Mark Zuckerman

Source: Young will be Nats' new first base coach

Source: Young will be Nats' new first base coach
Eric Young Jr., the former Rockies and Mets outfielder who led the National League in stolen bases eight years ago, will be the Nationals' new first base coach, a source familiar with the decision confirmed. Young, 36, hasn't officially been named to manager Davey Martinez's staff yet, but a formal announcement of the club's full 2022 coaching staff is expected in the near future. His hiring was first reported by OurEsquina.com, which learned about the news from Young's father, Braves...
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Roch Kubatko

Mancini, Mountcastle and Belanger honored by MLBPA (updated)

Mancini, Mountcastle and Belanger honored by MLBPA (updated)
Though grinding through a rebuilding process that has left them with the first overall draft pick for the second time in four years, the Orioles made out wonderfully tonight in the Major League Baseball Players Association's Players Choice Awards. Trey Mancini was chosen as the American League's Comeback Player of the Year and Ryan Mountcastle was selected as Outstanding Rookie. The awards are especially meaningful to players because they're voted on by their peers. Mancini seemed to be the...
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Roch Kubatko

How Orioles pitched in to craft a love story

How Orioles pitched in to craft a love story
The first tweet sent to me was ignored. The second elicited a response that, upon review, still makes me cringe. Emily contacted me in early 2014, requesting an interview for a freelance writing class at Towson University. She needed a "local celebrity" and was a big fan of the Orioles and my work. I wrote back, "I'm sure we can work something out." Better than a "no," but still pretty cold given where this story leads. She was coming to spring training in Sarasota, Fla., staying with a...
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Roch Kubatko

Orioles confident in Wells as closer

Orioles confident in Wells as closer
The chiseling of the Orioles' 40-man roster needs to get it down to a size that can accommodate at least one new player from the Rule 5 draft. The Orioles seem to have struck gold last winter with reliever Tyler Wells. You just never know. Among the few safe projections for the 2022 season is naming Wells the closer. He gets the initial save chances. How many are available on a rebuilding team isn't the point. Someone needs to protect a slim lead in the ninth inning and Wells has become the...
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Mark Zuckerman

Have Nats reached a crossroads with erratic Fedde?

Have Nats reached a crossroads with erratic Fedde?
PLAYER REVIEW: ERICK FEDDE Age on opening day 2022: 29 How acquired: First-round pick, 2014 draft MLB service time: 3 years, 99 days 2021 salary: $575,000 Contract status: Arbitration-eligible in 2022, free agent in 2025 2021 stats: 7-9, 5.47 ERA, 29 G, 27 GS, 0 CG, 133 1/3 IP, 144 H, 90 R, 81 ER, 23 HR, 48 BB, 128 SO, 4 HBP, 1.440 WHIP, 74 ERA+, 4.66 FIP, 1.2 fWAR, minus-1.0 bWAR Quotable: "Especially the last three or four starts, I thought my stuff has been great. And then I just haven't...
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Steve Melewski

When he stopped switch-hitting, Cedric Mullins started really hitting

When he stopped switch-hitting, Cedric Mullins started really hitting
We didn't know it at the time, but we saw it with our own eyes this year. A player that batted .094 in 2019 and ended the season in Double-A two years ago was one of the best players in baseball. It was an incredible 2021 season for Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins by just about any standard, as he became the first Oriole ever with 30 or more homers and stolen bases in one season. It was a year where he started in the All-Star Game, was unanimously voted Most Valuable Oriole, was named a...
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Roch Kubatko

Who starts at third base while Orioles wait for Mayo?

