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Gold Glove exclusion, Álvarez and AFL updates

Gold Glove exclusion, Álvarez and AFL updates
The Orioles will be shut out in Rawlings Gold Glove voting for a third consecutive year. The lack of a finalist in 2018 sealed their fate. Manny Machado made the final three last year at third base, but was denied his third Gold Glove. He isn't a finalist after a change in positions and teams, but the World Series provides a nice distraction for him. Yesterday's news was anticlimactic, with the Orioles having no obvious candidates at any position. Machado was traded prior to the non-waiver...
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Orioles announce signings of four international players

Orioles announce signings of four international players
Unable to sign any of the high-profile Cuban prospects featured at a showcase earlier this month, the Orioles announced today that they've reached agreement with four international players while reallocating a portion of the $6.5 million they held in bonus slots. Joining the organization are 19-year-old Dominican right-hander Kelvin LaRoche, 18-year-old Cuban outfielder Kevin Infante, 17-year-old Venezuelan outfielder Angel Gomez and 17-year-old Venezuelan shortstop Gilbert Machado. The amount...
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Rickard among Orioles with uncertain futures

Rickard among Orioles with uncertain futures
Contracts are on the verge of expiring for a multitude of individuals in the Orioles organization, including the coaching staff that served under former manager Buck Showalter. Meanwhile, there are players wondering if they're included in any future plans, unsure of Showalter's replacement and how they fit into the rebuild. A fresh set of eyes could inject life into a career or deflate it. Joey Rickard must be wondering whether he can break camp with the team next spring and if he's going to...
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Memories of managerial searches

Memories of managerial searches
The process of hiring a manager in the offseason hasn't played out in Baltimore since Lee Mazzilli got the job back in November 2003. An organization that otherwise tends to wait and re-evaluate has fired Mazzilli, Sam Perlozzo and Dave Trembley prior to the final game. The Orioles also replaced interim manager Juan Samuel with Buck Showalter in August 2010. Showalter's contract runs out on Oct. 31 and he's already been told that he won't return next year. Phil Regan, the last Orioles...
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Gastón latest international prospect to elude Orioles

Gastón latest international prospect to elude Orioles
The Orioles will take more swings at the international market after whiffing on three of the top remaining prospects. They went 0-for-3 against the highly touted Cuban trio of Victor Victor Mesa, Victor Mesa Jr. and Sandy Gastón, and are left holding $6.5 million in signing bonus slots. It won't evaporate until June 2019, with a reset the following month, but it's burning a hole in the pockets of an organization that's trying to juggle offseason business and cross various items off the...
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Orioles continue to conduct business despite vacancies

Orioles continue to conduct business despite vacancies
While the Marlins were showing off Victor Victor Mesa and younger brother Victor Mesa Jr. yesterday to their local media, making the international signings official at a press conference, Orioles fans wondered if the lack of top front office executives sabotaged the club's efforts. Don't get the impression that no one is minding the store. Director of player development Brian Graham has been assigned the duties that belonged to executive vice president Dan Duquette. As the Oct. 3 press...
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Orioles geared toward signing Gastón (and other notes)

Orioles geared toward signing Gastón (and other notes)
The Orioles made an undisclosed offer to Cuban outfielder Victor Victor Mesa and couldn't keep him from signing with the Marlins, who also are introducing younger brother Victor Mesa Jr. at this morning's press conference in Miami. However, pitcher Sandy Gastón remains in play and the Orioles have regained a sizeable advantage in international signing bonus money. They can't match Little Havana and other geographical perks, but there are ways to entice the kid. Gastón, 16, is a...
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Orioles won't sign the Mesa brothers

Orioles won't sign the Mesa brothers
The Orioles are conceding that they won't be able to sign brothers Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr., a harsh blow to an organization that is trying to upgrade its presence in the international market as an important facet of its rebuilding project. Multiple reports have the Cuban outfielders preparing to sign with the Marlins, who scheduled a press conference for Monday morning that will include chief executive officer and part owner Derek Jeter and president of baseball operations...
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Updating Hunter Harvey's elbow issue and throwing schedule

Updating Hunter Harvey's elbow issue and throwing schedule
Hunter Harvey is slated to begin another throwing program in December after being shut down again with soreness in his right elbow. The latest MRI last month in Baltimore didn't reveal any structural damage, the diagnosis being a mild case of tendinitis, and he's feeling good again. He was prescribed rest after the Orioles shut him down Sept. 18 from throwing on flat ground at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota. The most recent interruption ruined plans to have Harvey pitch for the...
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Recalling past playoff series and pitchers posting big innings

Recalling past playoff series and pitchers posting big innings
Watching David Price plow through the Astros lineup Thursday night in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the clincher for the Red Sox, brought reminders of the 2014 Division Series and how the Orioles bested the veteran left-hander to complete their sweep of the Tigers. They didn't dominate him, winning 2-1 and advancing to the ALCS, but they defeated three former Cy Young Award winners in Price, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer off Price in...
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More roster talk, Lee update and former Orioles in October

