The Nationals roster, as currently constructed, is by no means loaded. It’s littered with inexperienced players, plus a handful of experienced ones trying to bounce back from recent struggles. It’s exactly what you’d expect the roster of a team that lost 107 games last year to look like. Except in one peculiar way: Nearly every position on this ros

While addressing one of their offseason priorities earlier this week, the Orioles created a new question. Are they done with left-handed-hitting first basemen? They hadn’t satisfied their craving after claiming Lewin Díaz off waivers from the Pirates on Dec. 2. He was traded to the Braves later in the month. Franchy Cordero and Josh Lester agreed t

The left-handed hitter carousel keeps spinning for the Orioles. Lewin Díaz has made a full circle, coming back to the organization this afternoon in a waiver claim from the Braves. The Orioles claimed Díaz from the Pirates on Dec. 2, providing another candidate to back up Ryan Mountcastle at first base, but they designated him for assignment after

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Claimed INF Lewin Díaz off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.Designated INF Ryan O’Hearn for assignment. The Orioles’ 40-man roster currently has 40 players.

At a time when the Orioles farm system gets major props from outlets throughout the sport, more encouraging news came this week. Baltimore already is ranked by several outlets as having the No. 1 farm system in baseball and this follows a 2022 season when both Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson were ranked as the No. 1 prospect in baseball and Gr

Wearing a newly purchased, block W cherry blossom cap as he spoke to reporters via Zoom early Wednesday evening, Dominic Smith made it clear he doesn’t just expect to be a part of the 2023 Nationals. He expects to be a big part of the 2023 Nationals as their primary first baseman. “Oh yeah, they want me to come in and play first base,” Smith said w

The Orioles can remove some of the questions hovering over them before they convene in Sarasota for spring training. Who else is competing for a spot in the rotation. Is anyone else competing for a bench role. Who could be traded to address their needs if free agency isn’t a solution. Predicting their future is easier as more time passes, but where

The Nationals have signed the following players to Minor League contracts with invites to 2023 MLB Spring Training: LHP Anthony Banda, INF Michael Chavis and LHP Francisco Pérez.

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a one-year contract with first baseman Dominic Smith and designated right-handed pitcher A.J. Alexy for assignment on Wednesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Smith, 27, hit .246 with a .308 on-base percentage and a .424 slugging percentag

To say the least, Orioles reliever Félix Bautista has a devastating split-finger fastball. It would dive down in the zone under the bats of many hitters as a huge swing-and-miss pitch and played very well with a fastball that averaged 99.2 mph. His split averaged 88.5 mph. It was not only among the very best splitters thrown by any pitcher in the g