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

PLAYER REVIEW: CADE CAVALLI Age on opening day 2023: 24 How acquired: First-round pick, 2020 draft MLB service time: 41 days 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2026, free agent in 2029 2022 stats (AAA): 6-4, 3.71 ERA, 20 G, 20 GS, 0 CG, 97 IP, 75 H, 43 R, 40 ER, 3 HR, 39 BB, 104 SO, 9 HBP, 1.175 WHIP

The local media doesn’t vote on an award that honors the Most Improved Oriole. Deciding on an MVO can be hard enough, and the field expanded this year. Too many players to fit on a three-man ballot. Who deserved recognition as the imaginary MIO? Maybe it was outfielder Anthony Santander, who registered career-best numbers in multiple categories. Or

The upcoming announcements of the winners for the major awards in Major League Baseball for the 2022 season could provide both some excitement and some frustrations for Orioles fans. There could be excitement next Monday Nov. 7 when the finalists for the Baseball Writers' Association of America awards are announced. The O's, it seems likely, will h

Triple-A Rochester announced yesterday a new naming rights partner for their home stadium. Innovative Solutions, the leading provider of information technology services for growing businesses on Amazon Web Services, and Monroe County agreed to rename Frontier Field, “Innovative Field.” The renaming coincides with the start of Rochester-based compan

PLAYER REVIEW: ERICK FEDDE Age on opening day 2023: 30 How acquired: First-round pick, 2014 draft MLB service time: 4 years, 99 days 2022 salary: $2.15 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2025 2022 stats: 6-13, 5.81 ERA, 27 G, 27 GS, 0 CG, 127 IP, 149 H, 84 R, 82 ER, 21 HR, 58 BB, 94 SO, 0 HBP, 1.630 WHIP, 67 ERA+, 5.15 FIP

One of the responsibilities of being a fan is also serving as armchair general manager. The pay’s lousy but one of the perks is you can’t be fired. Not everyone is going to fit in the dugout. Someone has to move up to the suites and make the hard roster decisions. I have three questions for you to consider. Would you re-sign Jesús Aguilar? Aguilar

There will be some rules changes coming to Major League Baseball in 2023 and among them is essentially the elimination of infield shifts. Starting next year, two infielders must be on each side of second base and they have to be no deeper than the back-edge of the infield which touches the outfield. Also, teams cannot switch defenders and for insta

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” Baseball lifers, obviously, have a hard time leaving the game for good. Even when they step away, sometimes seemingly for the last time, they find their way back. On Friday, the Rangers announced the hiring of Bruce Bochy as the franchise’s 20th full-time manager before officially introducing h