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John Means rolls through three versus Phillies (O's win 3-2)

John Means rolls through three versus Phillies (O's win 3-2)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Left-hander John Means is looking ready for opening day already. He'll have several spring outings yet to go, but today he buzzed through a frontline Phillies lineup, recording nine straight outs in a three-inning outing. Means had one web gem behind him. Bryce Harper hit a hard grounder wide of first in the opening inning. First baseman Stevie Wilkerson made a diving stop to the backhand side and tossed to Means covering the bag. Means needed just 41 pitches and threw 24...
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O's close in on first cuts, plus other pregame notes

O's close in on first cuts, plus other pregame notes
CLEARWATER, Fla. - As they prepare to play the Phillies today at Spectrum Field, the Orioles are closing in on their first round of spring cuts. It will likely happen in the next day or two before the club heads for the east coast of Florida for two games starting Tuesday. "It is starting to get around that time, so we're starting to discuss (that)," manager Brandon Hyde said before the game in the visitor's dugout. "We need to start paring down our numbers a little bit." Hyde said...
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A couple of young hitters are showing their smarts too

A couple of young hitters are showing their smarts too
SARASOTA, Fla. - They are subtle changes and tweaks that are made. But they show the Orioles that a couple of their top young hitting prospects in Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle can make needed adjustments that will serve them well as they try to consistently hit major league pitching. Hays posted a walk rate of just 4.3 percent in 2019 at Triple-A and 4.2 the season before at Double-A. But he's learning to harness his aggressive swinging at key times to help produce more loud contact. He is...
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Zac Lowther soaks in the experience at O's camp

Zac Lowther soaks in the experience at O's camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - Coming off another strong minor league season, Orioles left-handed pitching prospect Zac Lowther is in big league camp for the first time. He's trying to soak up the experience, learn from the older players and show the staff what he can do when he gets his chance. He certainly has done that since the Orioles drafted him No. 74 overall in 2017 out of Xavier. In 61 career games he is 23-13 with a 2.26 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. The Orioles' co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2018...
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Outfielder Cedric Mullins gets off to a strong start in camp

Outfielder Cedric Mullins gets off to a strong start in camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - He was the Orioles' Minor League Player of the Year in 2018 and their starting center fielder on opening day in 2019. But in 2020, Cedric Mullins is out to prove he can still play and still be a key part of the O's future. In August 2018, Adam Jones moved to right field with Mullins taking over in center with the veteran's blessing. But Mullins hit just .094 (6-for-64) to start last season and he held the job in center field for just 22 games. After hitting .205 in 66 games...
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Ryan Mountcastle on playing left and his early spring offense

Ryan Mountcastle on playing left and his early spring offense
SARASOTA, Fla. - With all the change of positions he has undergone and all the talk about his defense and whether it will be good enough for the majors, here's another question about Orioles prospect Ryan Mountcastle. Has he found a home in left field? "I hope so," he said this morning in the Orioles' clubhouse. "I like the outfield. I feel like I've been learning a lot and making a lot of progress. But wherever they want to put me, I'm willing to do it. Just need to keep learning how to...
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Bleier and Givens: Keeping Orioles teams loose since 2017

Bleier and Givens: Keeping Orioles teams loose since 2017
SARASOTA, Fla. - One was drafted by the Orioles in 2009 as a shortstop. The other was originally a Texas Ranger, selected in round six of 2008. He found his way to three other teams before the Orioles acquired him from the Yankees before the 2017 season. Right-hander Mychal Givens, once the Orioles converted him to the mound, made the majors pretty fast. He's thrown only 159 minor league innings and went from Double-A to the big leagues in 2015. Lefty Richard Bleier pitched in Double-A for...
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Asher Wojciechowski on his outing against Atlanta

Asher Wojciechowski on his outing against Atlanta
SARASOTA, Fla. - Above all else, right-hander Asher Wojciechowski passed the health test today as he threw two innings against the Atlanta Braves at Ed Smith Stadium. He showed the blister on his right middle finger is indeed no longer an issue. He said that is important because just about every pitch he throws comes off that finger. "None at all," he said when asked if there were any problems. "I've dealt with that before in my career. Nothing new. Fingers held up good. We've been doing...
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For Stevie Wilkerson: New year, same challenge

For Stevie Wilkerson: New year, same challenge
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles' versatile infielder and outfielder Stevie Wilkerson was designated for assignment last March 23 when the club added catcher Pedro Severino via waivers. But in this case the DFA was not very damaging for his career. Less than a month later - on April 22 - Wilkerson was called up from the minors and added back to the major league roster. He didn't know it then, but after playing 16 games for Triple-A Norfolk, he would go on to play 117 for the 2019 Orioles. He...
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Pedro Severino on his 2019 and the O's catcher of the future

Pedro Severino on his 2019 and the O's catcher of the future
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles might have lost 108 games last year, but for 26-year-old catcher Pedro Severino, the season was still special. He was given his first chance to play extensively in the major leagues. He was not even in the organization this time last year. He was claimed on waivers from Washington on March 23, 2019 and then made his first opening day roster. In parts of four seasons with the Nationals through 2018, Severino got a total of 282 plate appearances. In 2019 he got 341...
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Thomas Eshelman on scoreless outing versus Boston (O's lose 12-4)

Thomas Eshelman on scoreless outing versus Boston (O's lose 12-4)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Right-hander Thomas Eshelman, one of a large number of rotation candidates in Orioles camp, made a nice first impression today. He pitched two scoreless against Boston on 19 pitches at JetBlue Park. After his outing, Eshelman said he made some winter changes and adjustments, and today provided good feedback that suggests they may work for him. "Definitely," he said outside the Baltimore clubhouse. "The slider, that is the one (Andrew) Benintendi hit (for an out) to center,...
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Was September surge a glimpse of the future for Trey Mancini?

