Rich Dubroff
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December 12, 2020 at 7:00 am
Stallings’ first big-league memory was of the Orioles — now he wants more
Garrett Stallings proudly points out that he grew up as an Orioles fan and a Norfolk Tides follower. Stallings is a 23-year-old right-hander from Chesapeake, Virginia, and regularly attended Tides games and saw his first major league game at Camden Yards when he was 7 or 8. Stallings, who was obtained from...
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December 11, 2020 at 7:00 am
Goodbye to the Keys; Orioles lose 2 pitchers in Rule 5 draft; Remembering Phil Linz
It’s a sad goodbye to the Frederick Keys, who are leaving the Orioles’ organization after a three-decade run. The Keys were the losers in Major League Baseball’s reconstruction of the minor leagues. Forty-three teams that were part of MiLB won’t return to organized baseball. Frederick will be part of the six-team Major...
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December 10, 2020 at 12:49 pm
Orioles select two right-handers in Rule 5 draft, lose Pop, Fenter
The Orioles selected two right-handed pitchers in the Rule 5 draft, and lost two right-handers. With the fifth pick of the draft, the Orioles picked Mac Sceroler, a 25-year-old from the Cincinnati Reds. Sceroler, who is the nephew of Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald, was Cincinnati’s fifth-round selection in the 2017 draft. Sceroler...
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Chris Davis talks about his health, retirement thoughts and Orioles’ rebuild
Chris Davis says that “unique is a very good word for what we went through” to describe the 60-game 2020 baseball season, Davis, who is the Orioles’ players representative, played in only 16 games, batting just .115 (6-for-52) with one RBI. “For me, personally, it’s been a lot of trying to figure...
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December 9, 2020 at 3:45 pm
Orioles’ Chris Davis: ‘I still feel like there’s something that I have left to give’
Chris Davis has two years and $46 million left on the seven-year, $161 million contract he signed in January 2016. The last few years have been bitterly disappointing for Davis, and many fans would be happier if the Orioles cut ties with the 34-year-old first baseman. On a video conference call Wednesday,...
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December 8, 2020 at 7:00 am
Of Orioles’ Rule 5 selections, Santander stands out
So much time and energy is spent discussing Rule 5 draft picks. Many don’t even survive spring training. Others, who begin the season with a team, are given back to the teams from which they were drafted. The Orioles have taken at least one player in each Rule 5 draft since 2006....
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December 7, 2020 at 3:50 pm
Orioles claim Ashton Goudeau on waivers, outright Austin Wynns
The Orioles claimed right-handed pitcher Ashton Goudeau on waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. They also outrighted catcher Austin Wynns to Triple-A Norfolk. Goudeau, 28, had a 7.56 ERA in four games with the Colorado Rockies in 2020 and was claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh from the Rockies on November 25th....
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Answering your Orioles questions
The Winter Meetings were scheduled to be held this week in Dallas, and there would have been lots of questions for Orioles general manager Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde. Since the meetings have been canceled by Covid-19, I’ll try to answer your questions. Questions have been edited for length and style....
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December 4, 2020 at 7:00 am
Taking a closer look at the Orioles’ deadline-day moves
Wednesday night’s unexpected trade of shortstop José Iglesias to the Los Angeles Angels brought a fan reaction similar to a move the Orioles made a year before. On December 2, 2019, just before the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, the Orioles traded infielder Jonathan Villar to the Miami Marlins for...
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December 3, 2020 at 7:00 am
Elias talks about replacing Iglesias and the rebuilding plan
Wednesday’s surprising trade of shortstop José Iglesias and the decision not to tender a contract to second baseman Hanser Alberto leaves the Orioles with questions about who will replace Iglesias and Alberto. Iglesias, who hit .373 with three home runs and 17 RBIs in 39 games with the Orioles in 2020, was...
