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SARASOTA, Fla. - Pedro Ãlvarez spent the morning at the Ed Smith Stadium complex fielding ground balls at first base - alternating with Chris Davis - hitting in the cage and engaging in a four-minute interview with media near the home dugout.
The scene was familiar except Ãlvarez arrived a month earlier than usual and he didn't take fly balls in right field.
The Orioles extended their streak of signing Ãlvarez to three years in a row, the last two on minor league deals. He's reached...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As they start to line up the members of their rotation for the regular season, the Nationals are left to juggle a few assignments during this early portion of the exhibition slate.
Thus, Tanner Roark (who made his spring debut Saturday against the Marlins in Jupiter) will be back on the mound Wednesday against the Marlins in Jupiter, despite pitching on only three days' rest.
The Nationals mapped it out like this, and Roark (who threw 33 pitches over two innings on...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Veteran outfielder Craig Gentry injured his hamstring yesterday in Fort Myers and his return isn't imminent.
"Could be a little issue for us for a little while, I think," said manager Buck Showalter.
"We took him out yesterday. He told the trainer he kind of felt it tighten a little bit on the ball he dove for in center field, and the last time he ran the bases, same thing, so we got him out there an inning earlier. He's got some soreness today, so it might be a little...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Pedro Ãlvarez has passed his physical and signed his minor league contract with the Orioles.
Ãlvarez is guaranteed $1 million if he returns to the majors and can make an additional $3 million based on incentives for plate appearances.
Today's signing marks the third year in a row that the Orioles have brought Ãlvarez to camp - the last two on minor league contracts. He batted .313/.353/.438 with one home run in 14 games after a September call-up.
Hunter Harvey makes...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - And a very pleasant good morning to you from the (self-proclaimed) happiest place on earth. The Nationals used to make a bunch of trips to Disney to play the Braves. Now that they've relocated to West Palm Beach, they're only making the 2 1/2-hour drive up here twice this spring (today and Thursday).
And given how long that trip is, they didn't bring very many players of consequence today. The lineup features Wilmer Difo, Victor Robles and Pedro Severino. The...
I always like breaking down the latest top 100 prospects lists, so I was intrigued at the latest Sports Illustrated unveiling of top 100 major league players in its Feb. 26 issue, written by Gabriel Baumgaertner, Jack Dickey, Jay Jaffe and Jon Tayler.
It is always interesting to see how others outside of the D.C. footprint value the Nationals roster. One might be surprised to find out they have tabbed seven Nats on this list, all in the top 84, and maybe even more surprising is that 2015 MVP...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Colby Rasmus makes his Orioles debut this afternoon, starting in right field and leading off for a 1:05 p.m. game against the Tigers at Ed Smith Stadium.
Tim Beckham has moved down to eighth in the order. Chance Sisco is catching.
Kevin Gausman makes his first appearance today and he's hoping to solve the slow-start issue that's hounded him the past. He owns a career 4.94 ERA and 1.473 WHIP in the first half and a 3.58 ERA and 1.243 WHIP after the break.
Gausman began an...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - For nearly two weeks, we've heard Nationals catcher Matt Wieters talk about how much better he feels than he did last season. We've heard Davey Martinez talk about how good Wieters looks. And we've heard Kevin Long rave about the changes Wieters has made to his swing.
Which is all nice, except that it was all idle chatter until Wieters actually stepped to the plate in a game and did something to confirm all those positive assessments.
Which is exactly what he did...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Agreeing to terms with slugger Pedro Ãlvarez on a minor league deal is the latest move made by the Orioles since they arrived at spring training. Toss him into the same sack as pitchers Andrew Cashner and Chris Tillman and outfielders Alex Presley and Colby Rasmus.
Corban Joseph and Sharlon Schoop get their own container over at Twin Lakes Park.
The Orioles aren't done attempting to upgrade their roster, with a source confirming yesterday that they remain in contact with...
The Orioles may be coming off a season where their poor pitching contributed heavily to a last-place finish, but over the course of the club's history, they've had plenty of quality pitchers.
This history includes a Hall of Famer in Jim Palmer and four pitchers that have won Cy Young Awards. Palmer won three (1973, '75, '76) and other winners included Mike Flanagan (1979) Steve Stone (1980) and Mike Cuellar, who shared the 1969 award with Denny McLain.
This history includes four 20-game...