Dan Connolly
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December 13, 2016 at 4:23 pm
Looking a little deeper into Ondrusek deal and salary
I think it’s fair to say that if we all put down money on which free-agent Oriole from 2016 would be the first to re-sign with the big-league club this winter, none of us would have offered up Logan Ondrusek. The Ondrusek family may not have guessed Ondrusek would be the first...
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Myriad O’s thoughts: Closer deals; Catcher uncertainty; Opt-outs; Anderson’s muscle
No official free-agent signings for the Orioles yet, but another piece of MLB news reported Monday should be of interest to their fans. Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen has decided to re-sign for another five years. The cost of keeping Jansen, one of baseball’s best relievers, in LA is $80 million,...
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December 12, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Looking ‘more likely’ Castillo signs with someone besides O’s
A few days after free-agent catcher Welington Castillo emerged as the Orioles’ primary offseason target to replace Matt Wieters, it now appears that the club’s chances of securing Castillo’s services are waning. Castillo has multi-year offers from multiple teams, and it is now “more likely” that he’ll sign somewhere besides Baltimore, according...
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December 9, 2016 at 6:43 pm
Welington Castillo emerges as the top catcher target for O’s
Welington Castillo, a seven-year, major-league veteran who recently was non-tendered a contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks, has emerged as the Orioles’ primary target at catcher. According to industry sources, the Orioles have had continued negotiations with Castillo’s representatives since the winter meetings ended Thursday in Washington D.C., and there is optimism that...
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December 8, 2016 at 11:47 am
O’s leave winter meetings with two hitters from Rule 5 draft
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Rule 5 draft is often just a post script for teams at baseball’s annual winter meetings. But for the Orioles, it’s usually the main part of the letter. While the New York Yankees added top closer Aroldis Chapman and the Boston Red Sox snagged lefty ace Chris...
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Nats’ Eaton trade shines light on O’s draft/development failures
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland – The Orioles and Washington Nationals are the two major league teams closest to the location of this year’s Winter Meetings. But Wednesday’s developments showed that these two franchises are worlds apart. Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter talked Wednesday about the club’s hope of...
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December 7, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Duquette on Bautista: ‘It’s true. The guy’s a villain in Baltimore’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Jose Bautista probably has been Enemy No. 1 at Camden Yards for the past few years, but now that David Ortiz, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez are retired, there’s no question that the former Toronto Blue Jays superstar right fielder is in a class by himself when it...
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Boras: On Wieters’ market; Alvarez and the outfield; Britton and extension talks
Player agent Scott Boras said that he has talked to multiple teams this week about free agent Matt Wieters, but that, in his experience, the market for catchers typically doesn’t come to fruition until later in the offseason. “We’ve been meeting with clubs about him and have been going through the process,...
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December 6, 2016 at 8:22 pm
Reading Duquette’s tea leaves: Trades may be the way to go
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Listening to Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette at media briefings is always an exercise in reading between the lines. He’s an old-school GM. He doesn’t like giving up specifics. But he also will provide some answers that can be helpful, can shed light on things, if you...
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Sale traded to the Red Sox; O’s woes versus LHPs just increased
Well, the American League East just got that much harder. According to multiple reports, including one from Fox Sports, the division champion Boston Red Sox have acquired 27-year-old lefty Chris Sale for four prospects, including highly regarded Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada. Sale, who has finished in the Top 6 in Cy Young...
