can beat you many ways. But pitching has been