The Orioles today announced that they have added Chris Correnti to their major league Athletic Training staff as Assistant Athletic Trainer. Correnti has served as a performance consultant to the Orioles organization since the start of the 2012 season, working from club's Sarasota, Fla., complex. Correnti began his career in professional baseball in 1990 with the Houston Astros organization before joining the Boston Red Sox organization in 1994, where he remained in various roles through the...

The Alex Rodriguez suspension story is raging on, and who knows when it might run off a cliff and be gone forever? The answer is: not any time soon. After getting his PED-related suspension reduced to 162 games - all for the upcoming season - A-Rod is going to federal court in an attempt to get arbitrator Frederic Horowitz's decision overturned. A-Rod is also suing the players union, which is upset for two reasons. One, the union has been trying to help him; and two, A-Rod made critical...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles pitcher T.J. McFarland tweaked his right knee about three weeks ago while working out. He had the knee examined today and appears to be fine, though he had it wrapped at the mini-camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. Manager Buck Showalter said McFarland was sent to a doctor today "as a precaution." Hunter Harvey's father, former major league closer Bryan Harvey, is at the mini-camp and attended today's meeting. Former Orioles bullpen catcher Ronnie Deck has been...

Spring training is less than a month away. It seems like just yesterday that the regular season ended. Well, not really. Personally, I'm ready for the season to start again. Although Alex Rodriguez dominated baseball news over the last few days, reporters thankfully had reason to write about something else. I don't know about you, but I'm suffering from exhaustion from A-Rod-gate. * Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun says the Orioles are focusing the remainder of the offseason on adding a...

While most of the sporting news in the D.C. area was focused on the Redskins' new coach, life still went on with the Nationals. Congratulations to Jay Gruden on the new gig. Really, I'm happy for you, but we're here to talk baseball. And by baseball, I mean no Alex Rodriguez conversations. He's banned from this entry. We're talking good, clean topics this week. See what I did there? * It was almost a year ago that Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was honored by his hometown, Hialeah, Fla....

SARASOTA, Fla. - It's been raining hard for most of the morning at the Ed Smith Stadium complex. Players are taking their swings in the indoor batting cage. Pitchers will have to throw under cover. The sun is starting to peek through the clouds. It could be sunny and humid within a matter of minutes. The weather changes in the blink of an eye down here. Jack Cust arrived this morning, greeted a couple of reporters at his locker and headed to the cage. He's trying to land a minor league deal...

Bryce Harper has done some pretty impressive things early in his major league career. Not many players can say that they hit 42 home runs and posted an OPS higher than .830 over their first two big league seasons. Harper did that before turning 21, and he did it while spending the first month of his rookie season in the minors and then missing significant time in 2013 due to a knee injury. Harper is a special talent. We know this. That said, entering Harper's third season in the majors,...

SARASOTA, Fla. - So much for easing into the mini-camp schedule. Yesterday was supposed to be a light day, with players trickling into the complex. Who knew that the Orioles would sign Delmon Young to a minor league contract and invite Jack Cust for a workout this week? Dylan Bundy provided an update on his throwing program and targeted June 28 as his first competitive game. Manager Buck Showalter confirmed that Manny Machado wouldn't be here, but might be cleared for baseball activities...

Ken Rosenthal said Tony Bosch is not exactly a high-character person on MLB Network Monday and he is right. On the same broadcast, Harold Reynolds said it was the players, though, that brought Bosch into the game and he was right. Rosenthal said no one came off looking good during the "60 Minutes" telecast Sunday night - not Bosch, not Major League Baseball and certainly not Alex Rodriguez - and he was right. If a fan said or I said I can't wait for a day when performance-enhancing drugs...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles decided not to wait until Delmon Young arrived at their mini-camp before signing him to a minor league contract. Young is expected to report to the Ed Smith Stadium complex later this week, and he already will be a member of the organization. The Orioles just announced that they signed Young to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to spring training. Young, 28, is a candidate to serve as a right-handed designated hitter due to his .303/.341/.471 career...