Orioles center fielder Adam Jones may well still be on the club after Tuesday's 4 p.m. non-waiver trading deadline. But after today's 11-5 win over Tampa Bay, Jones was not yet ready to shed much light on the situation.
He was asked if he thought this could be his last O's game of this year.
"We shall see," he said.
As a 10-5 player who can veto any trade, has Jones expressed a desire to the team to stay an Oriole and not get traded?
"We shall see," Jones said and he added that there...
Right-hander Dylan Bundy got back in the win column and the Orioles offense kept coming this afternoon. Jonathan Schoop hit yet another homer, Chris Davis hit two and Austin Wynns also connected as the Orioles beat Tampa Bay 11-5 at Camden Yards.
The Orioles (32-74) win this series, three victories to one, and have just their second three-game win streak of the season. They won four straight from May 9-12 and this is just the second winning streak of more than two games all season. They...
Saying "rest assured we have wrestled with the decision," Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said today on 105.7 FM The Fan that he believes there is a better than 50-50 percent chance that outfielder Adam Jones is still an Oriole after Tuesday's 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline.
"I do. I believe he'll be an Oriole on Wednesday," Duquette said. "These veteran players, it's a tough, tough decision. Rest assured that we have wrestled with that decision...
The Orioles have scored 26 runs in back-to-back games for the first time April 26 and April 29, 2015. They beat Tampa Bay 15-5 on Friday night and 11-2 last night. They've posted 30 hits in those games, added five doubles and four homers, and have gone 13-for-26 with runners in scoring position.
After struggling much of this year when batting with RISP, the Orioles are 17-for-36 (.472) over the last four games, scoring 36 runs, and 22-for-62 (.355) in the last eight games, scoring 51 runs. The...
Here are a few more quotes from Saturday's "State of the Orioles" address when season plan holders posed questions to executive vice president Dan Duquette and Orioles manager Buck Showalter.
Some of the key topics were covered in this entry yesterday.
Showalter talked about Triple-A outfielder Cedric Mullins: "The one thing that is a constant is his ability to impact the game defensively. He's actually an old school bunter, too. You don't see it much anymore. They let the ball travel and...
Suddenly it seems, getting offense for the Orioles is no longer a problem. Not the last two nights anyway, and the offense has shown better production since the All-Star break.
Tonight, the bottom of the order led the way as the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 for their second straight blowout win. They've won two of the first three games in this four-game series to get to 31-74 with three wins in four games.
Batting in the last three spots in the Baltimore order tonight, Trey Mancini,...
The Orioles held their annual "State of the Orioles" address this afternoon at Camden Yards. Season-ticket holders could ask questions of executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter.
Here are some quotes from some of the key topics addressed today.
Duquette on the payroll over the next few years: "We've been wrestling with that question in the office in the warehouse. Ownership understands here that we've been putting a lot of resources into the major league payroll....
After putting up 15 runs and 15 hits in Friday's victory, the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight in the third game of this four-game series. The Rays won 4-3 in Thursday's series opener, and the Orioles won 15-5 last night.
Since the All-Star break, the Orioles have scored seven or more runs three times in seven games with a team average of .279, 12 homers and 40 runs. In the last three games, the Orioles are 12-for-26 (.462) with runners in scoring position, leading to 25 runs.
The...
Cuban outfielder Yusniel DÃaz was the key player among the five the Orioles acquired from the Dodgers for Manny Machado. Pitcher Dillion Tate is the headliner in the three acquired this week from the New York Yankees for pitcher Zach Britton.
Tate was traded to the Orioles along with pitchers Cody Carroll and Josh Rogers who are both now with Triple-A Norfolk. Rogers is expected to make his Tides debut on the mound tonight. Carroll got the win and threw a scoreless inning Thursday for...
Jonathan Schoop hit another homer tonight, tying a major league record for second basemen, as the Orioles routed Tampa Bay 15-5 at Oriole Park. The four-game series is tied at a win each.
Schoop connected on a solo shot for No. 16 in the fifth to give the Orioles a 4-1 lead. Schoop homered for the fifth game in a row, which tied the major league record for a second baseman. It was done for the eighth time tonight and the most recent before Schoop was Minnesota's Brian Dozier, who homered in...
Right-hander Andrew Cashner (2-9, 4.40 ERA) doesn't have a win in more than two months, but despite that he has been pitching better recently. Cashner will try to pitch the Orioles to a win over Tampa Bay tonight in the second game of this four-game series.
