In the rush to sign free agents before Major League Baseball’s lockout began on Thursday, the attention was focused on the big names. Overlooked were second- and third-tier players. In most free-agent markets, it’s generally the bigger names who sign first and set the market, and the lesser-known players find new teams...
Whenever the lockout ends, the Orioles will officially add right-hander Jordan Lyles to their 40-man roster. The news of Lyles’ agreement with...
The long-anticipated Major League Baseball lockout is starting, and there’s speculation about its length and what happens after it ends. There’s no real incentive for this lockout to end quickly. Games aren’t being played, players aren’t being paid, so the players and owners aren’t losing money. The Winter Meetings, scheduled for next...
With the lockout of major league players by the owners looming after the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement on Wednesday evening...
The Orioles are keeping all six of their arbitration-eligible players. First baseman/designated hitter Trey Mancini, left-handed starter John Means and left-handed reliever Tanner Scott were offered contracts. The Orioles also eached agreement on one-year contracts with three arbitration-eligible players — outfielder Anthony Santander, right-hander Jorge López and left-hander Paul Fry. Santander’s contract...
By 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Orioles must offer contracts to their six arbitration-eligible players. The deadline was moved up by two days so that it would occur before an expected lockout begins on Thursday. Let’s take a closer look at the six players and see what the Orioles might decide on each....
The next two days promise to be busy ones for the Orioles. Because of the likelihood of a lockout beginning on Thursday, the players and owners agreed to move up the deadline for tendering contracts from Thursday to Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Orioles have six players eligible for arbitration: first baseman/designated...
After another difficult season for the Orioles, there are still many reasons to be thankful. A year ago, Trey Mancini was merely attempting to get himself into shape after missing the entire 2020 season because of colon cancer surgery and five months of chemotherapy. Twelve months later, Mancini played 147 games, more...
The Orioles claimed left-handed pitcher Cionel Pérez on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Pérez was 1-2 with a 6.38 ERA...
In the last two years, Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias has made two major trades leading up to the December deadline for offering contracts. In December 2019, Elias dealt starting pitcher Dylan Bundy, who was two years away from free agency, to the Los Angeles Angels for four right-handed pitchers...