Though there are still a handful of moves that could be made - Hello, Ryan Zimmerman? Hello? Anybody there? - the Nationals have a pretty good idea at this point what their roster will look like when pitchers and catchers report to West Palm Beach in a mere 20 days. And that roster, for the most part, looks a lot like the roster that won the World Series just a few short months ago. The question, though, is whether that roster ultimately will outperform the 2019 version, underperform it or...

It was quite the year for Juan Soto and the Nationals. The 21-year-old slugger completed his second full season with the Nats, smacking five homers and 14 RBIs in the postseason, guiding the franchise to their first World Series title. "To be champions feels really good," Soto said on 106.7 The Fan from Nationals Winterfest. "Everything we done with the team, everything, in the clubhouse, everywhere we go, everything we've done feels really (good) to be a champion right now." Soto got to...

When Baseball America released its latest top 100 prospects list on Wednesday, the Orioles had three players who made it and one that just missed. Catcher Adley Rutschman was No. 5, right-handed pitcher Grayson Rodriguez No. 35 and left-hander DL Hall No. 47. Those are the club's last three top draft picks, with Hall taken 21st overall in 2017, Rodriguez 11th in 2018 and Rutschman was the overall No. 1 pick last June. When the 2019 season ended, Baseball America had tweaked its list a bit from...

The Orioles wrapped up their annual minicamp in Sarasota, Fla., with the usual perks, including new coaches getting acclimated to the Ed Smith Stadium complex and the staff checking on pitchers who are making adjustments intended to improve their results in 2020. Chris Holt, promoted to director of pitching, described the camp as consisting of "three solid, intensive days." A nice head start to spring training, which begins in three weeks. "It's really a special group of coaches who are...

The Orioles are devoting the final weekend before pitchers and catchers report to spring training to engaging with fans via a "Birdland Caravan" that covers 12 locations across the region. A fresher approach leading into a new season. The winter tour runs from Feb. 7-9 and makes stops in Ellicott City, Annapolis, Aberdeen, Timonium, Bowie, Westminster, Hagerstown, White Marsh, Frederick, Fallston, Fort Meade and York, Pa. Players who are participating include Trey Mancini, Hanser Alberto, Rio...

The Orioles today announced that the club's "Birdland Caravan," a three-day winter tour, will take place from Friday, February 7, through Sunday, February 9, at multiple locations throughout the region. The weekend-long celebration of baseball will include meet-and-greets and happy hours with current and former Orioles players, top prospects, broadcasters, members of the front office, and the Oriole Bird. The tour will also feature a number of community service projects with local...

Hey, did you know pitchers and catchers report for spring training three weeks from today? Wow, time flies when you're having fun (and when your previous season doesn't end until the day before Halloween). The Nationals have made plenty of news this winter, whether re-signing free agents off their World Series roster, adding a few strategically placed newcomers or losing one of the best players in club history. At this point, we've got a pretty clear picture what things will look like when...

The remaining 63-game suspension of New York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germán will hurt the Yankees in the 2020 season, but could help them down the road. Earlier this month Germán was suspended under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy. The suspension is stemming from an incident in September involving Germán and his girlfriend. No criminal charges were filed against Germán, who has agreed not to appeal the suspension. Germán was hit with an 81-game unpaid...

Could the Orioles' search for infield depth lead them to one of their former players? It's a possibility. According the multiple sources, the Orioles are interested in veteran Tim Beckham and have discussed a minor league contract. This is an intriguing development for a couple of reasons, the first being that Beckham spent 1 1/2 seasons with the Orioles before they non-tendered him on Nov. 30, 2018. But there's also the 80-game suspension handed down on Aug. 6, 2019 after Beckham tested...

After a string of 20 new electees in the last six years, the Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 was always destined to be small. But not so small that there wasn't room for two electees. Derek Jeter, the obvious choice in his first year of eligibility, will be joined on the stage in Cooperstown this summer by Larry Walker, who narrowly earned election in his 10th and final year of eligibility. Jeter was named on 396 of 397 ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers' Association...