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How Herrera could fit with Orioles

How Herrera could fit with Orioles
SAN DIEGO - The Orioles can't share their concrete plans for the 26-man roster until they're done finding players for it. One move might impact how they handle a separate position. The work won't be done this month or in January, given the organization's track record for late signings, trades and waiver claims. Reaching an agreement last week with infielder Dilson Herrera on a minor league contract enables the Orioles to lay out three possible scenarios for him. They could reassign him to...
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More Winter Meetings leftovers for breakfast

More Winter Meetings leftovers for breakfast
SAN DIEGO - Would the Orioles be willing to take on a significant salary if the trade also included a prospect that they held in high regard? Would the budget support such a move? The Giants did it yesterday in their deal with the Angels, acquiring infielder Zack Cozart and 21-year-old shortstop Will Wilson in exchange for cash considerations. They're on the hook for Cozart's entire $12.167 million salary next season. This is basically a way for the Giants to buy a prospect, while the Angels...
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Elias on Davis, contracts, Stewart, Mountcastle and more

Elias on Davis, contracts, Stewart, Mountcastle and more
SAN DIEGO - The Orioles are trying again with Chris Davis. Trying to find a way to get him swinging more freely and making more consistent contact. Which again has led them to agent Scott Boras and the latest plan to nudge Davis closer to the form that prompted the club to hand over a $161 million contract prior to the 2016 season. A hard shove is more like it. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias confirmed this afternoon that he spoke last week with Boras and "a member of his...
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Boras on his "concern" over Davis' lack of production

Boras on his "concern" over Davis' lack of production
SAN DIEGO - The annual Scott Boras media scrum at the Winter Meetings was held earlier than usual this week, with the super-agent making himself available at noon today to provide updates on clients Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon. He stood in front of a backdrop bearing his agency's logo. A nice touch in 2019. Boras fielded a question pertaining to Orioles first baseman Chris Davis about 30 minutes into the session, as he's done in the past. His response today was similar to the one he...
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Elias on rebuild process: "This is what it looks like"

Elias on rebuild process: "This is what it looks like"
SAN DIEGO - Mike Elias isn't tuning out fans who vent over a 108-loss season and two trades of popular players that followed. Who demand reasons why they should buy tickets next season and support a team that is moving backward at a pace that could park it in the International League if the brakes aren't applied. He listens and he understands. He just can't let it influence how he conducts business. Which brings us to his first media session yesterday afternoon at the Manchester Grand Hyatt...
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Winter Meetings leftovers for breakfast

Winter Meetings leftovers for breakfast
SAN DIEGO - The interviews to find a replacement for Orioles bullpen coach John Wasdin are carrying over from Baltimore to the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, with executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde involved in the process. Hyde's inclusion is important, of course, since the hire will be working on his coaching staff. He had a voice in Fredi González's recent selection as major league coach and their ties to the Marlins organization made it a...
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Elias on today's activity, pitching, Givens, Rutschman and more

Elias on today's activity, pitching, Givens, Rutschman and more
SAN DIEGO - Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias isn't the lone wolf of the Winter Meetings in 2019. He has a manager. He has a broader staff that can be deployed throughout the Manchester Grand Hyatt and on the minor league property. He can conduct business in a manner more befitting a major league executive, at least on a club undergoing a massive teardown and rebuild. "It's definitely a lot more focused," Elias said earlier today. "It's been pretty busy. We have...
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Orioles claim Diplán off waivers

Orioles claim Diplán off waivers
SAN DIEGO - The Orioles have expanded their involvement in the Winter Meetings beyond the Rule 5 draft that's held later this week. In the latest move to improve their pitching depth, the Orioles claimed right-hander Marcos Diplán off waivers from the Tigers on the first day of the meetings. The 40-man roster has increased to 38 players. Diplán, 23, pitched at the Double-A levels in the Brewers and Twins systems this year and posted a 4.85 ERA and 1.471 WHIP with 44 walks and 73...
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Orioles offering memorabilia, ballpark experiences for charity

Orioles offering memorabilia, ballpark experiences for charity
SAN DIEGO - Major League Baseball redirected the Winter Meetings flow of information this morning, however briefly, by announcing details of its annual charity auction. This year's auction, with the Orioles again active members, will benefit five charities and nonprofit organizations committed to research, care and awareness/education of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which is more commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." The Orioles are making available a collection of autographed...
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Day One of the Winter Meetings is underway

Day One of the Winter Meetings is underway
SAN DIEGO - There's a certain rhythm to the annual Winter Meetings that is spliced with interruptions. The breaking news and hastily arranged press conferences, though the Orioles usually don't get to the podium and aren't likely to be the center of attention this week. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias will meet daily with the media in the late afternoon, local time, which means filing late stories before wandering the lobby again. The usual managers luncheon has been...
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Elias enjoying a normal Winter Meetings in 2019

