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SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are bringing back Danny Valencia on a minor league deal pending a medical review, according to a source. Valencia will take his physical on Saturday.
By reaching the majors, Valencia will be guaranteed $1.2 million with a chance to earn $3 million in incentives, per USA Today.
Valencia, 33, appeared in 130 games with the Mariners last summer and batted .256/.314/.411 with 19 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 66 RBIs in 500 plate appearances. He's also played...
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Bryce Harper is scheduled to return to action Saturday, his toe having healed from a minor surgical procedure to remove an ingrown nail.
Harper was originally due to play Wednesday, but had to be scratched after he reported the toenail problem. He had it removed later that day, then sat out Thursday while healing.
Though he's not playing in today's game against the Mets, Harper was due to participate in the Nationals' workout in Port St. Lucie. Assuming all goes well,...
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Finally, some big names on the field for an exhibition game. Though it should be noted that "big names" doesn't necessarily mean "good baseball players" in every case.
When the Nationals take the field this afternoon to face a Mets split-squad, he'll be going up against some experienced major leaguers like José Reyes, Jay Bruce and Adrián González. He'll also be going up against cleanup hitter Tim Tebow. Yes, Tim Tebow is batting cleanup today. Against Max...
SARASOTA, Fla. - Chris Davis is leading off today and serving as the designated hitter for the Orioles' Grapefruit League game against the Pirates.
Don't read too much into it. He won't bat first on opening day.
Davis has some tightness in his right forearm that's limiting him to DH duty.
Colby Rasmus moves down to sixth in the order. Mark Trumbo is playing first base and batting seventh.
For the Orioles Chris Davis DH Trey Mancini LF Manny Machado SS Adam Jones CF Jonathan Schoop 2B Colby...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles clubhouse is closed to the media today while the players have another one of their annual spring meetings. However, the lineup has been posted for the 10:30 a.m. B game on Field 4.
Miguel Castro gets the start, as you read again this morning. Pedro Ãlvarez is playing first base, Engelg Vielma is at shortstop, Ryan Mountcastle is playing third base, Andrew Susac is behing the plate and Anthony Santander is in right field.
For the Orioles (B game): Jaycob Brugman...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - Alejandro De Aza has returned to the Nationals, though not to the big league roster.
The Nats have signed De Aza to a minor league contract, the club announced. The veteran outfielder did not receive an invitation to major league camp, but he will be in uniform and available to play off the bench for today's game against the Mets.
De Aza, 33, played in 28 games for the Nationals late last season, hitting .194 with nine RBIs over 70 plate appearances and filling in at a...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The first week of Grapefruit League play has featured minimal action by the Nationals' biggest names, but that may finally change this weekend.
For starters, Max Scherzer will be on the mound today in Port St. Lucie to face the Mets, his second start of the spring. And Stephen Strasburg will make his long-awaited debut Saturday in West Palm Beach against the Astros, who are scheduled to send Justin Verlander to the mound for a high-profile pitching matchup.
So that...
The early camp roster has been released by the Nationals and again it features a good measure of their biggest-name prospects and a ton of talent looking to make their mark this season.
Pitchers in the camp include right-hander Wil Crowe and Gabe Klobosits, as well as left-handers Ben Braymer, Seth Romero, Hector Silvestre and veteran right-hander Aaron Barrett. Back in July 2016, Barrett fractured his elbow during Tommy John rehab. He pitched in 90 games combined during the 2014 and 2015...
SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles will play two games today, but only one counts in the fake standings.
Miguel Castro is starting a B game in the morning on Field 4, the Camden Yards replica with the batter's eye that's still under construction. So is the rotation and Castro wants to join it, but first he must prove that his knees and back are fine and he no longer has to be treated with such care.
It's early to suggest that anyone has really fallen behind, but it's a shorter spring training and...
When it comes to team offense, the Orioles are about average in the American League. That is in the most important stat of them all - runs scored.
And it has been that way for several seasons. In 2015, the Orioles ranked seventh in the AL in runs scored for the season. In 2016, they ranked seventh and last year they ranked eighth with 743 runs while the AL team average was 763. So the Orioles scored 4.59 runs/game while the league average was 4.71.
There are a lot of ways to break down some of...