Among the fun things about baseball are our constant speculation about the upcoming season, and our debates about how the team and certain individuals will do. Today it might be interesting to look at some O's team stats posted last year and get your takes on whether the club will go over or under that total in 2015? Will they be better or worse in certain stat categories? Feel free to express an opinion on some or all of these, but here are a few to take a look at and also listed is where the...

The Orioles today announced that they have signed free agent outfielder Delmon Young to a one-year contract. To make room on the 40-man roster, catcher Ryan Lavarnway has been designated for assignment. Young, 29, batted .302/.337/.442 with seven home runs and 30 RBI over 83 games with the Orioles in 2014, including a .316/.345/.481 slash line in 47 games at Oriole Park. He led the majors (min. 10 PA), batting .500 (10-20) as a pinch hitter. Originally selected by the Tampa Bay Rays with the...

Late Orioles Head Groundskeeper Pat Santarone has today been named one of the newest members of the Major League Baseball Groundskeepers Hall of Fame. Santarone joined the Orioles as Head Groundskeeper in 1969, spending 22 seasons tending the grounds at Memorial Stadium before retiring on Opening Day in 1991. During his tenure, Baltimore infielders won a total of 25 AL Gold Gloves, while the Orioles captured five American League pennants and won two World Series titles (1970, 1983). ...

In case you missed the news late yesterday afternoon, Jayson Werth will have surgery to repair the AC joint in his right shoulder today, a procedure that is expected to sideline the Nationals outfielder for two to three months. Werth will have the surgery at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn. The procedure, similar to the one Ryan Zimmerman underwent in October 2012, will force Werth to miss at least the first few weeks of spring training, and could leave his status for opening day in...

Jonathan Schoop is already a rare player in that he was a signed international amateur that made it all the way through the from the lowest levels of the Orioles' farm system to becoming a major league starter. Now the question is can he stay as a starter, and how will he do with even more seasoning and experience? Some fans were very understanding of the ups and downs Schoop had last year when he struggled at times playing at 22. Over 137 games and 455 at-bats, the native of Curacao hit .209...

The Orioles should make at least one announcement today. There figures to be some activity. Find a comfortable seat. The minicamp will provide a nice distraction from all the rumors and speculation that define the hot stove season. And it's sort of like watching baseball. Pitchers will throw on the side and players will take batting practice. Factor in the clubhouse interviews and daily sessions with manager Buck Showalter, and it's going to have a spring feel to it. Or maybe that's just the...

Outfielder Delmon Young reached agreement on his one-year deal on Dec. 24. He completed most of his physical yesterday and just needed his bloodwork done today. However, we still don't have an announcement from the Orioles and it may not come until Friday. The last time that I checked, the Orioles still were waiting to hear back from the doctors. They also were working to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. It's possible that the deal will be made official later tonight, but you reach a point...

There's a distinctly MASN flavor to the Sportscaster of the Year awards announced today by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Bob Carpenter, play-by-play voice of the Nationals on MASN, was chosen the co-winner of the Sportscaster of the Year award for Washington, D.C. Carpenter, who has called Nats games for nine years and 31 years of major league broadcasting under his belt, shares the D.C. honor with longtime Capitals play-by-play man Joe Beninati. Holliday, who...

Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth will undergo arthroscopic surgery on the AC joint in his right shoulder tomorrow, a source has confirmed, and is expected to be sidelined two to three months. The 35-year-old Werth dealt with inflammation in his right AC joint last season, when he slashed .292/.394/.455 in 147 games. The problem in his throwing shoulder caused him to miss six games in August when pain from the injury got progressively worse. An MRI showed no structural damage and Werth received...

The Orioles' one-year deal with outfielder Delmon Young finally became official today. Young passed his physical and signed his contract, which guarantees $2.25 million and could reach $3 million with incentives. Young agreed to terms on Dec. 24 and took most of his physical on Wednesday, with his bloodwork done the following day. It's been a process due to the holidays and a prolonged wait for the Orioles to hear from the doctors and get the paperwork completed. The Orioles signed Young to a...