Elias enjoying a normal Winter Meetings in 2019
Mike Elias engaged in his first Winter Meetings as the person in charge already looking ahead to the following year's trip and the opportunity to concentrate on the roster. The chance to handle the more common tasks in a setting that at its most complimentary can be classified as manic and disorienting. The Orioles didn't hire Elias as executive vice president/general manager until the third week of November 2018 and he was preoccupied in Las Vegas with finding a manager and trying to stamp...
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Fry seeks more success in second half

Fry seeks more success in second half
Paul Fry led the Orioles this season with 66 appearances out of the bullpen. A source of pride that also might have come at a price. Was it the workload, in his first full season in the majors, that created the 8.38 ERA and .333 average against in August and the 10.29 ERA and .355 average against in September? It's a plausible theory given his unprecedented workload and how he registered a 1.08 ERA in July and how opponents batted .107. Let the reliever take a stab at it. "I loved having...
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Solid statuses for Wynns and Wojciechowski heading into spring

Solid statuses for Wynns and Wojciechowski heading into spring
By stating his intent to find a fourth catcher for the spring training roster, a minor league deal the most obvious avenue, executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias revealed that Austin Wynns remains firmly in the Orioles' plans for 2020. It wasn't an assumption. The Orioles might have to clear more space on their 40-man roster over the winter and they're carrying three catchers. Elias keeps saying that he wants a veteran catcher to go with Wynns, Pedro Severino and Chance Sisco....
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Orioles adding Fredi González to coaching staff

Orioles adding Fredi González to coaching staff
The Orioles are nearing completion of the hiring process for their coaching staff, another item to cross off a long list of activities. Former Marlins and Braves manager Fredi González has been chosen as major league coach, according to a source. González inherits the title that belonged to José Hernández, who shifts to assistant hitting coach, per the source. Two of the three vacancies on the staff have been filled, including Anthony Sanders' hiring as first base coach. Sanders...
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Orioles sign Dilson Herrera to minor league deal

Orioles sign Dilson Herrera to minor league deal
The Orioles made a move this afternoon to increase their infield depth and perhaps provide another roster option in spring training. Maintaining a busy schedule this week with the Winter Meetings approaching, the Orioles signed 25-year-old utility player Dilson Herrera to a minor league contract. Herrera spent the 2019 season in Triple-A, where he hit .248/.330/.501 with 29 doubles, 24 home runs and 64 RBIs in 117 games with the Mets affiliate in Syracuse. His last tour in the majors came the...
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There's no mystery surrounding Orioles' biggest roster needs

There's no mystery surrounding Orioles' biggest roster needs
If we're ranking the Orioles' roster needs heading into the Winter Meetings, middle infield and starting pitching reside at the top of the list. They can be 1 and 1A. You can stack one on top of the other and not necessarily be wrong. Too close to call. The bullpen could use some tweaking and there are depth moves on the horizon, including a fourth catcher to join Pedro Severino, Chance Sisco and Austin Wynns. But executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias placed special emphasis...
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Elias on trading Bundy, the return and what could follow

Elias on trading Bundy, the return and what could follow
The Orioles aren't waiting until next week's Winter Meetings to get busy in the trade market. Two days after sending infielder Jonathan Villar to the Marlins rather than non-tendering him, executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias dealt starting pitcher Dylan Bundy to the Angels for four minor league pitchers. Who's next? Elias obtained right-handers Isaac Mattson, Kyle Bradish, Zach Peek and Kyle Brnovich in exchange for Bundy, the fourth overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player...
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Orioles' trade approach and more on Lucas and Rogers

Orioles' trade approach and more on Lucas and Rogers
The Winter Meetings that officially begin Monday in San Diego are going to be filled with the usual trade and free agent rumors that flood the hotel lobby and cause sportswriters to nearly spill their Starbucks while rushing to get confirmation. Here's what you need to remember about the Orioles: Whatever deals are discussed with rival executives most likely will involve lower-level minor leaguers. I wrote about the Orioles' acquisition aim at the July deadline, how it wasn't an aberration...
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Taking another look at Bleier signing and Villar's departure

Taking another look at Bleier signing and Villar's departure
The next order of baseball business is behind the Orioles. They tendered contracts yesterday to five of their seven arbitration-eligible players, signed reliever Richard Bleier and traded infielder Jonathan Villar to the Marlins. The 40-man roster holds 38 players, leaving room for multiple selections in the Dec. 12 Rule 5 draft in San Diego. Coming up are five days at the Winter Meetings if you count Sunday's travel. The race to catch return flights on Thursday begins late in the...
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Elias on trade, tenders and more

Elias on trade, tenders and more
The Orioles were resigned to letting infielder Jonathan Villar walk away earlier today with nothing in return until trade interest picked up during the afternoon and led to a trade with the Marlins. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias stated on a conference call that conversations with other teams picked up three to four hours prior to the 8 p.m. deadline for tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players. The Marlins offered young left-hander Easton Lucas and a deal was...
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