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September 2, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Orioles call up three players from Norfolk; no surprises

With rosters expanding during Thursday’s off day, the Orioles added three minor league players Friday for their series against the New York Yankees. They’ve also officially welcomed two veterans to the roster after acquiring them Wednesday. Lefty Jayson Aquino, right-hander Tyler Wilson and catcher Caleb Joseph, all of whom have been with...

September 1, 2016 at 7:00 am

Duquette makes a flurry of minor moves, but did his club get better for the stretch run?

Dan Duquette does this type of thing. We’ve seen it for years. The Orioles executive vice president searches high and low for undervalued assets, guys he can pick up cheaply that might be able to serve a bigger purpose for his team than they did for someone else. Some fans criticize it...

August 31, 2016 at 10:50 pm

Add another to the depth chart, Orioles trade for Bourn

Who knows if Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette is done making moves Wednesday night? But a couple hours before the midnight deadline to acquire players that will be eligible to play in the postseason, Duquette made a third acquisition in one day. He traded minor league outfielder Jason Heinrich, a fifth-round...

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Orioles claim Drew Stubbs from Rangers; Kyle Lobstein, we hardly knew ye

You know that piece earlier Wednesday? When I wrote about how the Orioles are trying to improve their bullpen for the stretch run by trading for lefty reliever Kyle Lobstein? Well, put that on hold for a moment. Shortly after the Orioles acquired Lobstein from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league reliever...

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Minor League Podcast: Qualls talks life as a minors exec; September call-ups pondered

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES When Dan Duquette was first hired to be the Orioles’ executive vice president in 2011, people in the industry said he had a small group of longtime baseball men that formed his brain trust. He didn’t have a lot of close advisors, but...

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O’s acquire Kyle Lobstein in attempt to strengthen bullpen for playoff run

On the last day to acquire players that can be used in the postseason, the Orioles made a move Wednesday afternoon aimed at improving the club’s bullpen for the stretch run. The Orioles sent minor-league left-hander Zach Phillips, 29, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 27-year-old lefty Kyle Lobstein, who had been designated...

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Jimenez has faith he can continue to help the Orioles

Ubaldo Jimenez’s smiling face said it all – so did the words on his T-shirt: Vuela Alto. Translated from Spanish, it means “Fly High.” And that’s what Jimenez, the most beleaguered of all Orioles, was doing Tuesday, soaring after his second straight quality start against a second-straight division leader. On Tuesday, he...

August 30, 2016 at 11:08 pm

Machado on being youngest O with 100 HRs: ‘Very humbling’

We all knew Manny Machado was doing some impressive things in his young career. Here’s a little historical perspective: He is the youngest Oriole to reach 100 home runs with the club in its rich history, according to Stats LLC. “I don’t ever take it for granted, what he’s doing,” Orioles manager...

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Newsflash to me (and maybe you): There is no Camden Yards’ walk-up fee

I spent a chunk of Tuesday reading and answering comments on Twitter, Facebook and in my Connolly’s Tap Room blog about why fans aren’t coming to Camden Yards this year. My premise heading into this week didn’t change – there are a whole lot of factors, from the ease of watching games...