Rich Dubroff
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October 18, 2021 at 7:00 am
Orioles face difficult offseason decision on Mancini
This fall, the Orioles are faced with a decision about one of their key players, Trey Mancini. The 29-year-old first baseman/designated hitter is in his final year of eligibility for arbitration and, according to MLBTradeRumors.com, could receive a contract for $7.9 million. Mancini, who missed the 2020 season after colon cancer surgery...
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October 15, 2021 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Elias leaves door open for Matt Harvey; Lakins assigned to Norfolk, Burdi claimed by Arizona
During executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias’ season-ending news briefing on September 30th, he was asked if he thought that re-signing starting pitcher Matt Harvey,was a possibility. Harvey, who led the Orioles in starts with 28, was the highest-paid pitcher on the staff, with a $1 million salary, after he signed a...
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1.5K42October 14, 2021 at 7:00 amOrioles start to gain ground in the Dominican Republic
In 2021, the Orioles had 12 players from Latin America on their roster. None was originally signed by the team. Signing and...
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October 13, 2021 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Mountcastle is a long shot for Rookie of the Year
Ryan Mountcastle had a strong season for the Orioles. However, the slugging first baseman, who set a team record for most home runs by a rookie, isn’t likely to be the Rookie of the Year. It doesn’t diminish Mountcastle’s season. It’s just that there’s an unusually strong field of candidates for the...
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October 12, 2021 at 7:00 am
Reviewing Orioles’ possible salaries in arbitration
Each October, MLBTradeRumors.com publishes a list of players who are eligible for arbitration and what salaries they think they’ll get. This year, there are eight Orioles on their list, and the numbers vary greatly. Left-handed relievers Paul Fry and Tanner Scott, neither of whom finished the 2021 season on the Orioles’ roster,...
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October 8, 2021 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2
It’s time for our monthly mailbag, and we’ve gotten lots of excellent questions. This is the second part. Questions are edited for clarity, length and style. Question: The ownership of the Orioles negotiated an agreement on the ownership of MASN, and the Nationals agreed to it. I know the current dispute is...
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October 7, 2021 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 1
It’s time for our monthly mailbag, and we’ve gotten lots of excellent questions. I’ll be answering some of them today and more on Friday. Questions are edited for clarity, length and style. Question: Could you explain how WAR is calculated? The concept seems arbitrary, but you say that baseball hot shots embrace...
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October 6, 2021 at 7:00 am
Elias continues to reshape Orioles’ organization; Finding room for players on 60-day injured list
Nearly three years into his term as Orioles executive vice president/general manager, Mike Elias continues to reshape the organization. Monday’s news that hitting coach Don Long was fired shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Long’s departure and the reassignment of his assistant, José Hernández, leave manager Brandon Hyde with just one coach,...
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October 5, 2021 at 7:00 am
The good and the bad of the Orioles’ 2021 season
There are a number of ways to describe the Orioles’ 2021 season, starting with bad. But it also offered signs of perhaps a brighter future. The Orioles lost 110 games. They became the first team in Major League Baseball history to have losing streaks of 19 and 14 games in the same...
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October 4, 2021 at 8:08 pm
Orioles fire hitting coach Don Long, Norfolk manager Gary Kendall
After a 110-loss season, the Orioles have started to make changes to their coaching staff. Don Long, who was their hitting coach for the past three seasons, has been fired. José Hernández, their assistant hitting coach for the past two seasons, is being reassigned. Gary Kendall, manager of Triple-A Norfolk since 2019,...