Today a look at a few more notes and items we can expect to see during the 2025 season. The return of this pitcher: The No. 11 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, right-hander Grayson Rodriguez should return as a full-time member of the Baltimore rotation. In 2024, he made what turned out to be his last start on July 31. He was scheduled to pitch A

As he walked out of Nationals Park following his team’s Sept. 29 season finale, Trevor Williams made sure to soak it all in and say some goodbyes. Just in case this was his final day as a member of the team. “I was hopeful that I would come back. I was really hopeful,” he said. “I really loved it there. My family loved it in D.C. and Virginia, and

January has the potential to be a busy month for the Orioles based on some important dates and roster business that needs completion. The general managers and Winter Meetings are over. Players eligible for qualifying offers already decided whether to accept or decline, with Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander choosing the latter and setting up the

The Nationals entered the offseason knowing they needed to bolster their lineup, especially in the power department. They have made two prominent additions so far, trading for Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and bringing back old friend Josh Bell to serve as designated hitter in his second go-around with the club. Will those two make a substan

Now that 2025 has arrived on the calendar, can the baseball season be that far behind? It will be here sooner than we think, with spring training arriving next month, the first spring game set for Feb. 22 and Opening Day 2025 scheduled for March 27 with the Orioles at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Here are a few things to ponder and look forward to dur

The Orioles closed out the year 2024 by signing super-utility player and former first-round draft pick Nick Gordon to a minor league contract on Tuesday. The month featured three major league deals, bringing a right fielder (Tyler O’Neill), backup catcher (Gary Sánchez) and starting pitcher (Tomoyuki Sugano). Another starter could arrive in January

SEATTLE – By now, I’m sure you’ve seen the fact that the Orioles have secured their first winning month since Aug. 2017. That’s a really long time.  What’s been behind that winning month?  The O’s have gone 14-10 in June, outscoring their opponents 121-96, good for a +25 run differential. The offense has averaged 5.03 runs per game over that stretc

It’s officially 2025 now, and that means a fresh start and raised expectations for a Nationals club that made strides in 2024 but still hasn’t climbed all the way out of the franchise rebuild they first embarked on in July 2021. This is the year, everyone hopes, when the Nats end their streak of five consecutive losing seasons. This is the year, ev

With right-hander Corbin Burnes off to Arizona and no ace pitchers still to be had via free agency, the Orioles may have pivoted toward a pitcher who made nine appearances for them in the 2023 season and one more in that postseason. That is 29-year-old right-hander Jack Flaherty, coming off a strong 2024 season that began with Detroit and ended wit

The year 2025 is upon us. Break out the resolutions and other promises that will be broken like a hockey player’s front teeth. I usually avoid them but figured I’d come up with a list and invite everyone here to share their own. They can be personal and professional. They can be Orioles related. They can come back to bite you now that they’re docum