PLAYER REVIEW: PAOLO ESPINO Age on opening day 2023: 36 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, January 2019 MLB service time: 2 years, 75 days 2022 salary: $716,200 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2024, free agent in 2027 2022 stats: 0-9, 4.84 ERA, 42 G, 19 GS, 1 CG, 113 1/3 IP, 131 H, 64 R, 61 ER, 24 HR, 24 B

I’m going to peel away from the standard baseball talk this morning and share some sad news about former Orioles third baseman Ryan Minor. Minor, 48, recently was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. His twin brother, Damon, is involved in setting up a GoFundMe page to gather donations on behalf of his wife Allyson. Why good people keep being hit w

It’s award season in Major League Baseball as the World Series gets underway tonight. Some outlets and awards have announced their winners and finalists ahead of the Baseball Writers' Association of America announcing the finalists for their awards after the Fall Classic. Last week, Rawlings announced the three finalists at each position in both le

PLAYER REVIEW: MACKENZIE GORE Age on opening day 2023: 24 How acquired: Traded from Padres with CJ Abrams, Luke Voit, Robert Hassell III, James Wood and Jarlin Susana for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, August 2022 MLB service time: 1 year 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2022 stat

While the Orioles were the surprise team in the majors this year, gaining 31 wins from 2021 to 2022, the Baltimore farm also had a strong year. But there, the win-loss record is not the standard by which success is fully achieved. Sure, you would like to win on the farm, but developing players and advancing them forward is the top goal. Helping the

Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo wasn’t deemed worthy of being a finalist for a Rawlings Gold Glove in the American League, a snub that drew attention inside and outside of the organization. He dazzled and was denied. If it stung Mateo, he was soothed yesterday with news that he’s receiving a Fielding Bible Award as the best defensive shortstop in the

Despite a performance he deemed substandard by his career norms, Luke Voit nonetheless received at least some support for a Silver Slugger Award this season. The 31-year-old, acquired by the Nationals in this summer's Juan Soto-Josh Bell blockbuster trade, was revealed today as one of six finalists for the Silver Slugger among National League desig

Awards season already is upon us. The Sporting News has named Brandon Hyde as it’s 2022 American League Manager of the Year. The winner is chosen in a survey of players, managers and executives. Hyde led an historic turnaround this season, with the Orioles improving by 31 games and posting its first winning record since 2016. Seven Orioles managers

At one time, great things seemed to be in the future for O’s lefty reliever Cionel Pérez. He signed for big dollars as an international amateur out of Cuba in late 2016. He was signed by a Houston staff that included current O’s executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias. One of his minor league pitching coaches was Chris Holt. He woul

It’s no surprise a team that traded its top two power bats at the deadline finished the season as one of the worst power-hitting squads in the major leagues. When the Nationals traded Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres for six players, including five prospects, they were giving up the majority of the power produced by their lineup. They did get