Dan Connolly
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November 10, 2017 at 7:00 am
Want starting pitching? Orioles need to look at a potential contract swap with the Giants
Earlier this week, the Chicago Tribune ran a piece about Cubs outfielder Jayson Heyward’s bloated contract and suggested that the San Francisco Giants might be a good trade partner. The thought is that the Cubs will need pitching in 2018, the Giants have some expensive, underperforming starters and need offensive firepower. To...
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November 8, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Brooks Robinson’s D honored; Machado snubbed; Mancini’s chances
As part of the Rawlings’ Gold Glove Show on Tuesday night, the company’s 60th anniversary teams were announced. Baltimore was well represented in the American League. Brooks Robinson, of course, was named as the AL’s best defensive third baseman in the past 60 years. The winner at second base was Roberto Alomar,...
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November 7, 2017 at 9:51 pm
Longoria beats Machado for AL Gold Glove at 3B
If you watched him all year – really, all of his young career – you know just how good of a defensive third baseman Manny Machado is. His reputation in the field is exemplary, though he has only been in the majors since 2012. But the 25-year-old Orioles third baseman will not...
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Castillo’s no longer an Oriole, but his 2017 contract and solid play may have a lasting reach
Catcher Welington Castillo’s decision Monday to decline his $7 million option for 2018 and become a free agent wasn’t a surprise, and it probably won’t have a huge impact on the playing field. The 30-year-old backstop hit .282 with 20 homers in 96 games. He threw out 49 percent of would-be basestealers,...
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November 6, 2017 at 3:54 pm
No surprise: Catcher Welington Castillo declines 2018 option and declares free agency
After the second half that Welington Castillo had with the bat in 2017, it seemed to be a mere formality that the 30-year-old catcher would decline his $7 million option with the Orioles and become a free agent. That’s what happened Monday. The affable Dominican catcher declined the options and declared free...
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November 2, 2017 at 7:00 am
Free agency has arrived; looking at 10 Orioles that could fly the coop — and probably will
Now that the World Series is over – and you can file this one in the memory bank and use it the next time a friend says baseball is boring – the hot stove season is about to heat up. Well, sorta, kinda, maybe. There are a whole lot of knobs on...
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October 31, 2017 at 9:01 am
Taking a stab at your questions: Rotation, Machado, Showalter, Duquette, Stanton
It took me nearly a month in the offseason, but it’s finally time to break out the old “Twitter questions” blog entry. I know you missed it. I did. Free agency is about to start, the hot stove will get warm soon enough, and it’s time to ask you what you want...
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October 27, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Machado’s Gold Glove chances; Davis snubbed; Buck moving on up
This was not a banner year for Orioles third baseman Manny Machado. He pressed at the plate in the first half, and struggled in September after returning to form in July and August. His .259 average was a career worst and his .310 on-base percentage represented his lowest mark since his debut...
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October 26, 2017 at 4:44 pm
Machado is Orioles’ lone Gold Glove finalist
Third baseman Manny Machado is the Orioles’ only hope of having a 2017 Gold Glove Award winner. Rawlings Sporting Goods and Major League Baseball announced the three finalists at each defensive position today in the American League and National League, and Machado is the lone Oriole to make the cut. A two-time...
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October 25, 2017 at 7:00 am
‘The Ubaldo Whisperer’ lands a managerial job
When the New York Mets hired Mickey Callaway to be their manager this week, I had one thought: Ubaldo Jimenez pitching in Queens. Many of you – OK, all of you – have moved on from Jimenez now that the four-year, $50 million albatross of a contract around the Orioles’ proverbial neck...
