Some people love to watch athletes react emotionally to big wins. I do, too. But what I really love is watching the...
Four weeks from now, spring training is scheduled to begin for the Orioles. There’s been lots of attention on the Orioles’ search for a shortstop and additional starting pitchers, but there’s been little attention on third base. At the end of last year, Rio Ruiz had just completed his second season at...
Near the end of the Orioles’ video conference call with Mike Elias and Koby Perez, a question about the lack of pitchers...
Signing teenaged players in Latin America is a long process. The 16-year-olds who were signed on Friday by the Orioles have been in team’s sights for several years. “We started working on these guys even before I started with the Orioles,” Koby Perez, the Orioles’ senior director of international scouting, said in...
The Orioles reached agreement on a one-year contract with first baseman/outfielder Trey Mancini for $4.75 million on Friday. That’s the same salary Mancini agreed to for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season that he missed because of colon cancer surgery. While the Orioles reached agreement with Mancini, who was voted Most Valuable Oriole in...
The Orioles announced on Friday that they have signed 17 international players. According to the Orioles, they’ve given out bonuses of more...
In all the areas the Orioles were behind when Mike Elias took over the baseball operations department in November 2018, perhaps none has advanced more than the team’s international scouting. That is expected to be on display Friday when the team announces its 2020 class, which was delayed from last July 2nd...
Branden Kline’s surprising retirement from baseball drew much more attention than many more celebrated players. Kline announced on Instagram on Wednesday that he was ending his career at 29. Kline pitched in just 37 games with a 1-4 record and a 5.48 ERA in the 2019 and 2020 season. The reason that...
The Orioles would like to add starting pitching candidates and, according to MLBTradeRumors.com, there are a number of free-agent starters out there. Here’s a list: Brett Anderson (33) Tyler Anderson (31) Chase Anderson (33) Chris Archer (32) Jake Arrieta (35) Homer Bailey (35) Trevor Bauer (30) Trevor Cahill (33) Tyler Chatwood (31)...
Spring training is scheduled to begin five weeks from now in Sarasota, Florida. With that in mind, let’s take our monthly round of questions from readers. Some questions have been edited for style and length. Question: Who joins Akin, Cobb, Means, and Kremer in the rotation? From: Dylan Streibig via Facebook Answer:...