The World Series begins Friday night in Arlington, Texas, with the Rangers facing the Diamondbacks. The way nobody expected it. I didn’t perform an exhaustive search, but I’m confident in saying industry-wide projections back in March didn’t include this pairing. But teams get hot at the right time, and they burn a path to the Fall Classic. They al

The Orioles are making changes to the pitching side of their major league coaching staff. According to a source, Chris Holt won’t serve as pitching coach in 2024 but maintains his duties as director of pitching, a title pinned to him prior to the pandemic 2020 season. Assistant pitching coach Darren Holmes is leaving the organization, per the sourc

The Washington Nationals announced the hiring of three members in their scouting department on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Danny Haas – Vice President, Amateur ScoutingBrad Ciolek – Senior Director, Amateur ScoutingReed Dunn – Assistant Director & National Crossche

PROSPECT REVIEW: CRISTHIAN VAQUERO Age on opening day 2024: 19 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, January 2022 Ranking: No. 9 per MLB Pipeline, No. 9 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2027* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $4.925 million (highest of his class and Nationals record for international prospect) 2023 levels: Rookie-le

The 2023 season got off to a good start for the Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle. But it didn’t stay that way. On April 11 at Camden Yards, he tied a team single-game record with nine RBIs versus the Athletics. He homered twice in the game and hit a grand slam. An Oriole with nine RBIs had happened before just twice since the team moved to Baltimore in 19

PLAYER REVIEW: PATRICK CORBIN Age on Opening Day 2024: 34 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 11 years, 105 days 2023 salary: $24 million Contract status: Signed for $35 million in 2024 ($10 million deferred), free agent in 2025 2023 stats: 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 180 IP, 210 H, 113 R, 104 ER, 33 HR, 57 BB, 124

The Orioles set up a competition at first base in spring training that became one of the more interesting follows for media and fans. About as engrossing as possible for a backup job. The tallying of stats and ranking perceived leaders, breaking down their strengths and weaknesses. Ryan Mountcastle was the undisputed starter, of course, but the non

PROSPECT REVIEW: YOHANDY MORALES Age on opening day 2024: 22 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2023 from the University of Miami (FL) Ranking: No. 7 per MLB Pipeline, No. 8 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $2.6 million 2023 levels: Rookie-level Florida Complex League, Single-A Fredericksburg, High-

PLAYER REVIEW: MACKENZIE GORE Age on Opening Day 2024: 25 How acquired: Traded with CJ Abrams, James Wood, Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana and Luke Voit from Padres for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, August 2022 MLB service time: 2 years 2023 salary: $723,300 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 sta

For the Baltimore Orioles - a division champion coming off 101 wins, a team with higher expectations than they've had in years and a team with a talented young roster - it's nice to have options. And I don't mean player options, although that roster flexibility is always important for any club. No, I mean options for the front office. I mean choice