The countdown to spring training is gaining momentum. The offseason is melting away as the temperature drops, forming a Frosty puddle. I’m about to get busy, busy, busy. Mocks and predictions are popular ways to keep fans engaged, with the disclaimer that everything can change with one or two transactions. The Orioles and their division rivals aren

Time to present a few more facts and opine about them today. We take a look at some things that happened with the 2023 Orioles and some that might happen in 2024. Fact: The Orioles set a single-season team record with 1,431 strikeouts in the 2023 season. Not only did that club set a team record, but they shattered the previous mark of 1,248 strikeo

It's been three weeks since our last Q&A, and I'd like to say a lot has happened since then. That, of course, would be a lie. The Nationals have made no consequential news since mid-December, and though one of these days they're going to do something, that day hasn't come yet. (Watch them announce a big move this morning while we're in the midd

The media crowd around Jackson Holliday’s locker will have more layers than an onion on his first day of availability in camp. Must be his appeal. (You see what I did there.) Holliday was a good story last spring. The first-overall draft pick with the youthful face and famous father. Everyone wanted to see him play, and he stuck around much longer

The Orioles have made the following roster move:   Signed undrafted free agent RHP Dominic Freeberger to a minor league contract.

There were 41 players taken ahead of the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson in the 2019 MLB Draft. If they could re-do that draft today, that number would be very, very different. At No. 42 the Orioles got a steal. A driven young talent that rose to become the No. 1 prospect in the sport. He made the majors at age 21 and turned 22 last June 29. Later in the

Pick any lineup the Nationals fielded in September out of a hat, and you’re guaranteed to find the names of several players who have received scant attention around here all winter. Jake Alu. Alex Call. Carter Kieboom. Ildemaro Vargas. Jacob Young. Every single lineup card Davey Martinez filled out in September included at least two of those player

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in a little over a month, marking the official beginning of the Orioles’ quest for their first back-to-back playoff appearances since 1996-97. And their first consecutive division titles since 1973-74. They wouldn’t spit on a wild card berth, but the goals get higher as the win totals rise. There’s al

When the Orioles took the field last October for Game 1 of the American League Division Series against Texas, they looked like a pretty complete team. One that produced 101 wins and a division championship, had an emerging young talent base and a few different ways to beat their opponent. There was at least one element missing however – they had li

As they sought reasons for optimism one year ago, the Nationals knew they could point to the development of their young players, the potential bounce-back performances of some veterans and improved defense (especially around the infield). They also hoped Major League Baseball’s new schedule format would make a positive difference. The 2022 Nats wer