BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 28, 2022
A pre-Winter Meetings look at the Orioles’ needs
The first three weeks of the offseason haven’t produced any huge additions to the Orioles. With the start of the Winter Meetings less than a week away, that could change. The free-agent market has been slow and while the Orioles will make some moves, they haven’t yet. Let’s look at what they need and how […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 28, 2022
Lawyer representing Peter Angelos in his family’s fight over his fortune has conflicts of interest, son Louis’ attorney says
A lawyer for Louis Angelos, who has sued his mother and brother over control of the Orioles, the law firm and other assets of his father Peter Angelos, says the attorney appointed to represent the incapacitated family patriarch should be disqualified because of conflicts of interest.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 25, 2022
Gift ideas for the Orioles’ fan in your life
It’s Black Friday, the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. Let’s look at some gift ideas for the Orioles’ fan in your life. Take them on a trip: Baseball will be very different in 2023. The pitch clock arrives, the shift leaves, and larger bases will be installed. The there’s the new schedule, which […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 25, 2022
With a focus on his changeup, left-hander Drew Rom hopes to make his case for an Orioles debut
As left-hander Drew Rom makes a push toward a major league debut in Baltimore, he’s focused on adding some velocity — just enough to have him sit in the mid-90s — while perfecting his changeup.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 24, 2022
Orioles gave fans a season and a reason to be thankful
The end of baseball season was just 19 days before Thanksgiving, though the Orioles’ season has been over for seven weeks. The Winter Meetings are just 10 days away, and the revival of the Orioles allows them to be bigger players in the free-agent market. For many Oriole fans, that enough is reason to be […]
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 23, 2022
Evaluating Elias after 4 years with Orioles
Mike Elias recently celebrated his fourth anniversary as Orioles executive vice president/general manager. Elias has largely remade the franchise after inheriting a team that lost a team-record 115 games in 2018. The Orioles suffered through the 2019 and 2021 seasons with a combined 218 losses while he invested in the farm system, the international market […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 23, 2022
Three takeaways from Baseball America’s top 10 Orioles prospects
Six of the top 10 are infielders, with all but one playing at least one of the middle positions. Given the depth, it’s a logical area for the Orioles to pull from for trade packages.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 22, 2022
Hardy gets on Hall of Fame Ballot; Kjerstad’s Orioles stock rising
J.J. Hardy isn’t a Hall of Famer. He might not get a single vote for the Hall of Fame, but the longtime Orioles’ shortstop is on the ballot sent to 10-year members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Monday. Hardy is the first key player of the last group of Orioles who played […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 21, 2022
Former Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy among 14 newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
J.J. Hardy, who also played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins, was a two-time All-Star (2007 and 2013) and won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards with the Orioles from 2012 to 2014.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 21, 2022
Orioles’ Ortiz doesn’t want to be known for glove only; Rom hopes left is right; Denoyer’s journey
It wasn’t a surprise when the Orioles added Joey Ortiz to the 40-man roster. The team’s fourth-round draft choice in 2019 is one of a number of talented Oriole infield prospects. Ortiz had an outstanding month at Triple-A Norfolk, hitting .346 with a .967 OPS, four home runs and 14 RBIs in 26 games. At […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 18, 2022
Orioles tender contracts to all 6 salary-arbitration eligible players, including Cedric Mullins, Anthony Santander
Outfielders Cedric Mullins, Austin Hays and Anthony Santander, as well as shortstop Jorge Mateo and right-handers Austin Voth and Dillon Tate, were tendered contracts, allowing the Orioles to negotiate a deal with them over the next two months or wait for an arbitration hearing.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 18, 2022
Orioles tender contracts to all arbitration-eligible players
The Orioles have tendered contracts to each of their six arbitration-eligible players, outfielders Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins and Anthony Santander, right-handed pitchers Dillon Tate and Austin Voth and infielder Jorge Mateo. According to MLBTradeRumors.com, Hays is projected to make $3.1 million. Mullins could make $4.4 million, and Santander could get $7.5 million. Tate could get […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 18, 2022
As Joey Ortiz joins 40-man roster, Orioles infield prospect aims to dispel ‘glove-only’ label
From the day the Orioles selected Joey Ortiz in the fourth round of the 2019 draft, the infielder has made it his mission to dispel the notion that he's a "glove-only" player.
BaltimoreBaseball.com Nov 17, 2022
Rodriguez wants Orioles’ rotation spot in 2023: ‘Full speed ahead’
Baseball’s top pitching prospect, Grayson Rodriguez, turned 23 on Wednesday, one day after the Orioles placed him and four others on their 40-man roster. The move was expected, but in some ways disappointing because had Rodriguez not suffered a lat strain when he was pitching for Triple-A Norfolk on June 1st, he would have been […]
Baltimore Sun Nov 17, 2022
Disappointed to not debut in 2022, Grayson Rodriguez hopes to make up for it by cracking Orioles’ opening day rotation
Orioles top prospect Grayson Rodriguez said his approach throughout the offseason is to best position himself to make the opening day rotation, a possibility executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said in October has “a very high likelihood.”
