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Updates on new position, third base coach, PTBNL and more

Updates on new position, third base coach, PTBNL and more
The polls are closed, the votes are counted and the winners are Orioles fans who wanted some news and notes this morning. For example: * With Chris Holt moving to the dugout as pitching coach/director of pitching, the Orioles are going to recreate the position of minor league roving pitching coordinator. It's on the organizational need list, from what I'm told. That may not be the exact title, but the duties will be similar to what Holt did prior to becoming director of pitching this season....
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Mancini on his position in 2021 and Iglesias' return

Mancini on his position in 2021 and Iglesias' return
Trey Mancini has experienced the move from first base to left field and the shift to right. He's taken all the ground balls and shagged flies on back fields and in batting practice. And he's never cared where the Orioles put him. The indifference is more pronounced, if that makes sense, with Mancini coming back from colon cancer surgery and a six-month period of chemotherapy treatments. He missed the 2020 season, but baseball wasn't a priority. Mancini was fighting for his life. Do you think...
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Mancini: "I literally feel like myself again"

Mancini: "I literally feel like myself again"
Reinstating outfielder Trey Mancini from the 60-day injured list over the weekend was a formality. A procedural move. A paper move. Except it felt like so much more to the guy who received a cancer diagnosis. Who stood in the middle of a spring training clubhouse in front of teammates and shared the devastating news before leaving them. Mancini is back home in Nashville with girlfriend Sara Perlman, working out and appreciating every second of his life. And that includes the exact moment that...
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What's missing without in-person Winter Meetings

What's missing without in-person Winter Meetings
The sports-related fallout from the coronavirus pandemic includes the cancellation of in-person Winter Meetings in 2020. There won't be a gathering in Dallas. For once, everything is smaller in Texas. There won't be media roaming the hotel lobbies and waiting at elevators to be led by public relations to the general managers' suites. There won't be the managers' press conferences in the media workroom and the off-the-record luncheon that last year was moved up to breakfast. There won't be...
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Taking the Orioles rotation for another spin

Taking the Orioles rotation for another spin
I can't recall the last Orioles offseason that didn't include the expectation that they'd sign a starting pitcher in free agency. Maybe two. Competition is a good thing, as we've been reminded. Can't have enough pitching. You need at least 10 starters just to find five. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias is searching for more of them. He's content with John Means and Alex Cobb in the top tier, the latter a trade candidate over the summer if a partner can be found. Keegan...
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Reviewing news and notes from yesterday's Elias video call

Reviewing news and notes from yesterday's Elias video call
The biggest news to come out of yesterday's Zoom conference call with executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias was the latest promotion bestowed upon Chris Holt. That's three titles in three years with the Orioles. I'd hold out for space cowboy. The Orioles hired Holt as minor league pitching coordinator in November 2018 and bumped him a year later to director of pitching, a move intended to more closely connect him to the major league team. Now he's adding pitching coach to his...
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Holt and Holmes given new titles (plus other notes)

Holt and Holmes given new titles (plus other notes)
The Orioles are down to one vacancy on their major league coaching staff. In his Zoom conference call this afternoon, executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias said Chris Holt will be the primary on-field pitching coach as the replacement for Doug Brocail. Holt also will retain his duties as director of pitching - an arrangement that had been expected for a while and is unique in baseball. His new title is "pitching coach/director of pitching" as his reach keeps expanding across the...
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Reimold's retirement routine includes instruction for stepson

Reimold's retirement routine includes instruction for stepson
As Jack Porter continues to gain the notice of baseball evaluators as a high school junior in Tennessee, he can keep seeking advice and instruction from two prominent men in his life. Both of them former professional players. One of them quite familiar to Orioles fans. His father, Scott, was a pitcher and a fifth-round draft pick of the Blue Jays in 1999. His stepfather, Nolan Reimold, was an outfielder and second-round pick of the Orioles in 2005 who played eight years in the majors. Lots of...
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This, that and the other

This, that and the other
With the World Series over and teams firing up the hot stove, it shouldn't be much longer before the Orioles identify the return on the trades of pitchers Tommy Milone and Hector Velázquez. When is it considered late to be announcing players to be named later? The Orioles sent Velázquez to the Astros on July 29 for a PTBNL. He never threw a pitch in 2020 outside of summer training camp and alternate camp sites. Milone was traded to the Braves the following day for two PTBNL, an...
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Orioles pick up option on José Iglesias' contract (updated)

Orioles pick up option on José Iglesias' contract (updated)
The Orioles made their one option decision for the 2021 season. Shortstop José Iglesias is returning to the Orioles. They're picking up his $3.5 million option, according to a source. The alternative was Iglesias accepting a $500,000 buyout and re-entering the free agent market this winter. The deadline arrived this afternoon. A coronavirus pandemic complicated the process with revenue lost this season and teams seeking ways to save money, including a slew of furloughs and layouts...
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Hess talks about his departure from Orioles organization

