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Eduardo Rodriguez had some struggles in big league camp

Eduardo Rodriguez had some struggles in big league camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - Most of the national prospects analysts agree that the Orioles' Eduardo Rodriguez is one of the top young pitchers in baseball. He is the Orioles' No. 3 rated prospect by Baseball America and has been listed in all the major top 100 lists. Rodriguez comes in at No. 43 on the ESPN list and is rated No. 61 by Baseball Prospectus, No. 65 by Baseball America and No. 68 by MLB.com. But Rodriguez didn't put his best foot forward during his time in O's big league camp, which...
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Reimold on his improving bat and Rodriguez on heading to minor league camp

Reimold on his improving bat and Rodriguez on heading to minor league camp
SARASOTA, Fla. - After two neck surgeries that limited him to 56 games total the last two years, Nolan Reimold is trying to make up for some lost time here at spring training and show the Orioles he can be a productive player again. Today was a nice step in the right direction for Reimold. He went 2-for-3 with a single and two-run homer. He also made a loud out, lining into a double play in the seventh. He hit a two-run shot to left off A.J. Burnett in the fifth inning during the O's 6-5 loss...
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One source rates O's schedule as MLB's toughest, plus other notes

One source rates O's schedule as MLB's toughest, plus other notes
The Orioles have the toughest schedule in the major leagues this season. That is according to this story from FanGraphs, which made this list looking at each team's opponents and going by team-by-team WAR projections. The O's MASN partners, the Washington Nationals, were rated to have the easiest schedule for 2014. No doubt the AL East remains tough with the Orioles' schedule ranked No. 1 along with Toronto No. 3, New York No. 6, Tampa Bay No. 7 and Boston No. 8 in the American League. On...
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Bullpen banter and minor league injury notes

Bullpen banter and minor league injury notes
For the Orioles, the 'pen needs to be good again. The O's bullpen was decent in 2013, but it was outstanding in 2012. During that 93-win season, Jim Johnson recorded 51 saves and went 20-for-21 in save chances against the AL East with an ERA of 0.80. The bullpen's strong performance was a big factor in a remarkable 29-9 record in one-run games that helped propel the Orioles back to the playoffs. He hasn't been officially given the job yet, but Tommy Hunter is expected to begin the season...
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The Orioles' good start, more Santana talk and some spring stats

The Orioles' good start, more Santana talk and some spring stats
Are the Orioles as good as they look right now? They are 8-2 in exhibition games, have scored 29 runs the last three games and 79 runs over the 10 games. They have the best record in the Grapefruit League and second-best among all American League teams behind Cleveland at 8-1. Yes, these games means nothing and won't help them even a little bit three weeks from today when the Orioles open the 2014 season. Can you believe that? The opener is now just three weeks away. If the Orioles were 2-8...
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Are the Orioles going to make a pitch for more pitching? (updated)

Are the Orioles going to make a pitch for more pitching? (updated)
Once you have given up three draft choices, what is one more? Once you have signed one Santana, why not two? A match between the Orioles and right-hander Ervin Santana might be made in free agent heaven. The big news that came out last night was that Santana now wants to sign a one-year contract for just 2014 and he wants to get it done quickly. It was also reported that he wants to play for a team with a good offense. What pitcher doesn't, right? Well, Ervin, the O's offense was fourth in...
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How will this winter's big-dollar deals impact the Orioles?

How will this winter's big-dollar deals impact the Orioles?
With the Orioles' recent additions of pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez and outfielder/DH Nelson Cruz, the talk of signing current players to long-term extensions has quieted a bit. But those issues are still facing the organization, and now that most of the 2014 roster is set, the O's may be able to turn their attention to shortstop J.J. Hardy, whose contract is up at the end of this year, and to first baseman Chris Davis and catcher Matt Wieters, who can be free agents after the 2015 season. Here...
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Orioles score well on one list of 25-and-under talent

Orioles score well on one list of 25-and-under talent
Do the Orioles have the best collection of young talent in the American League? Baseball Prospectus says yes, and ranked the O's first among AL teams this week in its 25-and-under talent rankings. The Orioles are No. 6 in all of Major League Baseball, but tops among AL teams. St. Louis is ranked No. 1 followed by Washington, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Miami. The Orioles have already been getting solid recognition in farm system ratings, earning a No. 10 ranking from ESPN and No. 12 from...
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Good spring start for Schoop: Is the future here already?

Good spring start for Schoop: Is the future here already?
If I had a nickel for every time a fan brought up Jonathan Schoop over the last few days, I'd at least have a nice collection of nickels and would be well on my way to a purchase of a cup of coffee. But coins aside, the kid has some of you fans quite excited. Nothing wrong with that. Hey, if you can't get excited during spring training, when can you? So can Schoop win the second base job? According to Buck Showalter, he's every bit the contender for that spot that Jemile Weeks and Ryan...
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Ranking the AL East position players

Ranking the AL East position players
Today, I'm taking my shot at ranking the position players in the American League East, ranking players from first to last in the division at each position, including designated hitter. This is very subjective and your rankings could be quite different. Mostly, I ranked on past performance with not a lot of projecting and that hurts younger players with potential but not a major league track record. I am ranking one player per position per team and, as we know, there is a chance some of these...
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Orioles will need a lot more than the 25 players they'll have on opening day

