The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Agreed to terms on 2023 minor league contracts with RHP Eduard Bazardo, RHP Wandisson Charles, and RHP Kyle Dowdy.

Recently here we discussed how the Orioles handle their minor league managers and some other topics with Orioles director of player development Matt Blood. Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias hired Blood in September 2019. On Blood's watch the Orioles have become the No. 1 farm system in baseball. He would be the first to say he

The baseball world is like a circle. Sooner or later, you come back around to work with someone you know from your past. The Nationals have taken this approach while filling roster holes: Bringing back bounce back candidates who used to play on the team or have a connection to someone already on the staff from a past gig. Jeimer Candelario is the l

When left-hander Arthur Rhodes worked out for Orioles officials at Camden Yards in January 2013, he was attempting a comeback that would have made him the oldest player in club history at 43 years and almost six months. They didn’t sign him. The honor still belongs to catcher Rick Dempsey, the 1983 World Series Most Valuable Player who appeared in

Whether you are having a festive day or not, or are starting to get in the Christmas spirit or not, there is always time to talk baseball and about the Orioles. Today, as usual, you provide answers to any or all of the questions. Some of the most fun reading can be checking out reader responses to each other, so make time for that too. Questions co

Though this offseason hasn’t seen the Nationals make a lot of major waves, it has seen them make plenty of minor ones. More than one-quarter of the slots on the organization’s 40-man roster have changed since the season ended, with 11 new additions to the mix. Some were promoted from within the farm system. Others were acquired either via free agen

The Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft, previously known as the minor league phase, tends to be skimmed in the minds of fans and some media because the players don’t land on the 40-man roster. They aren’t spring training storylines. My personal experience is I’m busy looking up statistics and writing about the major league selection or selections a

A streak stayed alive recently. The Orioles have made a selection in every Rule 5 draft that was held since 2006. This time they selected right-handed reliever Andrew Politi from the Boston Red Sox.  Now Politi, coming off a good 2022 season when he spent time at both Double-A and Triple-A, will try to first make the O’s Opening Day roster and then

From the moment the Nationals declared his season over due to lingering soreness in his shoulder, Cade Cavalli has been itching to get back on a mound and start pitching again. He hasn’t quite reached that point yet in his offseason throwing program, but that’s not for lack of desire on his part. “Cade said he’s ready to fire the ball, and I told h

The Orioles experienced a quiet Friday in terms of transactions. There were none. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias has been in contact with a large number of agents and executives throughout the offseason, and it’s hardly the kind of news that qualifies as “breaking.” This is front office due diligence that we often talk about, e