The Orioles have been the feel good story of the American League East, with a division championship last season and two playoff appearances in the last three seasons. It's also the team that turned "put a bird on it" into something cool.
We talked to Camden Chat's editor, Mark Brown, about the Orioles and their coming series with the Astros.
1. Jimmy Paredes appears to be J.D. Martinez 2.0 for the Astros. He is batting .322 with a 17 extra-base hits and 25 RBIs in 37 games thus far in 2015. Paredes has already pulled his career WAR up to replacement level in just one quarter of a season.