Was September surge a glimpse of the future for Trey Mancini?
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles' Trey Mancini has made a few general references to an adjustment he's made to his offensive approach. He's not going to get very specific, because he doesn't want opposing pitchers to get a sense of what he has done. He recently mentioned he's often aiming to hit the ball at the second baseman - essentially drive the ball to right-center - and that he might be aiming a bit over the second baseman's head to presumably help him drive the ball. He already wears...
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Alex Cobb on outing, Brandon Hyde on Chris Davis (O's lose 8-7)

Alex Cobb on outing, Brandon Hyde on Chris Davis (O's lose 8-7)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - In his first game action since late last April, Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb threw a scoreless last of the first inning today versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Spectrum Field. It was curious initially that he didn't pitch a second inning as planned, coming off a season when he made just three starts. But Cobb, who has been feeling ill for several days, said it was that illness and nothing else that limited him to one frame today. "I told you I wasn't feeling that good,...
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Pregame updates on Diaz, K. Stewart and Wojciechowski

Pregame updates on Diaz, K. Stewart and Wojciechowski
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Orioles have played two spring games, with a third coming today here at Spectrum Field versus the Philadelphia Phillies. Yusniel Diaz, in camp as a non-roster outfielder, has yet to play and didn't make this trip either. "Sore left shoulder," manager Brandon Hyde said of Diaz's absence. "No long-term concern. Just giving it a couple of days to let it calm down, but not concerned about it. He's anxious to get out there. He's a great kid, man. I get there early in...
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O's bullpen righty Shawn Armstrong on his winter adjustments

O's bullpen righty Shawn Armstrong on his winter adjustments
Orioles bullpen right-hander Shawn Armstrong saw his performance fall off last year. Over four days in January at an O's mini-camp in Florida, the coaches had him make some changes and adjustments. He feels it has already paid off and that his progress will continue during the upcoming season. In his first four years in the big leagues, in parts of 2015 through 2018, he pitched to an ERA of 2.95 in 53 games with a WHIP of 1.138, a walk rate of 3.1 and a strikeout rate of 8.2 per every nine...
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Wade LeBlanc on his two scoreless against Boston

Wade LeBlanc on his two scoreless against Boston
SARASOTA, Fla. - In his first shot to show the Orioles he's worthy of a starting rotation spot, veteran lefty Wade LeBlanc made a good opening impression this afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium. Two scoreless innings on 23 pitches against the Boston Red Sox. He retired six of the seven batters he faced, two on strikeouts, and pitched around a two-out single in the top of the first. LeBlanc got ahead of four of the seven hitters he faced. "For me, it's everything," he said of pitching ahead in...
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Trey Mancini on approach in early spring games

Trey Mancini on approach in early spring games
SARASOTA, Fla. - As he is about to begin his fourth full season in the majors, the Orioles' Trey Mancini is way past the days of trying to make an impression in camp to win a job. He's got one that is secure and doesn't need to worry about taking any spring training 0-fers. He'll see his first spring action today, batting second in right field against Boston in a game that will be televised live on MASN. So has his spring training approach to get ready for a season changed, now that his...
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After season of improving pitches, Akin ready to put that to work

After season of improving pitches, Akin ready to put that to work
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles lefty pitching prospect Keegan Akin calls spring training "a great experience" so far. He's doing a lot of listening and learning. He's got a good clubhouse locker spot. He sits between 2019 American League All-Star John Means and right-hander Alex Cobb, a veteran of eight major league seasons and 146 starts. "That's a great seat. Can't get much better in my mind," Akin said. "Rookie All-Star and a vet like Cobb. I'm just a sponge. Absorb everything. Talk to...
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Brandon Bailey's to-do list: Get to know teammates, make O's roster

Brandon Bailey's to-do list: Get to know teammates, make O's roster
SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles right-hander Brandon Bailey admits he has spent his first few days of spring training with his new team getting to know all of his teammates' names. That is understandable, with so many players new to him. But he's slowly starting to settle in at O's spring training and looking forward to the best opportunity of his young career. He wasn't drafted by the Houston Astros, but an Astros front office that included Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal traded for him not long after...
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What to make of the spring training stats

What to make of the spring training stats
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles play their first 2020 spring training game tomorrow when they meet the Atlanta Braves in North Port, Fla., at the Braves' new spring home. Starting then we begin keeping score and keeping stats. Some players will have strong springs on the stat sheet and some will not. A few things to keep in mind about the spring games: The win-loss record means nothing: This one should be obvious. A great or poor spring record does not foretell what the club will do once the...
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