As Steve Melewski mentioned in his blog earlier today, Baseball America came out with its Top 10 list of Orioles prospects, and it may or may not surprise you that shortstop Manny Machado is No. 1 without playing a full season of professional ball. Did he play a full week? The rest of the list reads as follows: 1. Manny Machado, ss 2. Zach Britton, lhp 3. Xavier Avery, of 4. L.J. Hoes, 2b 5. Dan Klein, rhp 6. Wynn Pelzer, rhp 7. Mychal Givens, ss 8. Ryan Adams, 2b/3b 9. Ryan Berry,...

This Friday, the Nationals will partner with the American Veterans Center to pay tribute to Major League Baseball players who served during World War II. The panelists include Yogi Berra, (U.S. Navy), Lou Brissie, (U.S. Army), Jerry Coleman, (U.S. Marine Corps) and John "Mule" Miles, (U.S. Army/Air Corps). The event is part of the American Veterans Center's 13th Annual Conference and MASN's own Phil Wood will serve as panel moderator. There will also be representatives from the Band of...

At this point in the fall, even ESPN's coverage of the World Series has waned, and it's officially time to start kindling the Hot Stoves, preparing for the Winter Meetings, and booking flights for trips to spring training. There are, however, a few remnants of last season still to come in the way of awards; and there are more than a few important offseason dates to mark on your calendars to help you through long winter months without baseball. Take a look at the important MLB dates and...

Baseball America has released its list of the Orioles current top ten prospects, with Manny Machado number one after playing only a handful of games. That's no surprise really, given the hype about his talents. O's minor league player of the year Joe Mahoney did not make the top ten - Maybe no surprise after the comments we got recently from Jim Callis when he said he felt Mahoney was not a top prospect. Here is the list. Feel free to add your comments. Please note that some of the...

I woke up shivering this morning and noticed that my thermostat read 62 degrees. But I will not turn on the heat. I will, however, start wearing a little more clothing to bed. But you don't really need to know that, do you? Did anyone pick the Giants back in spring training to win the World Series this year? The starting pitching was impressive, but I kept hearing how they didn't have enough offense. Apparently, they have enough offense. Perhaps the Orioles will announce their coaching...

The latest Oriole who needs your help in the voting is this year's Heart & Hustle Award nominee, Ty Wigginton. After approaching the 2010 season without a distinct concept of what his role might be, Wigginton proved to be a big part of this year's Orioles team. Wigginton wound up playing 154 of the Birds' 162 games and finished the season with a .248 average at the plate; his 76 RBI led the team, while his 22 homers put him second only to Luke Scott and his 29 doubles tied him with...

The latest Oriole who needs your help in the voting is this year's Heart & Hustle Award nominee, Ty Wigginton. After approaching the 2010 season without a distinct concept of what his role might be, Wigginton proved to be a big part of this year's Orioles team. Wigginton wound up playing 154 of the Birds' 162 games and finished the season with a .248 average at the plate; his 76 RBI led the team, while his 22 homers put him second only to Luke Scott and his 29 doubles tied him with Scott...

Did you ever wonder...... *Why in baseball, when a fly ball hits that big yellow pole down the line, it's a home run even though it just hit the "foul" pole. *Why baseball doesn't have a stat for team error? When a pop that clearly should be caught, drops between two defenders, the batter should not get credit for that hit. That should be an example of a team error. *If baseball will play a weekday World Series game in the daytime ever again. *Why some fans are so quick to rush to...

Here is an update on a few of the prospects that continue to improve as the offseason rolls along. All of these players were at the instructional league camp in Viera. Nationals hitting coordinator Rick Schu says the entire camp went very well and turned out to be an excellent teaching tool for the organization as several players refined their offensive and defensive skills before heading off to winter ball or back home for offseason work. Carolina League MVP Tyler Moore showed what he has...

Koji Uehara went 1-2, 2.86 this season with 13 saves in 15 chances and didn't walk a batter over his last 32 appearances. But to this point, it appears the Orioles haven't made much of an attempt to resign him and Uehara can soon become a Major League free agent. Makes you wonder if the O's are skeptical of Koji's late-season success and ability to handle the closer's role. Maybe they are scared off by all the time he spent on the DL in his two seasons with the club or the fact that...