roch kubatko
Reviewing a week’s worth of subjects at Orioles camp as games get closer
SARASOTA, Fla. – One more day of live and cage batting practices, bullpens and fielding drills before the Orioles play...
Post-workout notes from Day 8 of Orioles spring training
SARASOTA, Fla. – Because he didn’t play winter ball, Orioles pitcher Albert Suárez is in the best shape of his...
Suárez chosen to start first exhibition game
SARASOTA, Fla. – The drama was building. Manager Brandon Hyde walked to the entrance of the baseball operations center, where...
Orioles preaching same hitting approach with different voices
SARASOTA, Fla. – The transition is in such a young phase that some players don’t know whether changes are forthcoming...
Zack Britton: “Just even watching the arms out there throwing and the hitters, it’s a pretty stacked system”
SARASOTA, Fla. – Zack Britton stood behind the row of bullpen mounds Tuesday morning with another former Orioles pitcher, Ben...
Early notes on Day 7 of Orioles spring training
SARASOTA, Fla. – Gary Sánchez’s experience catching Japanese pitchers won’t necessarily give him regular starts on days that Tomoyuki Sugano...
Some extras on Tomoyuki Sugano’s bullpen session
SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles pitching coach Drew French was eager to begin working with Tomoyuki Sugano even before the Japanese...
Sugano in total control of today’s first bullpen session
SARASOTA, Fla. – Tomoyuki Sugano can work through a lineup and jet lag with similar ease. The first bullpen session...
Rodolfo Martinez got noticed in camp during live batting practice
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are hoping to catch Albert Suárez in a bottle. They signed pitcher Rodolfo Martinez to...
Orioles morning spring training notes on McGregor, Webb and Suárez
SARASOTA, Fla. – Scott McGregor won big games for the Orioles, including his shutout against the Phillies to clinch the...