More roster talk, Lee update and former Orioles in October
Setting the 40-man roster prior to the Rule 5 draft won't necessarily be the first order of business for the Orioles' reconstructed front office, with the non-tender deadline set for Nov. 30, but it's going to involve more heavy lifting. The roster is full and the Orioles need to create room for pitchers Dillon Tate and Branden Kline, who are assured of making it. Catcher Martin Cervenka and left-hander Luis Gonzalez also are expected to have spots open to them. As I've pointed out in the...
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Lamenting loss of Bleier and finding silver linings among lefties

Lamenting loss of Bleier and finding silver linings among lefties
Perhaps it's because the timing of the injury and surgery came a month before the All-Star break and there were so many other issues with the club that it got lost in the pile. Check with former manager Buck Showalter and players inside the clubhouse and they'll point to Richard Bleier's absence from the bullpen as one of the most devastating hits delivered to the Orioles. He wasn't the closer or primary setup man. He didn't start. He just kept getting outs and brought some order to a...
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The latest non-update update on Orioles

The latest non-update update on Orioles
I was asked again yesterday about candidates to manage the Orioles next season. Whether a particular name is in the mix. Whether I can place odds on a veteran such as Joe Girardi or Dusty Baker versus a newbie such as MLB Network analyst and former player Mark DeRosa. We must go back to my previous statement that the new president of baseball operations will choose the manager. We're putting the cart before the horse by speculating on Buck Showalter's replacement. I'm still expecting the...
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Some early roster rumblings and Rule 5 questions

Some early roster rumblings and Rule 5 questions
I've warned in the past that it's much too early to project how the Orioles will fill out their 25-man roster. It's only October and no one has been hired in the front office and as the new manager. There are so many steps ahead that it would fry a Fitbit. Players will be added via trades and/or free agency, fitting into whatever budget has been laid out by ownership. The Rule 5 draft again could be utilized, though perhaps not to the extent of the previous offseason, when three selections...
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Ripken isn't currently under consideration for front office job

Ripken isn't currently under consideration for front office job
The offseason calendar for the Orioles has flipped to a new week with no news about front office hires, managerial candidates or the impact on the coaching staff and in player development and scouting. It shouldn't be much longer before the Orioles decide on a president of baseball operations. They likely have someone in mind, but any further delays could be tied to whether they want to interview an executive with a team that's still in the postseason. There has been some speculation in the...
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Orioles remaining quiet in their pursuit of three Cuban prospects

Orioles remaining quiet in their pursuit of three Cuban prospects
I'd love to provide a meaty update on the Orioles' interest in Cuban outfielders Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr. and pitcher Sandy Gastón. However, there isn't much more to write beyond the presence of five representatives at the workout in Miami, the meeting that transpired the following day with the players, their families and agent Barry Praver, and the likelihood that an offer has been submitted for Victor Victor. The Orioles are keeping their business out of the press, whether...
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More arbitration-eligible talk and catching concerns

More arbitration-eligible talk and catching concerns
I wrote earlier in the week about decisions pending on the arbitration-eligible players. MLBTradeRumors.com came out with their annual projections on raises, which will be referenced here multiple times in the coming months. Jonathan Villar is expected to have his salary bumped from $2.55 million to $4.4 million after batting a combined .260/.325/.384 with 14 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 46 RBIs and 35 stolen bases in 40 attempts over 141 games, the last 54 with the Orioles. The Orioles...
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Whittling down the walks would work wonders for Orioles

Whittling down the walks would work wonders for Orioles
A new manager for the Orioles likely will bring in his own pitching coach rather than inherit Roger McDowell. It's the usual outcome. Few coaches carry over to the next skipper. The ones that do should receive an award bearing Elrod Hendricks' name. Manager Mike Hargrove inherited Eddie Murray on his 2000 staff, giving him an extra coach and forcing Brian Graham, formerly on the Indians' staff, to the press box as the "eye in the sky." Graham also was given the title of "offensive and...
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New hire will want to know commitment to Davis beyond salary

New hire will want to know commitment to Davis beyond salary
Let's push aside for a minute the uncertainty within the front office and in the manager's chair, and how the impact could echo throughout the organization. Anyone who's interviewing to become president of baseball operations is going to wonder how Chris Davis and the $110 million remaining on the richest contract in franchise history can fit into the rebuilding process. How a square peg fits into a round hole. This individual will be told that it doesn't. That giving one player, coming off...
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Wondering how Orioles approach rebuild as they continue interviews

Wondering how Orioles approach rebuild as they continue interviews
The individual who replaces Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette or is given a different title already will have relayed his or her vision of the rebuilding process to John and Louis Angelos. There won't be a more important point in discussions. It starts right there. Interviews are underway and it's possible that the Orioles make two hires, including a president of baseball operations. The wheels, as they say, are in motion, and the Orioles really do need to get moving because...
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