FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jemile Weeks and David Lough opened the top of the first inning today with singles off Red Sox starter Allen Webster before Nick Markakis grounded into a 6-3 double play. Chris Davis struck out to end the inning. Davis provided the best quote of the day during batting practice, a smile spreading across his face as he delivered the line. "Chris Davis isn't going to let success go to Chris Davis' head." Manager Buck Showalter said the Orioles will make five or six cuts...

The Washington Nationals today signed infielder/outfielder Kevin Frandsen to a Major League contract. Frandsen will join the Nationals' in time for Thursday's Grapefruit League finale at New York (NL). Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Frandsen is a career .259 (263-for-1015) hitter with 49 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 93 RBI in 402 big league contests spanning seven seasons with the Phillies, Angels and Giants....

JUPITER, Fla. - The final spot in the Nationals bullpen has been determined. It'll go to right-hander Aaron Barrett. The final spot on the bench has been set. Once his signing is made official, utility man Kevin Frandsen will be the Nats' fifth bench guy. Soon, all that will be left for the Nats to do before opening day will be to settle on their last starting pitcher. And that decision won't be announced until after Saturday's exhibition game against the Tigers in D.C. Tanner Roark and...

Former University of Maryland Terrapin pitcher Sander Beck and first baseman Aaron Baker were among five players released today by the Orioles at minor league camp. The Orioles also released first baseman Henry Wrigley, and left-handed pitchers Zach Fowler and Steve Garrison, bringing the number of players released since spring training began to 18. A 23-year-old right-hander, Beck went 1-1 with a 2.61 ERA over 20 2/3 innings last season for Single-A Delmarva. The Millersville, Md., native...

After featuring highlight after highlight every Thursday, we have arrived to our final Throwback Thursday before the 2014 season begins. We've relived Adam Jones' game-winning home run off of Mariano Rivera, Manny Machado's jaw-dropping plays at third, Chris Davis' record-breaking homer and so much more. What better way to bring in a new season than by reliving all of the best moments from 2013... again? Enjoy the Orioles' top highlights from last season and remember O's fans, just...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - In this afternoon's split-squad game against the Red Sox, Ryan Flaherty continues to get his reps at third base in preparation for what will likely be the starting role there while Manny Machado is out. Jemile Weeks gets a shot at leading off for the Orioles while playing second base, with David Lough in left and batting second. Miguel Gonzalez makes his final start of what has been a strong spring. He enters today's game with a 2.35 ERA in five appearances, having...

From Bryce Harper's opening day show to Denard Span's hitting streak and so much more, last season was filled with so many memorable moments. I've spent every Thursday since October throwin' it back to these moments, and at last, we are at the final Thursday before opening day. I'm dedicating our last Throwback Thursday post to the best of the best from 2013. While you anxiously wait these last four days for the 2014 season to begin, relive last year's highlights in the video...

JUPITER, Fla.- According to this tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Nationals appear to have found a veteran backup corner infielder to fill out their 25-man roster, Kevin Frandsen. Frandsen, who was released by the Phillies yesterday, would back up at first base and third base, and can also play second base and the outfield corners. The 31-year-old is a career .259 hitter in 402 games with the Giants, Angels and Phillies. He batted .338 in 55 games with Philadelphia in 2012, and...

VIERA, Fla. - When a team makes six cuts in a day this late in spring, leaving just 27 guys remaining in big league camp, you would think that nearly all the roster questions have been answered and that there isn't much work left for the team to do before opening day. And in a sense, that's true. We learned yesterday that right-hander Aaron Barrett will make the Nationals' opening day bullpen, which locks up the team's final relief spot. Barrett making the 'pen is a bit of a surprise...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are playing two road games today, and I can't recall the last time they pulled off a doubleheader without taking the field at Ed Smith Stadium. They make another trip to Fort Myers today for a 1:05 p.m. game against the Red Sox, but they take a left turn at the Daniels Parkway exit off Interstate 75 instead of going right toward the Twins complex. Miguel Gonzalez gets the start for the Orioles, who will head back toward Sarasota and make a stop in Port Charlotte...