If the Orioles are truly honest, they have two choices this offseason: Go all in and fill their most obvious roster holes with high-priced talent or trade off one or two of their best commodities right now to deepen their roster before the winter of 2018-19 wipes out all of the previous...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said in his Monday afternoon briefing with local media that he believes the market for doing something at the winter meetings is “robust.” And he said he’s not really leaning more toward making a trade or signing a free agent – on...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Call it the ultimate hometown-boy-makes-good story. John Schuerholz used to daydream at Baltimore’s City College High School, looking out the window, across the street, and thinking maybe one day he could play baseball at Memorial Stadium. It didn’t happen. Schuerholz went to Towson University, was a standout baseball...
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — One Orioles’ free-agent domino reportedly falls – and falls to an American League East rival. Infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays on a two-year, $12.5 million deal pending physical, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. It will be the fourth AL East team that Pearce...
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND – The 2016 Winter Meetings are officially here. Celebrate if you like. Don’t expect me to do cartwheels at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, though (I’m not sure anyone who has seen/met me ever would expect that anyway). This is never the best assignment for baseball writers:...
Free agency is supposed to be one of those times when fans can dream big about what their teams may do. So, if you like, go ahead and contemplate Dexter Fowler at the top of the Orioles’ order, or Edwin Encarnacion launching bombs in orange-and-black at Camden Yards or Kenley Jansen serving...
The Orioles have tendered nine of their 10 arbitration-eligible players, announcing before Friday’s deadline that the only one who wouldn’t get a contract for 2017 is right-handed swingman Vance Worley. Worley, who made $2.6 million last year while compiling a 3.53 ERA in 35 games (four starts), likely would have made more...
The Orioles have until Friday night to tender contracts to their 10 arbitration-eligible players and six of the decisions are no-brainers: Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Chris Tillman, Jonathan Schoop, Brad Brach and Kevin Gausman. There are four other Orioles, however, who aren’t slam dunks to receive contracts, which would allow them to...
The Orioles announced this afternoon that they sent cash considerations to the New York Mets to acquire 26-year-old right-hander Logan Verrett, a former Orioles’ Rule 5 pick. It’s one of those low-cost, low-risk moves that executive vice president Dan Duquette has utilized throughout his Baltimore tenure. Many don’t pan out, but some...
This may sound complicated, but stick with me. The way the Orioles used Pedro Alvarez in 2016 may have hurt his overall value in this winter’s free-agent market. The way the Orioles used Alvarez in 2016 may have made him a more attractive option to certain teams in 2017. And the way the...