While pitchers and catchers report to spring training next week, there are still dozens of MLB free agents that remain unsigned. That may bode well for the Orioles, who in recent years have signed last-minute additions during or after the break of camp. Here’s a deeper look at some potential fits:
I admit your bartender is a bit cranky today. I’m getting a little old for hip language and trendy acronyms. Like GOAT. Greatest Of All Time. It’s starting to get my goat, if you will. To me, a goat in sports is the guy who blows his team’s chances of winning. Like...
After three years under pitching coach Dave Wallace and bullpen coach Dom Chiti, the Orioles pitching staff must get acclimated to another duo in 2017. New pitching coach Roger McDowell, who spent the past 11 years in the same role with the Atlanta Braves, was hired Nov. 22 as the Orioles’ sixth...
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones made no secret of what he feels is one of the Birds’ biggest weaknesses for the upcoming 2017 season. “I think we need to improve the outfield defense,” Jones said at FanFest Jan. 28. “Just get more speed, more athleticism out there.” The Orioles’ outfield defense was...
Third baseman Manny Machado, who’s two years away from free agency, said the Orioles haven’t been in contact with him recently about a possible contract extension. He added, though, that he understands why contract talks are on the back burner, and he’s ready and willing to engage in discussions whenever the subject...
The Orioles had several priorities heading into this offseason. They wanted a catcher. They wanted an outfielder who could get on base. And they wanted to re-sign slugger Mark Trumbo or find a suitable replacement. They signed catcher Welington Castillo to replace Matt Wieters. They traded for outfielder Seth Smith, who is...
Today is a big day in baseball. So, we’ll try to make it a big day in the Tap Room. We’ll know a few minutes after 6 p.m. tonight who will be enshrined in this year’s Hall of Fame class. The sense is that there could be at least three inductees, maybe...
Got a little late start to the bar this morning. A brief ice storm put schools around me on a two-hour delay. Ice storm. Kids. Anyway, the joint is open for business. So are roughly 100 free agents who still don’t have a job on January 11, basically a month before pitchers...
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES So, who exactly is outfielder Seth Smith? What can the Orioles expect from Smith — at the plate and in the field? What did the Seattle Mariners see in veteran starter Yovani Gallardo? What are their expectations for Gallardo in 2017? Why do...