Orioles center fielder Adam Jones appreciated the moves the Orioles made in the last two days, trading for left-handed pitcher Wade Miley and reacquiring infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce. "It means the front office understands that we have something good on the field and a good product, and they want to improve it," Jones said. "That is what the trade deadline is. Cool part is we still have another 30 days with the waiver wire, you know there is still time for things to happen. "It is...

Wade Miley is expected to make his Orioles debut on Thursday against the Rangers at Camden Yards. Miley would be working on normal rest after working seven innings on Saturday and throwing 92 pitches. Yovani Gallardo would be pushed back to Friday night in Chicago. Miley's wife is eight months pregnant, which will make him the latest Oriole headed to the paternity list. Catcher Matt Wieters' wife is due on Aug. 23. Steve Pearce will be in Wednesday's lineup against Rangers left-hander Cole...

The Orioles today announced that left-hander Wade Miley and infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce have reported to the club and right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne and right-hander Tyler Wilson have been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Miley, 29, was acquired by the Orioles from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for left-hander Ariel Miranda on July 31. He went 7-8 with a 4.98 ERA (62 ER/112.0 IP) over 19 starts with the Mariners this season. Over 157 career major league games (153 starts), he has...

Steve Pearce is on the bench for tonight's series opener against the Rangers at Camden Yards. It's the standard lineup for the Orioles, with Hyun Soo Kim in left field, Mark Trumbo in right field and Pedro Alvarez as the designated hitter against Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Hyun Soo Kim LF Manny Machado 3B Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo RF Pedro Alvarez DH Matt Wieters C Jonathan Schoop 2B J.J. Hardy SS Dylan Bundy RHP For the Rangers Jurickson Profar LF Ian...

The Orioles have optioned relievers Odrisamer Despaigne and Tyler Wilson to Triple-A Norfolk before tonight's game against the Rangers at Camden Yards. The moves were made to create spots for pitcher Wade Miley and infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce on the 25-man roster. The Orioles have a four-man bench to open their series against the Rangers. Despaigne, 29, went 0-2 with a 4.81 ERA in 15 games with the Orioles, allowing 13 earned runs in 24 1/3 innings. Wilson, 26, went 4-6 with a 4.98 ERA...

In-season trading hit a new high this year as teams made 48 trades from June 1 to the deadline yesterday. It broke last year's record of 43 trades. Trades are best judged in hindsight to analyze the real winners and losers in trades, and quality over quantity. For anyone wondering how MLB.com rated teams after the non-waiver trade deadline, their power rankings in the National League had the top five teams in this order: Cubs, Nationals, Giants, Dodgers and Cardinals. Yes, they ranked the...

The Cleveland Indians acquired a game-changing lefty, Andrew Miller, for their bullpen and an outfielder with a dependable bat, Brandon Guyer. The Texas Rangers picked up Jeremy Jeffress, Carlos Beltran and Jonathan Lucroy. So as the non-waiver trade deadline rumors end and the dust settles, the Rangers and Indians are the most improved teams in baseball. A couple of months after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship, the Indians are set to make a...

Right-hander Tanner Roark has been on a roll his last seven games as the Nationals maintain first place in the National League East. In his last six starts and one relief appearance, Roark has gone 4-1 with a 2.49 ERA in 43 1/3 innings. He has 31 strikeouts and only 10 walks in that span. Tonight, he seeks his 11th win of the season when he takes on the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. He is currently 10-6 overall with a 2.96 ERA. In his best season two years ago, he went 15-10 with a 2.85 ERA....

For most of the 2016 season -- and a fair amount of the time before it -- the Orioles have needed a starting pitcher. On Sunday, they finally got one in the form of Wade Miley. Seattle shipped the 29-year-old lefty to Baltimore in exchange for Ariel Miranda; for more general information on Miley's background, check out my Camden Depot colleague Matt Perez's analysis. What I'd like to do in this space, as I've done for past Orioles transactions, is focus on a few esoteric observations about...

PHOENIX - The Nationals, believe it or not, have one of the league's better offenses. They're fourth in the National League with 497 runs scored. They're tied for third with a .427 slugging percentage, and their .752 OPS ranks fourth. They rank second only to the Cardinals with 139 home runs. So why all the dismay when this team didn't acquire another bat before Monday's trade deadline? It probably has something to do with the manner in which the Nationals score their runs. They rely on...