When Mark Trumbo rejected the Orioles’ $17.2 million qualifying offer Monday, several readers immediately made a relevant correlation: Nelson Cruz. I’ve used it myself, and at first look, it makes plenty of sense. The Orioles made the playoffs in 2014, partially thanks to the bat of Cruz, who led the majors in...
As expected, right fielder Mark Trumbo is rejecting the Orioles’ $17.2 million qualifying offer, according to industry sources. Trumbo and his representatives had until 5 p.m. to inform the Orioles of the decision. The 30-year-old, who hit a major-league best 47 homers in 2016, is testing the free-agent market, an expected move...
Free agents who received the qualifying offer from their 2016 clubs must make a decision today to take it or reject. There are 10 players who were presented the QO, but only one 2016 Oriole: right fielder Mark Trumbo. As of Sunday, the Orioles hadn’t received official word from Trumbo’s camp as...
Major League Baseball’s hot stove season has just started to simmer with the general managers’ meetings in Arizona this week. Traditionally, that’s the time when front offices begin to get a sense as to what’s available on the market and how to best fill needs. Trade groundwork starts, and so do general...
This Election Day just happened to be my daughter’s 13th birthday. As is our family tradition, we went out to dinner at a place of her choosing before we came back home to watch election (and Gold Glove announcement) coverage. As I arrived home, I noticed a couple text messages from one...
The 2016-17 free agent season is now upon us. I know, because we’ve already had our first report that the Orioles have some interest in “fill-in-the-blank” free agent. The over/under for the number of these particular reports/tweets involving the Orioles between now and mid-February is 122. Place your bets accordingly. The first...
The Orioles failed to keep alive their five-year streak of having at least one Rawlings Gold Glove winner as both third baseman Manny Machado and first baseman Chris Davis were denied the award Tuesday night. Machado, a two-time winner, and Davis, who has never won a Gold Glove but has been a...
Let’s start by saying I do not have an American League Cy Young vote this year. I have an AL MVP vote, and I’m sure some people aren’t going to be happy with how I filled out that ballot. And that’s OK. That’s the fun of baseball awards – they spur debate...
In what registered as a relative stunner in the baseball world, the three finalists for each of the four prominent Major League awards were announced Monday night and only one Oriole made the cut: Buck Showalter, one of three candidates for American League Manager of the Year. That means closer Zach Britton,...
The Orioles took divergent — but unsurprising — paths in dealing with their two most coveted free agents Monday, making a $17.2 million qualifying offer to right fielder Mark Trumbo but not to long-time catcher Matt Wieters, according to sources. Trumbo will now have until Nov. 14 to decide whether to accept...