Rather than let the mailbag fill until it overflows like a clogged sink, I’ve decided to share a few more questions this morning to keep it at a reasonable level. I sense a little fan impatience because the Orioles haven’t made a big move or one that fits as a medium, but offers reportedly were made for starting pitching and the Winter Meetings cou

The Orioles today announced that individual tickets for all Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium will go on sale Monday, December 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The club also announced its Spring Training promotional schedule. Beginning Monday, fans can purchase individual tickets for all 2025 Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium. Birdland Members wil

The Washington Nationals have been named the recipient of the 2024 Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence in recognition of a decade of community impact through the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday. The Academy, the signature program of Washington Nationals Philanthropies, the Club’s

When the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy opened in 2014, the franchise that bears its name hoped the brand new facility would help make a positive difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Southeast Washington. Ten years later, the academy has made a difference for more than 6,000 local kids and has established itself as one of the pr

PROSPECT REVIEW: ANDREW PINCKNEY Age on opening day 2025: 24 How acquired: Drafted in fourth round in 2023 from University of Alabama Ranking: No. 28 per MLB Pipeline, No. 21 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $500,000 2024 levels: Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester 2024 stats: 137 G, 580 PA, 520 AB

It is a slow trend down in baseball. It is pitcher strikeout rates per every nine innings. In the shortened 2020 season, pitchers in MLB averaged 9.1 strikeout per every nine innings. The year after the mark was 8.9. Last season it was down to 8.6 per nine. It is nothing too significant at this point and there is still plenty of swing and miss in t

The Orioles' 40-man roster went untouched again yesterday. The transactions page didn't require updating.  At least one starting pitcher, at least one reliever, a right-handed hitting outfielder and a backup catcher are on the much-publicized shopping list. There are only so many ways to present it. And an item or two could be crossed off at next w

Thanksgiving has come and gone, the calendar has flipped to December and every other commercial on TV right now is Christmas-themed. We’ve entered a new phase of the year, and that should include the official firing up of the Hot Stove at last. Though there’s always some baseball news in November, it’s usually the quietest month of the offseason, c

For Orioles lefty pitcher Trevor Rogers, things were moving fast. Spiraling on him a bit. On July 30 he was traded from Miami to the Orioles, who gave up Connor Norby and Kyle Stowers to get him. Less than a month later – after four mostly ineffective starts for his new club – he was sent to Triple-A. This was not going the right direction. He had

PROSPECT REVIEW: CRISTHIAN VAQUERO Age on opening day 2025: 20 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, January 2022 Ranking: No. 23 per MLB Pipeline, No. 12 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2027* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $4.925 million (highest of his class and Nationals record for international prospect) 2024 levels: Single-