Davies roughed up in last scheduled start of spring
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Zach Davies has been doing this long enough to have real perspective. The 31-year-old right-hander is one of the most introspective players in Nationals camp this spring, understanding that the big picture matters but so does his most recent performance. And his most recent performance was hard to ignore. For all the wrong r
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles rotation is taking its final spring turn before Opening Day. Dean Kremer won’t get the ball again until he’s in Baltimore. He accumulated 3 2/3 innings tonight and allowed one run and three hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Kremer was stretched out to 75 pitches, 46 for strikes. Albert Suárez starts Thursday nigh
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals are down to their final 96 hours in Florida, which would typically be around the time club officials are paring down the roster and making their final choices for the Opening Day 26-man squad. As they prepare to take the field tonight against the Cardinals, though, they still officially have 45 players in big l
The Orioles have made the following roster move: Optioned LHP Nick Vespi to minor league camp. The Orioles’ Spring Training roster currently has 45 players (34+10 NRI+1 IL).
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles optioned left-handed reliever Nick Vespi to minor league camp this afternoon. The major league camp roster is down to 45 players. Vespi is the second southpaw pitcher in two days to be sent down, following Bruce Zimmermann yesterday morning. Vespi had a solid showing until allowing three runs and three hits yesterday in
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – No spring training game truly counts, but let’s acknowledge that tonight’s game against the Cardinals means a little bit more than nothing. For one thing, a Nationals victory would clinch a winning record in the Grapefruit League this spring! OK, that’s not actually the reason it means something. The significance of tonight’
When it comes to the Orioles, we have seen it happen in recent years, we have seen it happen last year and we have a historical perspective of it as well. It is that a young player, even those ranked as No. 1 prospects in the sport, can and often do struggle at the outset of their major league careers. Two words come to mind - patience and expectat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – All of the Nationals’ top prospects still in big league camp will be coming north with the team and will be at Nationals Park for Tuesday’s exhibition finale. Playing for the team of prospects set to face the Opening Day major league roster that afternoon. The organization announced Tuesday that top prospects James Wood, Dyl
SARASOTA, Fla. – The second day after an appearance is usually when the soreness creeps in with reliever Bryan Baker. Nothing that he can’t manage, of course. It comes with the chosen profession, but he feels it. And this is why he’s looking forward to pitching on back-to-back days as the final ramp up for Opening Day. Baker doesn’t know whether he
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Jackson Holliday keeps pushing to make the Orioles’ Opening Day roster. Two more hits today, including his second home run, and a walk were the latest arguments for it. He can’t be ignored. He won’t let up. Blue Jays veteran Chad Green served up the homer with two outs in the fifth inning, with Holliday driving a curveball to the ba
Prospects and Big-League Stars to Greet Fans at District WharfPrior to Nationals Homecoming Gala Top prospects including Dylan Crews, James Wood and Brady House highlight the star-studded list of players set to take center stage at ON DECK: NATIONALS FUTURES GAME on Tuesday, March 26, at Nationals Park. They will also join the club’s active roster