Dan Connolly
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February 21, 2017 at 3:41 pm
Thoughts on acquiring LHP Bleier and designating Christian Walker for assignment
In an attempt to add more left-handed relief to the roster, the Orioles acquired 29-year-old southpaw Richard Bleier from the New York Yankees on Tuesday for a player to be named later or future cash considerations. Bleier, who posted a 1.96 ERA in 23 appearances for the Yankees last year, was designated...
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Wieters agrees to two-year, $21 million deal (with opt-out) from Nationals
Looks like catcher Matt Wieters will get a multi-year deal after all – and will stay in the area, a source confirmed this morning. He just won’t be in an Orioles uniform for the first time since making his big-league debut in May 2009. According to various reports, including FanRag Sports and...
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February 20, 2017 at 9:22 pm
Thoughts on re-signing Bourn and how it affects leadoff spot, outfield, Rickard, Jones
It took a little longer than anticipated. And it surely wasn’t the exact deal he was looking for, but outfielder Michael Bourn is back with the Orioles – at least for the spring. The 34-year-old veteran signed a minor-league deal Monday with an invite to Orioles’ camp. His contract will be worth...
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February 19, 2017 at 8:28 pm
Some thoughts on Orioles acquring Vidal Nuno and designating T.J. McFarland
The Orioles need a versatile, left-handed reliever in 2017 who can get lefty hitters out, but also could pitch multiple innings. That’s what they believed they received Sunday evening when they dealt away right-handed minor leaguer Ryan Moseley to the Los Angeles Dodgers for left-handed reliever Vidal Nuno, a move first reported...
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Programming note: PressBox’s Dubroff pinch-hitting this spring with weekday dispatches
One of the reasons I left my previous employer is because I just didn’t like being away from my family so darn much. That included weeks in spring training each year – by my estimation I have spent about 400 days in Florida covering baseball in my career. That sounds like a...
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February 17, 2017 at 11:47 am
Brach wins arb case — or O’s actually lose one
The Orioles’ arbitration cases are over – and so is their streak. A three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of Brad Brach Friday, according to multiple reports. The right-handed reliever will receive $3.05 million, more than doubling his salary ($1.25 million) from 2016. The Orioles had countered with $2.55 million and the...
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February 15, 2017 at 7:00 am
Thoughts on what Tillman’s injury means
The news of Chris Tillman’s lingering shoulder injury and the possibility that he could start the season on the disabled list was met with a healthy serving of panic and a side order of horror from the Social Media Alarmists, whose last order of business was firing manager Buck Showalter in October....
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February 14, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Radio musings, Ynoa, Verrett, Castillo and Chris Johnson
I had my fourth radio show on WOYK 1350 on Monday – you can listen here or download it as a BaltimoreBaseball.com podcast from iTunes – and one of my guests was Marc Carig, who covered the Orioles for The Washington Post about a decade ago. Carig is now the New York...
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February 13, 2017 at 7:00 am
With pitchers and catchers reporting, here are 5 surprising developments from MLB’s offseason
Each offseason – whether it’s the Orioles’ or Major League Baseball’s – is different. There are trends that seem to be fairly unique to each winter. With this one technically coming to a close as pitchers and catchers report to spring training today in Sarasota, Fla., here are five things that surprised me about...
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February 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
Lots of news involving the Orioles’ catching corps, but no movement in Wieters’ situation
When the Orioles announced Friday that they had designated catcher Francisco Pena for assignment to make room for pitcher Gabriel Ynoa, immediately the questions came pouring in on Twitter and to the web site. The same thing happened earlier this week when it became public that new Orioles catcher Welington Castillo was...
