When Rawlings announced the finalists for the annual Gold Glove Awards last week, a lot was made about Juan Soto’s inclusion in right field. His advanced metrics showed he was actually one of the worst defensive right fields in all of baseball this year. Not a lot of attention was given to Victor Robles, however, since his inclusion in center field

If the Orioles' rebuilding efforts were and are at least partially being modeled after the Astros, is there a way to compare where Baltimore is in the process in looking at Houston’s winning run? Sure we can look at it and it provides an interesting exercise. But it is certainly not an apples to apples comparison. The Orioles lost 100 or more games

PLAYER REVIEW: ERASMO RAMIREZ Age on opening day 2023: 32 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, March 2022 MLB service time: 8 years, 1 day 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Free agent 2022 stats: 4-2, 2.92 ERA, 60 G, 2 GS, 0 SV, 86 1/3 IP, 79 H, 31 R, 28 ER, 11 HR, 14 BB, 61 SO, 6 HBP, 1.077 WHIP, 134 ERA+, 4.05 FIP, 0.4 fWAR, 1.5

The World Series is three games deep, stalled a bit after Monday night’s postponement in Philadelphia. The real offseason also is on hold, with some teams making smaller 40-man roster moves until the heavy lifting commences. For example, the Orioles must decide five days after the World Series whether to exercise Jordan Lyles’ $11 million option. T

Ramón Urías didn’t break camp with a regular spot in the Orioles’ lineup. His position wasn’t set. But he received validation this afternoon for his defensive excellence. Urías, 28, is the recipient of a Gold Glove at third base in the American League, beating out the Blue Jays’ Matt Chapman and the Guardians’ José Ramírez. The announcement was mad

Rawlings today announced that RAMÓN URÍAS has been named the 2022 American League Gold Glove Award recipient at third base. The award is voted on by Major League managers and coaches, which accounts for 75 percent of the selection process. The other 25 percent is based on the SABR Defensive Index™ (SDI). Urías, 28, led AL third basemen and finished

PLAYER REVIEW: CARL EDWARDS JR. Age on opening day 2023: 31 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, February 2022 MLB service time: 5 years, 169 days 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2024 2022 stats: 6-3, 2.76 ERA, 57 G, 2 SV, 62 IP, 51 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 8 HR, 29 BB, 56 SO, 1 HBP, 1.226 WHIP, 142 ERA

He didn’t get anything going against the Orioles in a three-game series near the end of the year, but Aaron Judge has hammered Baltimore pitching so much over the years that if he leaves the Yankees, no one in Birdland will shed a tear. Elation might be the prevailing emotion. Before Birdland gets too excited about that prospect, for one, Judge mig

The first couple of weeks of the offseason are usually for player evaluations from the season. (If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Mark Zuckerman’s player reviews from the past month.) Evaluating coaches and front office personnel is harder to do. There are fewer numerical values we can attribute directly to the general manager and manage

Ryan Watson didn’t seek out a trainer during the offseason to decrease his chances of being injured. It was more about eliminating some mobility issues, concentrating on hip work and “becoming very aware of his body because he’s so tall,” said Theo Aasen, a strength and conditioning coach who owns Optimal Athlete Kollective in Tampa. Never did the