If there is one computer projection that seems consistently confounded by the Orioles, it is PECOTA. From Baseball Prospectus, that stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. PECOTA is the Baseball Prospectus proprietary system that projects player (and also team) performance based on comparison with historical player s

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Matt Barnes, born and raised in New England, spent the first nine years of his big league career pitching for the Red Sox. So why not continue to make his home in Connecticut, even during the offseason? Winters in the Northeast, of course, require some creativity for ballplayers who want to stay in shape. So it was that Barn

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are back home this afternoon to play the Pirates, with baseball’s No. 3 prospect, Paul Skenes, starting opposite Corbin Burnes. Yes, everyone is primed for the expected Skenes-Jackson Holliday matchup - the first-overall picks in the last two drafts going head-to-head. A potential sneak peek of the Spring Breakout game

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Neither of Jackson Rutledge’s two innings today was particularly strong. He walked three batters in the top of the first. Then he surrendered four hits in the second, two of those Red Sox batters eventually coming around to score. As poor as the results were, Davey Martinez much preferred Rutledge’s second inning to his firs

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles reduced their 40-man roster to 39 players this afternoon in the latest move - their third in less than 24 hours - by losing outfielder Sam Hilliard on a waiver claim by the Rockies. Hilliard was claimed from the Braves in November and competed for a backup spot with the Orioles, an intriguing possibility with his left

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Agreed to terms on a 2024 Minor League contract with RHP Julio Teheran (teh-RAHN). He has been invited to Major League Spring Training.Agreed to terms on a 2024 Minor League contract with INF Kolten Wong. He has been invited to Major League Spring Training.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Gunnar Henderson took batting practice again this morning in Sarasota and remains on track to make his 2024 spring debut in the near future. Henderson was held back in workouts and games due to soreness in his left oblique. He made it through yesterday’s batting practice without incident. “He did a lot of defense yesterday, also,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – From the moment he felt something in his elbow while throwing to live hitters back home in Texas earlier this month, Mason Thompson feared the worst. Today, the Nationals reliever had those fears confirmed: He needs Tommy John surgery. Thompson will undergo a full elbow ligament replacement surgery Friday, manager Davey Mart

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles brought their starting outfield to Hammond Stadium for today’s game against the Twins, though Cedric Mullins is the designated hitter. Austin Hays is in left field and batting cleanup. Colton Cowser is in center field and Anthony Santander is in right. Jordan Westburg gets the start at shortstop. Ramón Urías is the th

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – If everything goes as planned, Jackson Rutledge probably isn’t going to make the Nationals’ Opening Day rotation. But if everything goes as the team hopes, Rutledge could join the rotation at some point this season and, ideally, pitch well enough to stay. The 2019 first-round pick made his long-awaited debut last September,