Major League Baseball and Louisville Slugger tonight announced that GUNNAR HENDERSON (utility) and ADLEY RUTSCHMAN (catcher) have been named recipients of the 2023 American League Silver Slugger Award, the top offensive award in Major League Baseball. This marks the first career Silver Slugger Award for both players. Henderson becomes the first Ori

One of the biggest questions facing the Orioles for next season is how and when to turn over significant playing time to some of their top prospects? When is the right time to not only call up a player but commit to that player as a regular? The Orioles have more than three players that are on the verge of cracking the everyday lineup or pushing to

After a sustained run as one of baseball’s highest-spending clubs, the Nationals have morphed into one of the sport’s lower-spending clubs over the last 12 months. Given the state of the franchise’s rebuild, that’s not unexpected. Teams focused on identifying young pieces for the future don’t boast high payrolls. But the question remains on the min

PROSPECT REVIEW: COLE HENRY Age on opening day 2024: 24 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2020 from LSU Ranking: No. 18 per MLB Pipeline, No. 17 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2024* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $2 million 2023 levels: Single-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg 2023 stats: 0-3, 6.21 ERA, 14

Winning more games attracts more attention, and the Orioles are finding out during awards season. The recognition is spreading like cold germs. The team will learn tonight whether Silver Sluggers are coming to catcher Adley Rutschman, outfielder Anthony Santander and infielder Gunnar Henderson, who’s nominated in the utility category. The winners w

PROSPECT REVIEW: CADE CAVALLI Age on opening day 2024: 25 How acquired: Drafted No. 22 overall in 2020 from University of Oklahoma Ranking: No. 4 per MLB Pipeline, No. 4 per Baseball America MLB debut: Aug. 26, 2022 Signing bonus: $3 million 2023 levels: Washington Nationals (60-day injured list) 2023 stats: 0-0, 1.59 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS, 5 ⅔ IP, 2 H, 1

Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias was the latest from the organization to pick up an award yesterday. An award that really honors the entire organization for a rebuild that started with 115 losses and ended up this year with an AL East championship, the club’s first playoff berth in seven years and 101 wins. But Elias

We don’t know yet how the Nationals are going to approach this offseason. Is there a chance they spend big on a free agent? Are they going to stick with their approach from last winter and sign several stopgap players to one-year contracts? What positions are they targeting most? We’ll learn in the coming weeks and months how exactly this is going

I recently spent about an hour taping a “Wall to Wall Baseball” show with Baltimore broadcasting legend Tom Davis that’s going to air throughout the month of November on MASN. This is more than just a shameless plug. It’s a chance to go over a few questions that he asked, though I don’t recall whether they were on the air or during breaks. We like

After filling two vacant spots on their coaching staff with in-house promotions, the Nationals are now filling a prime vacancy with a notable outside name. Miguel Cairo will be Davey Martinez’s new bench coach, a source familiar with the decision confirmed, reuniting the former Tampa Bay teammates and giving Martinez another experienced voice in th