SAN DIEGO—The Orioles continue to devote time and resources to try to revive Chris Davis’ batting stroke. Earlier on Tuesday, Davis’ agent, Scott Boras, said he spoke with the Orioles about the slugger, who hit just .168 and struck out 192 times in 128 games in 2018 and continued to struggle last...
SAN DIEGO—One of the highlights of the Winter Meetings is the annual Scott Boras media availability, which usually occurs on Wednesday. The scrum was moved up a day because of the robust market for pitcher Gerrit Cole, whom the super agent represents. Boras also represents pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who re-signed with the...
SAN DIEGO—Mike Elias says that he doesn’t have any other trades near completion. Last week, the Orioles’ general manager traded infielder Jonathan Villar to Miami and starting pitcher Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels. His net was five pitching prospects. On Monday, Elias began talking with teams about his veteran players,...
SAN DIEGO–On the first day of the Winter Meetings, Orioles general manager Mike Elias spoke with other teams about possible trades and worked on possible free-agent signings. After last week’s trades of starting pitcher Dylan Bundy and infielder Jonathan Villar, Elias knows the Orioles need infield help and starting pitching. John Means,...
SAN DIEGO—Will Adam Jones end his Major League Baseball career by playing in Japan? Jones, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019 after 11 seasons with the Orioles, is close to a multi-year agreement with Japan’s Orix Buffaloes, according to a report in The Athletic. After the 2018 season with the...