The Winter Meetings are well under way and the hot stove is certainly heating up. While Orioles nation is focused on the future of the Birds, why not relive some of the greatest games from the last two years? This week, we have four of the best "Orioles Classics" from 2013-14, including three walk-off wins. Here's what's on deck this week on MASN HD: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m.: It was the bottom of the ninth on June 23, 2014, and the Orioles were trailing the White Sox 4-3 with two on...

A few of the prospects on the Nationals' top 10 list by Baseball Prospectus got a chance to showcase their talents on the biggest stage this past season. Steven Souza Jr. made an impact with a couple of mammoth home runs and an unforgettable no-hitter-saving catch. Michael A. Taylor also made his presence known with a home run early in his first week at the Mets, and demonstrated a very nice swing at the plate. He also showed he could play plus-plus defense in center field for the...

SAN DIEGO - A sportswriter's hearing is tested each December by his ability to decipher the "buzz" from the hotel lobby at the annual Winter Meetings. The sound usually comes from executives, scouts and agents who pass along rumors and shared discussions. Reporters swap information, as well. Most of the Orioles talk, separate from the Dan Duquette drama, centers on their search for outfield, bullpen and catching depth. They have a few free agents of their own that they'd like to bring...

SAN DIEGO - The calendar says the Winter Meetings officially start today. I'm not sure how to categorize yesterday's activity. The Orioles made news and it didn't involve any players. Executive vice president Dan Duquette was the center of attention following reports that the Blue Jays wanted to interview him for the president/CEO job. No matter how Duquette feels about such an opportunity - and he's got to be intrigued by the job title and healthy raise in pay - his contract does not...

SAN DIEGO - The Nationals have engaged Jordan Zimmermann and his representatives in the past about a possible contract extension that would keep the right-hander in D.C. long-term. These previous talks haven't progressed too far. But with Zimmermann now set to enter his final year of team control, a source confirms that the Nationals are set to take another crack at a long-term deal with Zimmermann. Zimmermann is set to earn $16.5 million in 2015, the final year of a two-year deal reached last...

SAN DIEGO - How about some actual baseball talk? Sunday was highlighted by the report that the Toronto Blue Jays have interest in Dan Duquette as a candidate to be their CEO/president. Both Duquette and Orioles managing partner Peter G. Angelos threw cold water on the report. Angelos basically said the Orioles would not allow Toronto to talk to Duquette. When told of Angelos' comments on MLB Network Radio, Duquette said, "That's good to hear and I do have a contract and I always honor my...

SAN DIEGO - We're all set up here at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in beautiful San Diego, right on the water and just a short walk away from Petco Park, home of the Padres. The Winter Meetings don't technically begin until tomorrow, but that hasn't stopped groups of team employees and reporters from congregating in the lobby as everyone catches up and gets set to check into their rooms. It isn't just general managers and top team officials that attend the Winter Meetings from the teams' side...

SAN DIEGO - As he settles in and fires up his computer on the flight to San Diego for the Winter Meetings, Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty was asked by a reporter if he'd ever traded a player from 30,000 feet up. The reporter was asking in jest, but Jocketty said yes. "Actually, when I was with St. Louis, that's when I got Mark Mulder from Oakland." That would have been December 2004, when Jocketty traded three players - Daric Barton, Kiko Calero and Dan Haren - to Oakland...

SAN DIEGO - MASNsports.com has touched down in San Diego, and we're gearing up to bring you four days full of rumors, trade talks and free agent signings from this year's edition of baseball's Winter Meetings. While MASN's Dan Kolko and Pete Kerzel will have you covered on the latest Nationals news and Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby happenings, you can check back here all week long for behind-the-scenes looks, insiders' action and major headlines around the league each day. Headlines *...

SAN DIEGO - The Nationals are in need of a second baseman, and you can expect them to be linked to just about every available player at the position during the Winter Meetings. That's how baseball's mid-winter gathering works: need plus availability equals instant rumor. So you're going to hear a lot over the next few days about guys who Nats general manager Mike Rizzo might be interested in acquiring. We won't dignify every rumor by reporting it; a lot of media types throw names out en...