The Orioles crossed another item off their to-do list yesterday by announcing their camp roster, which included 15 non-roster invitees. Manager Buck Showalter counts 59 available lockers at the Sarasota complex and he uses that number as his cutoff while constructing the roster. There's room for three more players if the Orioles want to occupy the entire space. The group of instructors includes Kevin Bradshaw, who replaces Dave Anderson as minor league infield coordinator. Anderson was...

Over the winter, the Orioles added four pitchers from their farm system to their 40-man roster. That speaks well for the club's player development operation, as none of the four were drafted since 2012 and all four made improvements on the O's watch to get to this point. The four pitchers added were: * Oliver Drake, a 43rd-round pick in 2008 * Eddie Gamboa, a 21st-round pick in 2008 * Tyler Wilson, a 10th-round pick in 2011 * Mike Wright, a third-round pick in 2011 I'm not ruling any of...

The Orioles are inviting 15 non-roster players to spring training, including pitcher Hunter Harvey, veteran left-hander Mark Hendrickson and outfielder Dariel Alvarez. Just as manager Buck Showalter stated at the minicamp, pitcher Suk-min Yoon isn't included among the non-roster invitees. Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski also was excluded after moving up from low Single-A Delmarva to Double-A Bowie last summer. The Orioles could still sign another player to a minor league contract with an...

There's been plenty of activity involving the shortstop position this offseason. In December, the Nationals traded for San Diego's Trea Turner, who will be the player to be named in a three-team deal that also involved the Rays. Turner, a highly ranked prospect, was selected by the Padres with the 13th overall pick in June's First-Year Player Draft. Last month, general manager Mike Rizzo acquired infielder Yunel Escobar from Oakland. The plan is for Escobar to play second base in 2015, but...

The Orioles are expected to announce their minor league coaching staffs this week, much later than in previous winters. Most of the holdup was attributed to the hiring of Keith Bodie as hitting coach at Double-A Bowie. Bodie spent the past three seasons as manager at Double-A Corpus Christi in the Astros organization. One more coach could be added at the lower level of the system. Otherwise, the Orioles finally are done. Executive vice president Dan Duquette said he's still working on the...

While Dariel Alvarez and Mike Yastrzemski had strong 2014 seasons on the Orioles farm and are now among the club's top 10 prospects, another outfielder also took his game to a higher level and did so without getting much attention. Glynn Davis played very well between Single-A Frederick and Double-A Bowie. He didn't make Baseball America's list of the O's top 30 prospects, but there are those who feel he should have. Davis, who turned 23 on Dec. 7, batted .299 with 27 doubles, four triples,...

Nolan Reimold is planning to arrive in Sarasota next week for the start of spring training, well ahead of the Orioles' report date for position players. A minor league deal brought him back to the organization, and he's not wasting any time getting to work. "Obviously, I'm very happy to be back," Reimold said. "I never wanted to leave in the first place. But coming back to an organization like Baltimore that is and has become, doing great things, it's good to be back. And I want to be a...

The Baltimore Orioles have named Chris Martrich as the club's Coordinator, Public Relations. Martrich will help to coordinate all facets of the Orioles' public relations efforts. His primary responsibilities will include the creation of daily press notes, drafting press releases, assisting with production of the club's annual media guide, arranging interviews for players and staff, handling media credentials, and assisting with the coordination of press conferences, media calls, and press...

An Orioles official confirmed today that the club is interested in playing an exhibition game in Cuba this spring. "The club is looking at the possibility," said executive vice president Dan Duquette. "Peter (Angelos) has contacts there and it's something we're looking at." Duquette wouldn't qualify the chances of a game being held in Cuba this spring, though it may be more realistic in 2016 with pitchers and catchers reporting to the Sarasota complex next week. "It's something we've...

Who doesn't love a little bit of history? On this week's "Orioles Classics," we've have two historic events for you to relive, including Cal Ripken Jr.'s 3,0000th hit. Here's what's on deck on MASN HD: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 12:30 p.m.: The start of the 1988 season was not kind to the Orioles. There's no way to tiptoe around an 0-21 start. The team did not earn their first win until April 29 at the Chicago against the White Sox. May 2, 1988 was the first time the Birds returned to...