The Orioles completed three days of the First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday. As we reported here yesterday, they've made a lot of progress on getting agreements already, with most of their top 10 selections, including first round pick prep pitcher Grayson Rodriguez and their second pick, Oregon State shortstop Cadyn Grenier. Both are expected to sign for slightly under-slot bonuses. From a draft pool of $8,754,400 for the Orioles, the slot value of the No. 11 pick for Rodriguez is $4,375,100....

Manager: John Gibbons (11th season) Record: 26-35 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: 3B Yangervis Solarte (.251 with 12 HR, 36 RBIs); 1B Justin Smoak (.253 with 9 HR, 33 RBIs); CF Kevin Pillar (.254, 58 hits, 20 2B); LHP J.A. Happ (7-3, 4.08 ERA); RHP Aaron Sanchez (3-5, 4.48 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-1 Pitching probables: June 7: RHP Andrew Cashner (2-7) vs. LHP Jaime García (2-4); 7:07 p.m., MASNJune 8: RHP Kevin Gausman (3-5) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (7-3); 7:07 p.m., MASN2June 9: RHP...

The Orioles made 30 selections on Day Three of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft on Wednesday, completing rounds 11-40. This year, the Orioles selected 40 players overall: 22 pitchers and 18 position players, with 28 of the selections being college athletes. The Orioles selected 16 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, seven infielders, seven outfielders, and four catchers. For a complete recap of all Orioles draft selections, click here.

The Washington Nationals selected 30 players on the third day of Major League Baseball's 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Over the three days of the First-Year Player Draft, the Nationals selected a total of 40 players: 17 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, five outfielders, eight infielders and...

A rainout and scheduled off-day have messed again with David Hess' usual routine, though he's beginning to settle into the abnormal. The rookie was working on seven days' rest when he followed up his major league debut with a start against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He hasn't pitched since May 30 against the Nationals, when he recorded his third quality start in four outings. Manager Buck Showalter pushed back his starters this week with the team idle on Sunday and Monday. Never hurts to...

When the Nationals promoted Juan Soto from Double-A Harrisburg 18 days ago, which came only 10 days after he had been promoted from high-Single-A Potomac, which came only 17 days after he had been promoted from low-Single-A Hagerstown, they did so out of desperation. Injuries to Adam Eaton, Howie Kendrick, Brian Goodwin, Victor Robles and Rafael Bautista had ravaged the Nationals outfield, so much so that a 19-year-old with remarkably limited professional experience represented their best...

It wasn't simply that the Nationals scored 11 runs today, five of those in the first inning. It was the fact that they scored those 11 runs without a single ball reaching the bleachers. And that 10 of those runs were scored via hits that landed either in center or the opposite field. Davey Martinez couldn't have drawn up a better game plan for success from a lineup that too often this season has relied on pulling the ball and driving it over the fence instead of going the other way and...

Davey Martinez wanted early offense via more walks and more quality at-bats. He got that and then some this afternoon as the Nationals cruised to a two-game sweep of the Rays. Behind a five-run first inning that included everything their manager asked for and more, the Nationals took a quick lead on Tampa Bay and then kept the pressure on all afternoon to earn an 11-2 victory. In discussing his club's recent offensive struggles prior to the game, Martinez noted the need for stars like Bryce...

FLUSHING, N.Y. - Fans came to Citi Field today to watch a baseball game and a pillow fight broke out. The starting pitching was on point or the offenses were out of sync again. It's not as though the Orioles and Mets have been lighting up scoreboards across the country. But dim the sarcasm, because Dylan Bundy and Zach Wheeler were dealing. Both pitchers carried shutouts through the seventh inning, but the Mets brought in reliever Jeurys Familia in the eighth and the Orioles manufactured the...

The Nationals have placed left-hander Seth Romero on the low Single-A Hagerstown Suns active roster. He will make his first start for the Suns on Thursday night at home against Lakewood. Romero, the club's top selection in the 2017 first-year player draft, was sent home from Nats spring training for violating club policy March 5. The violation was of a Nats' club policy and not a Major League Baseball infraction. His initial appearance this season with the Suns will be his first one in pro...