Who starts at third base while Orioles wait for Mayo?
If the Orioles can implement their prospect plan at third base, Coby Mayo will be handling the hot corner and hitting long home runs for many years. They can figure out how to occupy the middle infield with the batch of shortstops who crash their top 30 prospects lists, including Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg among the first 10. Henderson could be the shortstop and Westburg the second baseman. They could reverse roles. One of them could move over to third, but good luck trying to budge...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats can hope, but can't count on Strasburg returning to form

Nats can hope, but can't count on Strasburg returning to form
PLAYER REVIEW: STEPHEN STRASBURG Age on opening day 2022: 33 How acquired: First-round pick, 2009 draft MLB service time: 11 years, 118 days 2021 salary: $35 million ($11.4 million deferred) Contract status: Signed for $35 million annually from 2022-26 ($11.4 million deferred each year), free agent in 2027 2021 stats: 1-2, 4.57 ERA, 5 GS, 0 CG, 21 2/3 IP, 16 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 14 BB, 21 SO, 1 HBP, 1.385 WHIP, 90 ERA+, 5.71 FIP, 0.0 fWAR, 0.0 bWAR Quotable: "He looks great, he feels great....
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After up-and-down rookie year, Gray looks to take next step

After up-and-down rookie year, Gray looks to take next step
PLAYER REVIEW: JOSIAH GRAY Age on opening day 2022: 24 How acquired: Traded with Keibert Ruiz, Gerardo Carrillo and Donovan Casey from Dodgers for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, July 2021 MLB service time: 75 days 2021 salary: $570,500 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2021 stats (LA/WSH): 2-2, 5.48 ERA, 14 G, 13 GS, 0 CG, 70 2/3 IP, 63 H, 44 R, 43 ER, 19 HR, 33 BB, 76 SO, 2 HBP, 1.358 WHIP, 75 ERA+, 6.00 FIP, 0.0 fWAR, minus-0.3...
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Roch Kubatko

More on Silver Sluggers and the outrighted Orioles

More on Silver Sluggers and the outrighted Orioles
Did anyone really predict before the season that Cedric Mullins would be a finalist for a Silver Slugger Award? If you were told that one Oriole would be honored, would you have chosen Trey Mancini, Anthony Santander or Ryan Mountcastle ahead of Mullins? I don't know what's left to say about the guy who decided to bat only from the left side. Mullins was the easy choice as Most Valuable Oriole and no one in the media ventured outside the box and denied him a first-place vote. He's going to...
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Steve Melewski

Looking at a few more free agent starting pitchers

Looking at a few more free agent starting pitchers
Today in this space, we look at a few more free agent starting pitchers. Recently, MLBTradeRumors.com sized up the field and last week we took this look at a few pitchers from the category of older veterans/back-of-the-rotation options. We started in alphabetical order of the 13 pitchers in this grouping and that meant we sized up Brett Anderson, Tyler Anderson and Alex Cobb. Today a look at three more pitchers, two of which we've seen in the American League East and another who spend a lot...
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Roch Kubatko

Mullins chosen as Silver Slugger finalist

Mullins chosen as Silver Slugger finalist
No Orioles player has won a Silver Slugger Award since Mark Trumbo in 2016. Cedric Mullins will attempt to break the streak. Mullins is among eight American League outfielders nominated for the honor, which recognizes the top offensive players at every position. Three are chosen for the outfield, whether in left, center or right. Recognition keeps coming to Mullins, the first player in Orioles history with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. He's also a finalist for the Major...
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Mark Zuckerman

Nats have no choice but to try to fix Corbin after awful season

Nats have no choice but to try to fix Corbin after awful season
PLAYER REVIEW: PATRICK CORBIN Age on opening day 2022: 32 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 9 years, 105 days 2021 salary: $24 million Contract status: Signed for $23 million in 2022, $24 million in 2023, $35 million ($10 million deferred) in 2024 2021 stats: 9-16, 5.82 ERA, 31 GS, 0 CG, 171 2/3 IP, 192 H, 114 R, 111 ER, 37 HR, 60 BB, 143 SO, 3 HBP, 1.468 WHIP, 70 ERA+, 5.41 FIP, 0.2 fWAR, minus-1.1 bWAR Quotable: "It's tough right now for him. He's...
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Roch Kubatko

