Because it’s never too early to wonder about lineup construction, even before Thanksgiving, there’s an instant curiosity over the most ideal spot to bat Taylor Ward. Ward has hit everywhere during his eight-year career, and before the Orioles acquired him from the Angels this week for starter Grayson Rodriguez in a shocking one-for-one deal. The br

The decision to non-tender pitcher Albert Suárez didn’t necessarily close the door on his return next year. The decision to tender first baseman Ryan Mountcastle showed that the Orioles are open to making room for him on the roster. President of baseball operations/general manager Mike Elias explained today’s moves in a video call, as well as the m

The first major decision made by Paul Toboni and his new Nationals front office: To retain all of the players currently under club control for now. The Nats tendered contracts to all of their unsigned 40-man roster players before this evening’s deadline, opting to keep all seven of their arbitration-eligible players. Infielders Luis García Jr. and

The Nationals have avoided salary arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract for 2026 with Riley Adams. The Nationals have also tendered contracts to all of our other unsigned 40-Man Roster players. The 40-Man Roster remains at 37.

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Tendered 2026 contracts to LHP Keegan Akin, RHP Kyle Bradish, RHP Yennier Cano, INF Gunnar Henderson, RHP Dean Kremer, INF Ryan Mountcastle, LHP Trevor Rogers, C Adley Rutschman, OF Taylor Ward, and RHP Tyler Wells, as well as all pre-arbitration 40-man players.Agreed to terms with RHP Félix Bautist

The Orioles tendered first baseman Ryan Mountcastle a contract for the 2026 season earlier today but chose to let pitcher Albert Suárez enter free agency. Suárez was the only non-tender at today’s arbitration deadline. Closer Félix Bautista, who underwent shoulder surgery to repair his labrum and rotator cuff, agreed to terms on a contract for 2026

The Orioles have made the following roster move: OF Pedro León claimed off outright waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Orioles had a contract decision to make on catcher Alex Jackson. They did it this morning. It’s passed along to the Minnesota Twins. Jackson was traded today for minor league infielder Payton Eeles, reducing the number of players on the 40-man roster to 39. Eeles, who turned 26 earlier this month, signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agen

The Orioles have acquired minor league INF Payton Eeles from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for C Alex Jackson. The Orioles' 40-man roster currently has 39 players.

We’ve reached a potentially important day in the still-nascent stages of the Paul Toboni era of Nationals baseball. It’s non-tender day across the major leagues, which means the new president of baseball operations has some significant decisions to make, probably his most significant roster decisions since taking the job about two months ago. By th