The finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced Thursday afternoon, and wouldn’t you know it, the Nationals had two representatives. Well, 1 ½, you could say. Victor Robles and Juan Soto (who is also representing the Padres) were named finalists in the National League in center field and right field, respectively. It is the second t

PLAYER REVIEW: RILEY ADAMS Age on opening day 2023: 26 How acquired: Traded from Blue Jays for Brad Hand, July 2021 MLB service time: 1 year, 49 days 2022 salary: $706,700 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2022 stats: 48 G, 155 PA, 142 AB, 14 R, 25 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, 1 CS, 12 BB, 4

I’m old enough to remember when the Orioles didn’t have any catchers on their 40-man roster. OK, that was earlier this year. But I remember. Pedro Severino and Nick Ciuffo were the holdovers in November after Austin Wynns had been outrighted and declared for free agency. And then they were gone, too. Robinson Chirinos agreed to a one-year, $900,000

One current Nationals outfielder and one former Nationals outfielder were named Gold Glove Award finalists this afternoon, with Victor Robles and Juan Soto sharing that distinction despite no longer being teammates. Robles is a finalist among National League center fielders, joining the Padres’ Trent Grisham and Diamondbacks’ Alek Thomas. Soto is a

The Orioles will have two opportunities to break their streak of being denied a Rawlings Gold Glove. Infielder Ramón Urías didn’t need the implementation of a utility player category in 2022 to be recognized in the American League. He joined the Blue Jays’ Matt Chapman and the Guardians’ José Ramírez today as finalists at third base. Orioles center

PLAYER REVIEW: YADIEL HERNANDEZ Age on opening day 2023: 35 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, October 2016 MLB service time: 2 years, 28 days 2022 salary: $714,000 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2024, free agent in 2027 2022 stats: 94 G, 327 PA, 305 AB, 30 R, 82 H, 16 2B, 0 3B, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 2 SB, 1 CS,

Nationals fans are seeing something very familiar this October. It just might sting because it’s happening with a National League East rival. Bryce Harper is once again putting on a show during the postseason. Only this time, he’s doing it with the Phillies in his first trip to the postseason with his new team since signing a then-record 13-year, $

With some of the top pitchers in the majors pulling in some of the biggest salaries, short of signing a pitcher for $25-30 million or more, how do the Orioles get a frontline pitcher? Well, potentially via trade. But to get something good you have to be prepared to give up something good. Fans for years have suggested trades where their team gives

Exactly one month passed before reliever Nick Vespi made his final appearance with the Orioles this season. He left after working two-thirds of an inning in Game 2 of a Sept. 5 doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards and returned to work two-thirds of an inning in an Oct. 5 doubleheader against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. The symmetry

Of the many aspects of baseball for which we can produce statistics, for me, defense is the hardest to quantify and hardest to find reliable stats. There may be some numbers – advanced or otherwise – that some fans swear by, but I have often struggled to find any to really suit myself. Many defensive metrics are hard to understand and which one (s)