Lukewarm takes on a few Orioles topics

Lukewarm takes on a few Orioles topics
The Orioles could break camp with firm plans to play Ryan Mountcastle at first base and use Trey Mancini as their designated hitter, which is how they routinely appeared in the lineup over the second half. Mountcastle is making steady progress as a defender, going back to his third position while the Orioles are covered in the outfield corners. They'd prefer to keep a player that young from pulling regular DH duty. But there's a complication to an otherwise solid plan when Adley Rutschman...
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Steve Melewski

It's another season without a repeat champion in MLB

It's another season without a repeat champion in MLB
Former Orioles manager Buck Showalter used to say you grind all year to win in Major League Baseball to have the chance to "roll the dice" in October. He essentially meant the best or winningest teams don't always earn the trophy in October. In a short series, anything can happen. This season is another example of that. The Tampa Bay Rays won 100 games to lead all American League teams. They won an AL East that featured four teams with 91 or more wins. But they didn't even make the AL...
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Mark Zuckerman

Is there still an opportunity for Barrera to make Nats roster?

Is there still an opportunity for Barrera to make Nats roster?
PLAYER REVIEW: TRES BARRERA Age on opening day 2022: 27 How acquired: Sixth-round pick, 2016 draft MLB service time: 88 days 2021 salary: $570,500 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2021 stats: 30 G, 107 PA, 91 AB, 8 R, 24 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, 0 CS, 12 BB, 22 SO, .264 AVG, .374 OBP, .385 SLG, .758 OPS, 111 OPS+, minus-1 DRS, 0.6 fWAR, 0.5 bWAR Quotable: "When I came up and got sent down after those first three days, Davey...
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Roch Kubatko

More on Orioles' 40-man moves, plus Stowers note

More on Orioles' 40-man moves, plus Stowers note
As the participants in the World Series begin to come into focus, the Orioles are busy doing their own heavy lifting with moves to clear room on their 40-man roster. They needed a big broom. The season concluded with a full 40-man. Putting reliever Zack Burdi on waivers, and he was claimed by the Diamondbacks, was just the first attempt. They're down to 35 after outrighting catcher Austin Wynns, infielder Pat Valaika, and pitchers Thomas Eshelman and Konner Wade. That leaves space for the five...
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Orioles outright Valaika, Eshelman and Wade

Orioles outright Valaika, Eshelman and Wade
The Orioles outrighted four players off their 40-man roster yesterday to reduce the total to 35, as they continue to perform one of the more important offseason tasks leading into the Rule 5 draft in December. In addition to catcher Austin Wynns, whose disposition was reported yesterday, the Orioles also outrighted pitchers Thomas Eshelman and Konner Wade and infielder Pat Valaika, per the transactions page at MLB.com. The club hasn't announced the moves. Valaika was eligible again for...
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Leftovers for breakfast

Leftovers for breakfast
Different reasons exist for candidates to qualify for Comeback Player of the Year in the majors. It can be a productive return from a down season. It can be a return from a serious injury. Trey Mancini is a finalist in the Major League Baseball Players Association's Players Choice Awards after missing the 2020 season with Stage 3 colon cancer. Just typing that sentence makes him feel like the favorite over teammate Cedric Mullins and the Mariners' Mitch Haniger, but we'll find out Thursday...
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The pitch mix and the one the O's threw more than any AL team

The pitch mix and the one the O's threw more than any AL team
If we are going to consider and discuss the Orioles' 2021 pitching performance, you know the club will rank at or near the bottom of the American League in many team categories. For instance, they were last in team ERA at 5.84, which was just over a full run per game worse than Minnesota, next at 4.83. But we're not here today to hammer away at some rough pitching stats. Today, I wanted to take a look at the Orioles' 2021 pitch mix. This can be interesting to look at and size up how they...
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