The first day of O’s spring training led to some shuffling of the Baltimore pitching staff. It was quite the day as we found out right-hander Kyle Bradish would begin the year on the injured list and likely be joined at that point by lefty John Means. So, Tyler Wells and Cole Irvin, come on down. Two pitchers we figured to have bullpen roles on Ope

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Ask Keibert Ruiz to evaluate his 2023 season, and he furrows his brow and has to think about how he wants to say this. “I thought it wasn’t a bad season, but defensively it was bad,” the Nationals catcher replied. “It wasn’t where I want it to be.” It requires the separation of Ruiz’s game into two parts. At the plate, there

SARASOTA, Fla. – Daniel Johnson remembers Kyle Bradish being really good at New Mexico State. Bradish was a freshman pitcher in 2016 who hadn’t seen anyone quite like the junior outfielder and future friend. Johnson is in Orioles’ camp as a non-roster invite and the only outfielder on the original list submitted by the Orioles. Bradish, of course,

SARASOTA, Fla. – The camp roster churn continued today. Another infielder gone, this time replaced by a pitcher. The Orioles have acquired left-hander Matt Krook from the Yankees for cash considerations. Diego Castillo has been designated for assignment to create space on the 40-man roster. Castillo was claimed off waivers from the Phillies on Frid

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Dylan Crews walked into the Nationals’ spring training clubhouse this morning, equipment bag over his shoulder and immediately found his locker and familiar faces nearby. This is the first time Crews has been in big-league camp, the first time he’s been in spring training as a professional, but as he greeted teammates both y

The Orioles today announced that they have acquired left-handed pitcher MATT KROOK from the New York Yankees in exchange for cash considerations. Krook, 29, did not have a decision in four appearances for the Yankees last season, posting a 24.75 ERA (11 ER/4.0 IP) with eight hits, one home run, six walks, and three strikeouts. He made his MLB debut

SARASOTA, Fla. – Félix Bautista won’t give up on 2024. The closer remains open to pitching late this season if the Orioles need him, but they won’t let it happen. They just want him available for the first game next season. Bautista said via interpreter Brandon Quinones that his right elbow feels good after a recent follow-up procedure to remove sc

Another year - the third here at MASNSports.com - of producing a top-20 list attempting to rank Orioles international prospects has come and gone. It’s an exercise that takes some time and some help. The first one I need to take care of myself and the second one I get from some nice people around baseball. This list of 20 this year was quite strong

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – When Hunter Harvey landed on the injured list for a month last summer with a right elbow strain, the Nationals had plenty of reason to be concerned. Concerned not only for the well-being of Harvey, whose lengthy injury history is too well known. But concerned also for Kyle Finnegan, who suddenly was the only late-inning reli

SARASOTA, Fla. – Powering through a major league lineup can’t be any more difficult for Baltimore native Bruce Zimmermann than pitching with a core muscle injury that necessitated surgery shortly after his minor league season. Hitters can inflict serious pain. Zimmermann was dealing with the internal kind, managing it with cortisone injections befo