Who among deep pool of prospects will seize third base job long term?
If you were asked to predict the Nationals’ Opening Day lineup right now, you could probably rattle off six names without too much fear of being wrong. James Wood, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews figure to return as the starting outfield. CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. are likely to return as the starting middle infield. Keibert Ruiz is all but certain
I’m about 2 ½ weeks past my open-heart surgery and progress is slow but steady. I just typed that sentence without having to lie down. The heavier lifting comes as we move into December, into a new year and to Sarasota for spring training. The 40-man roster has 39 players and the Orioles have multiple items remaining on their shopping list. They al
Voting for the annual Baseball Writers' Association of America awards is hardly easy. There is a lot of pressure when filling out your ballot because of the pedigree and history that are attached to the awards. If there was an “easy” one of the four, it would probably be Manager of the Year. When it comes down to Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and Mo
The pending move from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball by right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki could create some chaos with MLB’s system to sign international amateurs. Currently teams get limited pool amounts to sign these players, some as young as age 16. It is essentially a hard cap on the total amount a team can spend. The issu
We’re in the middle of awards week with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The Orioles’ last transaction was signing right-hander Robinson Martínez to a minor league contract on Thursday. They remain engaged in talks to add a right-handed bat and more pitching. It’s going to heat up. Meanwhile, I’ve written about some anticipated storyli
The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Selected the contracts of RHP Kade Strowd and RHP Brandon Young from Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 39 players.
RHP Corbin Burnes and OF Anthony Santander have declined the club’s qualifying offers for the 2025 season.
The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of outfielder Robert Hassell III and right-handed pitcher Andry Lara on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Hassell III, 23, joins Washington’s 40-man roster following his second full season with the organization. The No. 8 overall
When it comes to the Orioles offense, a much, much discussed topic in Birdland since the 2024 season ended, there are a variety of opinions. Holding the one that counts most, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias expressed his take on the Baltimore offense last Friday – the same day he announced the left-field wall was bei
It’s a deadline day across Major League Baseball, with a host of prospects about to be added to their organization’s 40-man roster. Officially, this is the deadline for teams to protect players from being lost in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. That draft, if you’ve forgotten, gives clubs the opportunity to snatch prospects away from other clubs for the
A week of key dates brings us later today to players accepting or declining the $21.05 million qualifying offer. Decisions must be made by 4 p.m. This one is easy to predict. Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander are expected to decline it and dive into free agency. They have rich long-term deals waiting for them. They aren’t settling for anything le