The battle for the Orioles' starting second base job has heated up this spring. Ryan Flaherty came into spring training as the favorite, but Jemile Weeks, Alexi Casilla and Jonathan Schoop have made it a stiff competition. In 65 games at second base last season, Flaherty finished with a .993 fielding percentage with only two errors in 283 chances. In the video below, Flaherty teams up with J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis to pull off a beautiful 4-6-3 double play. Will we see a lot more of this...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter still hasn't posted his lineup for today's 1:05 p.m. game against the Rays at Ed Smith Stadium. Tampa Bay left-hander David Price has been scratched from his start here and will throw a simulated game back in Port Charlotte. The threat of rain has caused manager Joe Maddon to adjust the pitching schedule. Left-hander Braulio Lara will start for the Rays if the game isn't cancelled. For the Rays David DeJesus LF Wil Myers RF James Loney...

VIERA, Fla. - The Nationals head back to the Orlando area today to face the Braves for the second time in three days. Only this time, they do so at night. The two National League East rivals are scheduled to square off at 6:05 p.m. tonight, although heavy rain is in the forecast for today. We'll have to see whether that affects Jordan Zimmermann's second scheduled start of spring. Ross Ohlendorf is set to follow Zimmermann to the mound and make his first spring training appearance today...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles are beginning a stretch today of four straight home games, and they're getting a second look at the Rays. Miguel Gonzalez is starting for the Orioles, while the Rays are countering with left-hander David Price. Brock Huntzinger is 6-for-6 this spring, which is impressive for a hitter or a pitcher. Huntzinger, a non-roster reliever, has retired all six batters that he's faced. He set down three Red Sox hitters Sunday in Fort Myers and struck out the side Tuesday...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Orioles manager Buck Showalter said pitcher Zach Britton is fine after taking a comebacker off the bottom portion of his glove hand. Britton may have a bruise, but he won't need X-rays. "It got mostly glove," Showalter said following the Orioles' 11-5 win over the Twins. "It scared the (heck) out of him, but he seems to be all right. Richie (Bancells) said he thought he was fine. "A little early anxiety. I think he was kind of sitting there going, 'Holy (crap), I'm...

ORIOLES QUICK WRAP Score: Orioles 11, Twins 5 Recap: The Orioles entered the top of the third inning down 3-0 and left it leading 5-3. The last three runs scored on catcher Johnny Monell's long home run to right field. Monell went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Chris Tillman allowed three runs in the second, but only one was earned. Need to know: Zach Britton was hit on the bottom of his glove hand by a Josh Willingham comebacker in the fifth inning. He picked up the ball and made the throw to...

Do the Orioles have the best collection of young talent in the American League? Baseball Prospectus says yes, and ranked the O's first among AL teams this week in its 25-and-under talent rankings. The Orioles are No. 6 in all of Major League Baseball, but tops among AL teams. St. Louis is ranked No. 1 followed by Washington, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Miami. The Orioles have already been getting solid recognition in farm system ratings, earning a No. 10 ranking from ESPN and No. 12 from...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - About 30 Orioles, including manager Buck Showalter, are leaving Friday afternoon's game against the Phillies at 3 p.m. and taking a charter to the Virginia area to attend a memorial service for Monica Pence Barlow, who passed away Friday morning after a long battle with Stage IV lung cancer. The group will return to Sarasota later that night. Bench coach John Russell will manage the rest of the game in Showalter's absence. Players attending the service include Adam Jones,...

VIERA, Fla. - The guys at the back end of the Nationals' spring training roster were the ones doing the heavy hitting today, as the Nats put up nine total runs in their final two turns to the plate en route to an 11-5 win over the Mets. Ian Desmond homered early on for the Nats, but they got the bulk of their offense from minor leaguers and non-roster invitees, as Brian Goodwin, Sandy Leon and Matt Skole all homered in the seventh or eighth innings and the Nationals pulled away late. "The...

The Baltimore Orioles announced today that Tag Day, originally scheduled for this Saturday, March 8, will be postponed due to snow and ice in the ballpark seating bowl. A make-up date is scheduled for next Saturday, March 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Tag Day gives fans interested in purchasing either a full or partial Season Plan for the 2014 season the opportunity to "try out" their seats before they buy. Available seats will be tagged with pennants, and...