Hess talks about his departure from Orioles organization
David Hess understood that the only team he'd known since the 2014 First-Year Player Draft was moving closer to removing him from the 40-man roster. A handful of pitching prospects had been promoted to the major league roster over the summer. He was limited to three relief appearances and vulnerable to an offseason transaction. The Orioles outrighted Hess, 27, on Thursday after he cleared waivers, but he's able to become a free agent for the first time and explore his other options. He...
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Orioles claim Yolmer Sánchez off waivers (updated)

Orioles claim Yolmer Sánchez off waivers (updated)
The Orioles have tossed an interesting name into their infield mix. Former Gold Glove recipient Yolmer Sánchez was claimed off waivers today from the White Sox, increasing the 40-man roster to 33 players and leading to speculation over the team's plans for a few incumbents. The Giants signed Sánchez, 28, as a free agent in January and granted his release on Aug. 21. The White Sox brought him back to the organization less than a week later and he went 5-for-16 with three doubles, a home...
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Could Kohl Stewart stay with Orioles? (and other notes)

Could Kohl Stewart stay with Orioles? (and other notes)
Three months after leaving the Orioles due to health concerns related to COVID-19, pitcher Kohl Stewart has no regrets and is working out in preparation for the 2021 season. The reps are done now with Stewart coming off the 40-man roster, a move announced Thursday by the Orioles. He declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk and became a free agent. This is the second time that Stewart has been outrighted, with the Twins removing him from their 40-man roster in November 2019, so he...
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Hess becomes free agent, surgery for Baumler (updated)

Hess becomes free agent, surgery for Baumler (updated)
The Orioles have created another opening on their 40-man roster as part of their early offseason business. Pitcher David Hess cleared waivers today and entered the free agent market, according to an industry source. Hess, 27, made three relief appearances this summer and allowed five runs and 10 hits in seven innings. He's 4-20 with a 5.86 ERA and a 1.466 WHIP in parts of three major league seasons covering 190 1/3 innings. Young pitching prospects Keegan Akin, Dean Kremer and Bruce Zimmermann...
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Taking a closer look at Orioles' arbitration decisions

Taking a closer look at Orioles' arbitration decisions
The changes in the 2020 baseball season have touched the arbitration process. Sides that can't reach an agreement will argue how statistics should be interpreted in a truncated season. Teams are going to stick with the 60-game output, while agents are going to extrapolate - projecting figures over 162 games while attempting to squeeze out a few more dollars. Getting blood from a rock would be easier. There's an assumption circulating through the industry that more players are destined to be...
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Orioles re-sign six players to minor league deals

Orioles re-sign six players to minor league deals
The Orioles are bringing back six players on minor league deals who were members of the organization this summer. The re-signing of super-utility player Stevie Wilkerson was finalized on Saturday and announced this afternoon. Joining Wilkerson are infielder Ryan Ripken, the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., catcher Taylor Davis, and right-handers Marcos Diplán, Mickey Jannis and Ofelky Peralta. Wilkerson missed the 2020 season due to a fractured left ring finger, an injury sustained in a...
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Quick recap of fall instructional camp

Quick recap of fall instructional camp
The Orioles' fall instructional camp closed yesterday following a game against the Pirates. Precisely as planned, with no COVID-related issues to complicate or interrupt the proceedings. The majority of the 55 players participated in alternating games versus the Rays and Pirates. The others were able to log innings and at-bats in intrasquad games at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla. Director of player development Matt Blood boarded a flight back to Baltimore yesterday afternoon....
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What's next for Orioles?

What's next for Orioles?
The conclusion of the World Series, with the crowning of a 60-game COVID champion, opens the door for free agency and trades. The official offseason is underway. As always, please continue to breathe normally. Players enter free agency the day after the World Series. For the Orioles, it's a short line at the moment with only pitcher Wade LeBlanc and catcher Bryan Holaday, according to Baseball-Reference.com. A two-man stampede doesn't make much noise. LeBlanc will be removed from the 60-day...
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Wilkerson "thrilled" to be back in utility mix

Wilkerson "thrilled" to be back in utility mix
What a week for Stevie Wilkerson. Get discharged from physical therapy on Thursday, drive from Chicago to Sarasota on Friday - accompanied by his wife and dog - and sign a minor league deal with the Orioles on Saturday. The guy was due for some good fortune. He earned it after missing the 2020 season with a fractured finger on his left hand and later being released. The sides reached agreement over the weekend on a split contract. Wilkerson will report to spring training in February and try to...
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Looking forward to a return to normal

Looking forward to a return to normal
I look forward to the day when the world gets closer to being normal again, however we define the term. When a baseball season lasts longer than a dental appointment and hearing "corona" makes you want to squeeze a lime wedge into a bottle of beer. I look forward to the day when I can conduct a MASN interview from the press box without looking like I just came out of surgery. When I can prepare for a group interview without checking my Zoom background or calculating my consecutive mornings...
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