The Nationals officially announced their opening day roster this morning, clearing three spots for players who made the club this spring off minor league deals by placing pitchers Will Harris and Seth Romero on the 60-day injured list while designating reliever Gabe Klobosits for assignment. Stephen Strasburg and Ehire Adrianza also were placed on

Now that the minor league baseball season has begun, let’s take yet another look at the opening day/break-camp rosters and provide a few thoughts on the four Orioles full-season affiliates at Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, high Single-A Aberdeen and low Single-A Delmarva. NORFOLK Pitchers: Diógenes Almengo, Kyle Brnovich, Marcos Diplán, Conner G

It was a cloudy day at Camden Yards, but the ballpark was still looking beautiful today as workers were putting the final touches on the new configuration in left field. It’s going to take quite a drive to hit the ball out in an area where once players hit what some would call “Camden Yards specials,” balls hit in the air that would be outs in most

And just like that, spring training has ended. Opening day is 24 hours away. And then off we go. We tried to touch on all the pertinent subjects over the last three weeks, and perhaps we touched on some a little more than others. It’s only natural; you want to make sure you’re covering the most interesting or most important stories surrounding a cl

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has been knocking on wood and handling his words with care to avoid a jinx when reviewing his team’s collective health in camp. Trying to get out of Sarasota without a significant injury. Don’t let a short spring training inflict harm. DJ Stewart was hit on the left hand by a fastball on March 23 and di

DUNEDIN, Fla. - As the Orioles burn away hours on the composition of their opening day roster, the decision to option left-hander Zac Lowther creating more hope for the non-roster pitchers, players on the fringes insist they haven’t been told whether they’re on the club. The Orioles can bring extras to St. Petersburg for the taxi squad, but some of

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Reliever Dillon Tate remains out of camp with an illness that the Orioles have described only as “a sore throat.” Tate began spring training as a virtual lock to make the club, but he hasn’t pitched since March 26 - his third appearance, all of them scoreless. Manager Brandon Hyde said Tate is feeling better, but he’s away from the

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Zac Lowther isn’t breaking camp with the Orioles. One of the pitching questions has been resolved. The Orioles announced this morning that Lowther was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, removing him as a candidate to start or work in a tandem role coming out of the bullpen. Lowther walked four Pirates batters yesterday in 2 1/3 innings a

The Orioles will begin the season with 15 pitchers on their 28-man roster. The rosters must decrease to 26 players and 13 pitchers beginning on Monday, May 2. But here is a guess at how that group of 15 could look starting Friday at Tropicana Field. My group of pitchers includes 15 of the 21 hurlers that are currently on the club’s 40-man roster, s

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There’s one more exhibition game to be played here before the Nationals board their charter flight and head north for Thursday’s opener. But before we get to that, a few more observations and reactions to Monday’s 4-3 loss to the Cardinals in Jupiter. ... * The play of the day - really, the play of the entire spring - came i