SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are making more cuts this morning, according to manager Buck Showalter. They're going to need a sharp knife with 42 players still in camp. Seventeen players must be removed, and it's possible that the Orioles will pad their total by signing another outfielder or pitcher. This roster remains a work in progress. Starter Kevin Gausman, reliever Brian Matusz and infielder Jimmy Paredes can be placed on the disabled list. Catchers Francisco Pena and Audry Perez can be...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said outfielder Hyun Soo Kim isn't on the travel roster for Monday afternoon's game against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. Kim was on the list tonight, but he didn't play in the Orioles' 5-3 win over the Pirates. The intrigue continues to grow. Infielder Ryan Flaherty isn't expected to play Monday after being scratched tonight with flu-like symptoms. Showalter joked that Flaherty stayed back because his fiancé is in town. Ubaldo Jimenez got...

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 5, Pirates 3 Recap: Rule 5 pick Joey Rickard led off the ninth with a single and scored the tie-breaking run from first base on Garabez Rosa's single off the scoreboard in left field. Rosa scored on Josh Hart's single. Ubaldo Jimenez, lined up to be the Orioles' No. 3 starter, retired only two batters and was charged with three runs and four hits. Pedro Alvarez and Nolan Reimold hit back-to-back home runs in the first. Alvarez was making his first...

The Orioles are now down to just five spring training games remaining. They have four in Florida and the last one in Philadelphia on Friday night. Opening day is April 4 at home against Minnesota. So with the spring almost over here is a look at a few bright spots and a few concerns: Hardy looks healthy: When J.J. Hardy homered in three straight games from Thursday to Saturday, that was a welcome sight for any Orioles fan. From 2011-13, Hardy led all major league shortstops in both homers (77)...

BRADENTON, Fla. - Nothing that happened tonight in Bradenton is going to ease the concerns attached to the Orioles rotation. Ubaldo Jimenez lasted only two-thirds of an inning and was removed after throwing 36 pitches, including 21 for strikes. He headed to the bullpen for more work, so the quick hook must not have been related to his health. Perhaps manager Buck Showalter had seen enough from Jimenez, who allowed three runs and four hits and also walked a batter. Maybe 36 pitches in one inning...

VIERA, Fla. - Some thoughts, observations and quotes from today's 7-2 Nationals split-squad victory over the Braves in the penultimate spring training game ever at Space Coast Stadium ... * Gio Gonzalez probably put together his best start of the spring. Yes, he gave up a couple of runs and seven hits over six innings. But most importantly, he didn't walk anybody after issuing four free passes in each of his last three starts. "I felt great knowing there were no walks," he said. "I know I...

BRADENTON, Fla. - The flu bug has bitten Ryan Flaherty. It's really making the rounds in Orioles camp. Players, coaches, manager Buck Showalter. No one is immune. Flaherty was a late scratch tonight with "flu-like symptoms," according to the Orioles. Minor leaguer Garabez Rosa will replace him at second base. Here's the new lineup: Xavier Avery CF Paul Janish SS Pedro Alvarez 1B Nolan Reimold DH L.J. Hoes RF Steve Tolleson 3B Julio Borbon LF Garabez Rosa 2B Audry Perez C Ubaldo Jimenez...

VIERA, Fla. - Tyler Moore's time in the Nationals organization officially ended today when the recently demoted first baseman was traded to the Braves for fellow 29-year-old minor leaguer Nate Freiman. Moore had been outrighted to minor league camp Friday evening after clearing waivers, a transaction that kept him in the organization but removed him from the 40-man roster. Two days later, the Nationals and Braves found common ground on a trade for two players with similar traits. Freiman...

NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Scores: Nationals (ss) 7, Braves 2; Nationals (ss) 4, Mets 4 Recap: Forced to split their squad into two rosters despite the late date on the spring calendar, the Nationals kept most of their regulars in Viera to face the Braves. That group continued its impressive offensive production, rapping out 10 hits off starter Jhoulys Chacin. Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman delivered back-to-back RBI singles in the first inning. Brendan Ryan, trying to force his way onto the opening...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Outfielder Hyun Soo Kim said today through his interpreter that he hasn't read the FOXSports.com article stating that the Orioles are holding internal discussions about sending him back to Korea. He didn't have a comment for reporters who approached his locker. Asked whether he feels good about his chances of making the team, Kim replied, "There's much more I have to show, so as far as performance-wise, there's more to go. I don't want to complain or anything. I'll just...