Orioles starter Dean Kremer fell short of achieving Super 2 status and becoming eligible for arbitration. The cutoff was set at two years and 118 days of service time, down from two years and 128 days in 2022. Kremer missed it this year at two years and 112 days. The season was mostly a success for Kremer, who finished 13-5 with a 4.12 ERA in a car

Former Orioles general manager Andy MacPhail used to say pitching is “expensive and fragile.” Two cautionary words about spending big for a hurler. That didn’t keep the Philadelphia Phillies from keeping one of their homegrown pitchers on Sunday and the expensive part was definitely on display. Over the last three years, right-hander Aaron Nola is

When gauging where the Nationals stand in their rebuilding efforts, the simplest answer is to look at their won-loss record since the process began. They went 65-97 in 2021 while starting to tear down the roster. They bottomed out at 55-107 in 2022 after trading Juan Soto. Then they started the climb back up toward contention with a 71-91 record th

Time to revisit more notes from the 2023 season. And not just the facts. Here’s another attempt to expand on them. Stretching the truth. Fact: Jorge Mateo became the first player in Orioles history and the eighth in the majors since at least 1901 with multiple stolen bases in a team’s first two games of the season. He also became the first player i

PROSPECT REVIEW: TRAVIS SYKORA Age on opening day 2024: 19 How acquired: Drafted in third round in 2023 from Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas Ranking: No. 11 per MLB Pipeline, No. 11 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2027* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $2.6 million 2023 levels: Rookie-level Florida Complex League 2023 stats: 7-0,

While we wait for something to happen in baseball free agency (it's been pretty quiet thus far), today I take a quick look back at some recent stories written and discussed here. If the Orioles, as stated, seek a pitcher they can place in the top half of their rotation, they could do worse than free agent right-hander Sonny Gray. A recent New York

Leftovers aren’t just for the days after Thanksgiving. I had some extra questions in last week’s mailbag. I’d prefer green bean casserole, but maybe later. The portion is modest, unlike your server. Just a couple handfuls of inquiries that didn’t make the first one. Also, my mailbag serves homemade stuffing and your mailbag uses a box that expired

Barring the stunner of all stunners, his free agency won’t impact the Orioles in any way. And he won’t even likely be linked to the club in any way. We’re talking about the $500 million man, Shohei Ohtani. Even after a Tommy John surgery, his first procedure in the fall of 2018, he is about to get the biggest free agent contract in baseball history

Major League Baseball, for all its warts, can stake claim to something no other major North American professional sports league can claim: Very few franchise relocations in recent times. For five decades, in fact, there was only one MLB relocation: the Expos’ move to Washington prior to the 2005 season to become the Nationals. In spite of all of th

With family and friends gathering soon for the Thanksgiving holiday, the baseball business could slow but won’t necessarily halt. The screeching sound isn’t brakes. More likely talk radio. Mike Elias could turn off his phone or charge it in another room while the turkey’s carved. He might be traveling and temporarily unavailable. But he’s aware of