Orioles will need a lot more than the 25 players they'll have on opening day
Do you remember the 2012 Orioles? Of course you do, and one of the lessons we learned from that 93-win team that made the playoffs is that winning is a team effort. For that club, that specific cliche was maybe never more true. Do you remember that the 2012 Orioles had just one starting pitcher, Wei-Yin Chen, make more than 21 starts or pitch more than 140 innings? Chen was one of 19 players to record a win that year. That list included Chris Davis. Chen was one of 12 pitchers to make a start...
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Orioles' minor league spring training roster

Orioles' minor league spring training roster
With major league spring training now well under way, the Orioles' minor league camp has also begun at the club's Twins Lakes facility in Sarasota, Fla. Below is a list of 162 players that already have or will very soon report to the minor league camp. About 30 of the players listed reported Feb. 21 for an early camp. The rest of the minor league pitchers and catchers reported on Friday, and the bulk of the position players are to report on March 4. The first minor league exhibition games...
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After impressive pro debut, Hunter Harvey looks to take next step in 2014

After impressive pro debut, Hunter Harvey looks to take next step in 2014
The Orioles drafted a high school right-hander with their first-round pick in 2011 and the next year, he began his first full pro season in the South Atlantic League. It appears that will happen again with another young right-hander they drafted 22nd overall out of the high school ranks last June. Dylan Bundy was on the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds opening day roster two years ago and Hunter Harvey is expected to begin the 2014 season pitching at Perdue Stadium. Harvey, who turned 19 in...
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O's mourn the loss of a treasured member of the family

O's mourn the loss of a treasured member of the family
The measure of someone's life is not it its longevity but it's about the people you touch and impact along the way. The Orioles organization is devastated today with the news that a very loved member of the family, public relations director Monica Barlow, died at just 36 after a long battle with lung cancer. You only have to spend a few moments today on Facebook or Twitter to see the many lives Monica touched. I want to take this moment to pass along my deepest condolences to her husband...
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How one oddsmaker looks at the Orioles after the Jimenez and Cruz additions

How one oddsmaker looks at the Orioles after the Jimenez and Cruz additions
We often seem to enjoy looking at projections for how a team or player will do before each season. One of those projections is the over-under wins total set by oddsmakers and sportsbooks. I wondered, for instance, if the Orioles' recent additions of Ubaldo Jimenez and Nelson Cruz created a sizable change in how the oddsmakers looked at the club. The answer is that it didn't. Bovada.lv, the online casino and sportsbook, had the Orioles' over-under wins total at 77.5 before those signings...
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Checking in with the man who has three fewer draft picks this June (IronBirds note)

Checking in with the man who has three fewer draft picks this June (IronBirds note)
A lot of fans were excited when the Orioles signed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez and outfielder/DH Nelson Cruz to free agent contracts. But the club had to give up its 17th and 55th picks in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft to get that duo. The Orioles had already parted with the 35th overall pick in the Bud Norris trade last July, so the O's could have had three of the first 55 picks this June. Now they will not draft until the third round with the 91st overall pick. They are not punting the...
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How much will Nelson Cruz impact O's offense?

How much will Nelson Cruz impact O's offense?
They didn't have to go far to do it, but the symbolic gesture by several key Orioles to attend Nelson Cruz's press conference may be a big step forward for Cruz with his new team. With their words - and yesterday with their actions - the Orioles players have warmly welcomed Cruz to the team. They are not condoning his suspension, but they are also letting him know he is one of them now and it's time to go to work. Of course, it's now up to Cruz to avoid another suspension that would...
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Pen power: After solid 2013, Matt Hobgood to pitch out of bullpen again this season

Pen power: After solid 2013, Matt Hobgood to pitch out of bullpen again this season
After pitching out of the bullpen last season, Orioles 2009 first-round pick Matt Hobgood, will return to a 'pen role in 2014. O's director of player development Brian Graham confirmed that during an interview Sunday night. Not only that, but he said the 23-year-old right-hander has a chance to begin this year pitching at the Double-A level for the first time as a pro. After Hobgood underwent shoulder surgery in early 2012 and missed all of that season, the 2009 fifth overall pick returned...
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In adding Cruz and Jimenez, Orioles assume some risk

In adding Cruz and Jimenez, Orioles assume some risk
When I asked Dan Duquette back at the Winter Meetings if the Orioles would consider signing a player that had a PED-related suspension, he indicated they would consider doing that. "We do our due diligence on all the players," Duquette said then. "I think that, you know, being part of Major League Baseball, there is program in place that deals with that. Once it's dealt with, I think the players can go back to work." It may not be the most popular stance, but that is pretty much my...
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More notes and stats on Nelson Cruz, and a possible lineup (Hobgood note)

More notes and stats on Nelson Cruz, and a possible lineup (Hobgood note)
Well, we heard and read that the Orioles were all in on A.J. Burnett. They went from that to actually adding Suk-min Yoon, Ubaldo Jimenez and Nelson Cruz. Of course, the Cruz deal is not official yet. Yes, the free agent season had some twists and turns over the last few days, weeks and months. When it becomes official, Cruz's addition would give the Orioles six players on their roster that were on the 2013 American League All-Star team. The Orioles certainly used the system to their...
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