VIDEO: Dan Connolly breaks down Trumbo’s impact on Mancini, RF and 2018

Minor League Podcast: Gunkel talks mincamp, 40-man roster and 2017 hopes

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The Orioles completed their three-day minicamp Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla., and one of the participants was right-hander Joe Gunkel. The 25-year-old Gunkel has been in the Orioles’ organization since he was traded by the Boston Red Sox for outfielder Alejandro De Aza in...

Around the Beat: Tacoma’s Bob Dutton discusses Seth Smith’s game and the Mariners’ hopes for Yovani Gallardo

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES So, who exactly is outfielder Seth Smith? What can the Orioles expect from Smith — at the plate and in the field? What did the Seattle Mariners see in veteran starter Yovani Gallardo? What are their expectations for Gallardo in 2017? Why do...

Minor League Podcast: Looking at Mancini and the Norfolk Tides

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The Triple-A Norfolk Tides weren’t very good in 2016, going 62-82 and finishing last in the International League South Division. Yet, with a solid push down the stretch, the Tides actually found themselves in a bizarre divisional race that ended with the Gwinnett...

Around the Beat: Yahoo’s Passan talks free agency, the O’s, ‘The Arm’ and a random dog

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES I know there are some podcasts that are polished and impressively produced. Some are like audio chapters of books, weaving you from start to finish in expert fashion. I hope you enjoy those. But that’s probably not what you’re gonna get here. Sorry....

VIDEO: Dan Connolly and Steve Cockey discuss the Orioles’ agreement with Welington Castillo

Minor League Podcast: Looking more closely at O’s Rule 5 picks

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES It seems like many of us in the Baltimore media spend a lot of time on baseball’s annual Rule 5 draft – the process in which teams select minor leaguers from other organizations and must put them on their 25-man roster for the...

VIDEO: Dan Connolly and Steve Cockey recap the Winter Meetings

VIDEO: Dan Connolly and Steve Cockey discuss Day Two of the Winter Meetings

Podcast: How baseball’s new deal may affect the Orioles

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES The players’ union and Major League Baseball have agreed on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will continue labor peace in the sport for the next five years. If you were by a TV or a computer in the past 36 hours —...