Over his last nine starts, Cashner is 0-4 since he got a win May 21 in Chicago against the White Sox. But Cashner's ERA is 3.52 over his last eight starts and he was one out away Sunday in Toronto from having six quality starts in those...
A handful of members of the Double-A Bowie Baysox are at Camden Yards today. They are the five Baysox players that the Orioles acquired in the trades for Manny Machado and Zach Britton: pitchers Dillon Tate, Zach Pop and Dean Kremer, infielder Rylan Bannon and outfielder Yusniel DÃaz.
They are here with other members of the Baysox staff, including manager Gary Kendall, pitching coach Kennie Steenstra and hitting coach Keith Bodie. The Baysox got rained out yesterday and today in Harrisburg...
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones called it "uncommon territory." He was talking about trade rumors and his name being involved with them. After Manny Machado was traded, so was Zach Britton. Now the Orioles center fielder could be next.
He's patrolled center for the Orioles since the 2008 season, when he played in a lineup that included Ramón Hernández, Kevin Millar, Brian Roberts, Luke Scott, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis and Aubrey Huff. Jones was just 22.
Among active players in most...
The Orioles offense didn't get much going yet again. Right-hander Alex Cobb pitched pretty well. But the Tampa Bay Rays did just enough against him tonight to produce a 4-3 win over the Orioles in the opener of a four-game series at Oriole Park.
The Orioles (29-74) are 1-5 since the All-Star break and 1-2 on this homestand. They have lost eight of 11, 15 of 20 and 22 of the last 28 games. Tampa Bay (53-50) is 10-6 over its past 16 games and 6-4 versus the Orioles for the season.
In a 2-2 tie,...
After last night's game was rained out, the Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight to begin a four-game series. The Orioles are 1-1 on what is now a six-game homestand.
Baltimore (29-73) beat Boston 7-6 on Tuesday night after losing to the Red Sox 5-3 on Monday. The Orioles are 17-34 at home. Overall, they have lost four of five, seven of 10 and 21 of the last 27 games.
Tampa Bay (52-50) just took two of three from the New York Yankees. The Rays are 9-6 over their last 15 games. Since...
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones talked at length this afternoon on a variety of topics, including his name coming up in trade talks, the team's current rebuilding effort and if he would move out of center for a younger player.
Jones knows now that Manny Machado and Zach Britton have been traded and that he could be next.
"It's cool, it's flattering. It's uncommon territory. But its business," he said of his name coming up in the rumor mill.
But Jones' situation is different. He holds...
BOWIE, Md. - After hitting two homers in the recent All-Star Futures Game and moving into the rankings among the top 50 prospects in baseball, young outfielder Yusniel DÃaz was rewarded with a trade.
Three days after he blasted a pair of homers for the World Team in the Futures Game, the 21-year-old Cuban-born DÃaz was the headline player the Orioles acquired among five minor leaguers as Manny Machdado was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DÃaz said it felt strange to be traded but...
After Monday's 5-3 loss and Tuesday's 7-6 win, the Orioles and Boston wrap up their three-game series tonight at Camden Yards. The Orioles seven-game homestand will run through Sunday.
The Orioles (29-73) ended a four-game losing streak last night with their first win since the All-Star game. Over longer stretches, they have lost 14 of 19 and 21 of 27. The Orioles went 4-for-7 with runners in scoring position in Tuesday's win. They were batting just .153 in their previous 18 games with...
The New York Yankees are stockpiling some outstanding bullpen arms. The Orioles are stockpiling prospects. Last night, those teams made a trade that worked for both in that regard.
The Orioles traded closer Zach Britton to the Yankees for three pitchers - getting right-handers Dillon Tate and Cody Carroll and left-hander Josh Rogers. The Orioles get two flame-throwers in the deal. Tate throws in the mid-90s, touching 97 and 98 mph. Carroll throws in the mid-to-upper-90s and has touched 101...
The Orioles are 0-4 since the All-Star break and have lost three of those games by two runs or fewer. Tonight they host the first-place Boston Red Sox in the second game of this series and of a seven-game homestand that continues through Sunday.
Boston (71-31) has the best record in the majors and has opened a six-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees. Boston last held a lead of bigger than 5 1/2 games atop the American League East in 2016. They were a season-best six games ahead of...