Josiah Gray was the Nationals’ Opening Day starter this season, and on the heels of an All-Star selection the previous year, the right-hander looked like a critical part of the club’s pitching plan in both the short and long term. Cade Cavalli was the Nationals’ top pitching prospect since the day they used their 2020 first round pick on the right-

The mailbag is filling up again, like the bases in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 1 of the World Series. Freddie Freeman isn’t here to empty it, so I’ll take over. You ask, I answer, and we have our latest sequel to the beloved 2008 blockbuster. I thought about editing for clarity, length and style, until I had a moment of clarity and decide

Colton Cowser has received his first honor. Are there more in his future? The Major League Baseball Players Association has chosen Cowser as American League Outstanding Rookie. The announcement came earlier today. Cowser received the Players Choice Award over finalists Wilyer Abreu of the Red Sox and Austin Wells of the Yankees. He also is viewed a

PLAYER REVIEW: TREVOR WILLIAMS Age on Opening Day 2025: 32 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2022 MLB service time: 8 years, 27 days 2024 salary: $7 million Contract status: Free agent 2024 stats: 6-1, 2.03 ERA, 13 G, 13 GS, 66.2 IP, 51 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 3 HR, 18 BB, 59 SO, 0 HBP, 1.035 WHIP, 199 ERA+, 2.79 FIP, 2.6 bWAR, 2.0 fWAR Quotable

Five days after the end of the World Series, which began last night, teams can sign free agents. It could be an active winter for the Orioles, who have two key free agents of their own hitting the market. They are right-handed pitcher Corbin Burnes and right fielder Anthony Santander. Both are almost certain to get qualifying offers from the Oriole

The Orioles play their first spring training game on Feb. 22 against the Pirates in Sarasota. We're waiting for the report dates. Here are a few more topics that should garner a lot of interest. Kyle Bradish and Tyler Wells. We have a tendency to lump together players for certain reasons, like anytime that the Orioles bring two Rule 5 picks to camp

On the one hand, some complained about a lack of star-power last year when No. 5 seed Texas played No. 6 seed Arizona in a World Series matchup featuring teams that played in the Wild Card round. This year is very different. For just the fifth time since 1995, the World Series features the winningest clubs in each league. It is the first World Seri

PLAYER REVIEW: PATRICK CORBIN Age on Opening Day 2025: 35 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 12 years, 105 days 2024 salary: $35 million ($10 million deferred to be paid between November 2024-January 2026) Contract status: Free agent 2024 stats: 6-13, 5.32 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 174.2 IP, 208 H, 114 R, 109 ER, 25 HR, 54

The notebook is cleaned out, but my mind remains cluttered. You’ve been warned. * Anyone with an obsession over splits is going to be drawn to Adley Rutschman. He’s a conversation starter. Rutschman batted .219 with a .631 OPS from the left side of the plate. However, he hit .280 with an .889 OPS from the left side as a rookie, compared to .174 wit

During spring training, I asked O's center fielder Cedric Mullins to ponder a possibility. And that was that the 2024 season could be the last together for the trio of Mullins, Austin Hays and Anthony Santander.  We knew then that Santander would be a free agent at the end of the season. We didn’t know then that Hays would be traded to the Philadel