Winter Meetings Coverage
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December 11, 2019 at 7:00 am
Elias says DJ Stewart’s surgery went well; Jones chooses Japan; Gausman signs with Giants
SAN DIEGO—Orioles outfielder DJ Stewart underwent surgery on his right ankle in late October, and general manger Mike Elias said that the surgery went well. “He’s going to have an abbreviated spring training,” Elias said on Tuesday. “The exact amount of time he’s going to lose is still a little TBD, and...
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December 10, 2019 at 9:00 pm
Elias says Orioles are working with Chris Davis and Scott Boras on 2020 improvement
SAN DIEGO—The Orioles continue to devote time and resources to try to revive Chris Davis’ batting stroke. Earlier on Tuesday, Davis’ agent, Scott Boras, said he spoke with the Orioles about the slugger, who hit just .168 and struck out 192 times in 128 games in 2018 and continued to struggle last...
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Scott Boras on Chris Davis: ‘Always concerned when a player’s not performing’
SAN DIEGO—One of the highlights of the Winter Meetings is the annual Scott Boras media availability, which usually occurs on Wednesday. The scrum was moved up a day because of the robust market for pitcher Gerrit Cole, whom the super agent represents. Boras also represents pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who re-signed with the...
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Elias on trade interest, timetable; Preparing for Rule 5 draft
SAN DIEGO—Mike Elias says that he doesn’t have any other trades near completion. Last week, the Orioles’ general manager traded infielder Jonathan Villar to Miami and starting pitcher Dylan Bundy to the Los Angeles Angels. His net was five pitching prospects. On Monday, Elias began talking with teams about his veteran players,...
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December 9, 2019 at 9:42 pm
Elias looks for starters; Rutschman’s likely to get time in big league camp; Diplan intrigues Orioles
SAN DIEGO–On the first day of the Winter Meetings, Orioles general manager Mike Elias spoke with other teams about possible trades and worked on possible free-agent signings. After last week’s trades of starting pitcher Dylan Bundy and infielder Jonathan Villar, Elias knows the Orioles need infield help and starting pitching. John Means,...
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Adam Jones to Japan? Orioles acquire pitcher Marcos Diplan; Team participates in auction that benefits ALS
SAN DIEGO—Will Adam Jones end his Major League Baseball career by playing in Japan? Jones, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019 after 11 seasons with the Orioles, is close to a multi-year agreement with Japan’s Orix Buffaloes, according to a report in The Athletic. After the 2018 season with the...
