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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Unable to agree to terms on their own, the Nationals have unilaterally set Juan Soto's 2020 salary at $629,400, a source familiar with the figure confirmed.
The mechanism of teams setting the salaries of players who aren't yet eligible for arbitration, known as "renewing," isn't uncommon. Those young players can negotiate their salaries, but in most every case the final figure is based on big league service time and not performance.
The process is fairly simple in...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Though there haven't been any confirmed coronavirus cases in the immediate vicinity yet, the Nationals are taking their first precautionary steps toward helping prevent the virus from spreading at their spring training facility.
The club announced this morning changes to the way players and coaches approach autographs and fan interactions at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches and other spring training stadiums.
All Nationals personnel have been advised to avoid...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals have their second split-squad day of the spring, and that means everybody's playing but spread out between two towns at the same time.
Davey Martinez is staying here in West Palm Beach to watch Joe Ross face the Marlins. He's got Eric Thames (making his return 11 days after suffering a calf strain) leading off and serving as DH. He's got Juan Soto and Howie Kendrick in his lineup as well.
Tim Bogar and Chip Hale are making the trip to Port St. Lucie to...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Anthony Santander is expecting to make his spring outfield debut on Tuesday after serving only as the designated hitter in eight games.
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has been careful with Santander, who didn't play after Sept. 23 last season due to soreness in his right shoulder.
The former Rule 5 pick finally gets to wear a glove for the 6:05 p.m. game against the Braves in Sarasota.
"I've been working on my strength so when the day comes, I'll be ready and 100 percent,"...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Trey Mancini remains out of the Orioles lineup today as he tries to shake the flu-like symptoms that have bothered him for much of the camp.
Mason Williams is playing right field for the 1:05 p.m. game against the Rays in Port Charlotte. Andrew Velazquez is the center fielder.
Austin Hays, Chris Davis and José Iglesias are staying back in Sarasota.
Dilson Herrera is playing first base and Pat Valaika is the shortstop. Ryan Mountcastle gets another start in left field.
Chance...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Baseball free agency is not great for all. The players that will not be getting big-dollar contracts sometimes have to sweat out the process, not sure where their next opportunity will come or if that opportunity will be a good one.
Right-hander Kohl Stewart, signed by the Orioles on Dec. 29, admits he had some anxious moments . The Minnesota Twins outrighted him off their 40-man roster Nov. 4 and he elected free agency.
Then came a few weeks when he weighed his options before...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Most of the discussion surrounding Major League Baseball's new three-batter minimum rule for relievers has focused on the negative impact it will have on teams' pitching staffs.
But what if there's a flip side to the equation, and the controversial rule change might actually be a positive for some teams' offenses?
Davey Martinez is banking on that very possibility. As he has studied and contemplated the new rule, the Nationals manager keeps drawing the same...
JUPITER, Fla. - Some thoughts, observations and quotes from the Nationals' 7-3 loss tonight to the Marlins ...
* AnÃbal Sánchez was sharp. Really sharp.
The veteran right-hander tossed four innings of scoreless ball. He allowed only one hit (a single up the middle). He did not walk a batter. He struck out three. He threw only 50 pitches.
Sánchez did this despite not necessarily feeling 100 percent comfortable on the mound.
"I think early in the game, I just tried to put the pitch in...
SARASOTA, Fla. - No matter what happened last night in Tampa, the Orioles were keeping their exhibition record above .500.
A 5-1 win over the Yankees left them with an 8-5-2 mark heading into today's game against the Rays in Port Charlotte.
Does it really matter?
Absolutely not, except that winning is more enjoyable than losing, and a team going through the painful steps of a rebuild shouldn't have to apologize for feeling good.
"I think it's just fun for the atmosphere," said executive...
TAMPA - Right-hander Thomas Eshelman had a third straight solid outing for the club tonight as the Orioles built an early lead on the New York Yankees.
Eshelman went three innings, allowing two hits and one run with one walk and two strikeouts. He threw 43 pitches, 30 for strikes. He's allowed two runs and four hits over eight spring innings.
He might be considered a fringe rotation candidate, but the O's keep giving him the ball and he keeps putting up solid results. Although he said he's...