• Orioles could be ready to expand bench

    The improvements in the Orioles rotation during the last road trip and John Means' ability to gut out five innings last night after a laborious first could open some doors for manager Brandon Hyde. Maybe shuffle the hand that he's been dealt. Hyde finds it much easier to rest certain relievers with fewer innings to cover. A burden finally is lifted from the bullpen, for however long it lasts....

  • Latest on Orioles' coaching searches

    The Orioles remain in the market for a new hitting coach and a replacement for José Hernández as assistant hitting coach as he moves into a different role, and they've progressed to the point of conducting multiple interviews. Many of the exterior dominos might need to fall with so many jobs open throughout baseball. I've heard that the Orioles interviewed "several people" from other teams,...

  • Because You Asked - The Rise of Gru

    The start of the 2022 season reportedly will be delayed, with games lost, unless Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association settle on a new collective bargaining agreement by Monday. An MLB deadline that the union says doesn't really exist. I haven't been locked out of my mailbag. Can't do it. You can negotiate with me, but I'm getting the last word. You get the first by sending...

  • Looking back at Mattson's 2021 season

    Reliever Isaac Mattson was counted among the 16 Orioles who made their major league debuts in 2021, 14 of them pitchers. He stood out for a few reasons, none that guarantee him a job this summer. Mattson appeared in four games - never more than one in a month, which seems highly unusual. His first major league outing was May 7 at Camden Yards, followed by opportunities on July 3 in Anaheim,...

  • More O’s minor league break-camp roster information

    The Orioles, in conjunction with their affiliates at low Single-A Delmarva, high Single-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie announced their break-camp rosters today. The rosters could still change between now and opening day on Friday for those three clubs, but the bulk of the rosters were set today with this announcement. Earlier, in this entry, we detailed the Triple-A Norfolk break-camp roster....

  • O's Gunnar Henderson selected for the All-Star Futures Game

    and 16 RBIs, and he has walked 17 times and struck out 30 times while playing for the Tides. This will be the seventh time as an Orioles affiliate (which the team has been since 2007) that the Norfolk Tides have sent a player to the Futures Game. Henderson is the first since Marcos Diplán, who made it last year. The others to play in the exhibition game were Chance Sisco (2016), Zach Davies...

  • Orioles DFA Watkins and select Bemboom's contract (plus other notes)

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Orioles made a series of roster moves before playing their first game tonight against the Rays at Tropicana Field. The pitching staff and catchers are impacted again. Spenser Watkins was designated for assignment this morning to create room for catcher Anthony Bemboom on the 40-man roster. The Orioles selected Bemboom’s contract from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned...

  • Notes on Westburg's debut, Future Game selections and more

    has hit .304/.377/.579/.956 with 15 doubles, 15 homers and 28 RBIs. He is No. 40 on that MLBPipeline top 100. A time to give back: The Orioles are partnering with each affiliate – the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, Double-A Bowie Baysox, High-A Aberdeen IronBirds, and Low Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds – to complete a service project in their communities this week, as well as in the communities of...

  • This, that and the other (Orioles reach agreement with Bañuelos)

    The Winter Meetings wrapped up two weeks ago and the Orioles hadn't added anyone to their roster until trading for Royals pitcher Jonathan Heasley on Monday. The last deal was the $12 million paid to closer Craig Kimbrel in 2024, along with a $13 million option and $1 million buyout. Exactly one year ago tonight, the Orioles and Mets swung a trade that provided a backup catcher to Adley...

  • Minor league notes on Norfolk's strong start and more

    – While we are awaiting first pitch between the Orioles and Athletics tonight for Oakland’s home opener to start the road trip, here are a few minor league notes around Birdland. The Triple-A Norfolk Tides are off to an 8-4 start, their best mark after 12 games during their time as a Baltimore affiliate since 2007. Norfolk has scored 76 runs in the 12 games and has a run differential of plus-27,...

  • Norfolk's break-camp roster includes three top-100 and eight top-30 prospects

    After a 2023 season when they won a franchise-record 90 games, in addition to the International League championship and the Triple-A championship game, the O’s Norfolk Tides affiliate will begin defense of those titles Friday night at home versus the Durham Bulls. Norfolk’s break-camp roster – which is subject to change before first pitch Friday – was released this afternoon and features three...

  • Cowser and Krehbiel rejoin O's in Arizona while Hicks nears return and Means rolls at Norfolk

    PHOENIX - Two players who spent time on the Orioles roster earlier this year officially returned to the team today as the September roster expanded from 26 to 28 players. Outfielder Colton Cowser and right-handed reliever Joey Krehbiel are back. Cowser was the O’s top draft pick, taken No. 5 overall, in the 2021 MLB Draft. Krehbiel, 30, was a big part of the 2022 Orioles bullpen, going 5-5 with...

  • Reviewing Orioles' latest roster moves and Mayo's shift across the Norfolk infield

    The Orioles close out their road trip this afternoon in Miami, trying to avoid being swept by a team with the worst record in the National League, and get ready for another reunion with Manny Machado, whose only previous return to Camden Yards happened in 2019. Their roster was adjusted again yesterday but didn’t involve a trade. Chayce McDermott had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk,...

  • Orioles designate DJ Stewart for assignment

    The Orioles selected the contract of right-hander Chris Ellis from Triple-A Norfolk, and he’s starting tonight against the Athletics in Oakland. Ellis was on the taxi squad and the logical choice. Alexander Wells also is on the taxi squad but can’t pitch in the series unless he’s replacing an injured player. The Orioles optioned him Sunday morning. That was the expected. What also happened...

  • Orioles recall Gillaspie and option Bannon (plus lineups and notes)

    The Orioles doubled down on their earlier roster move that promoted left-hander Nick Vespi to the majors. Pitcher Logan Gillaspie was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk this afternoon to increase bullpen depth during a rough stretch of games. Infielder Rylan Bannon was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk. Gillaspie, added to the 40-man roster after the 2021 season, has made nine combined appearances...

  • Vavra close to Triple-A return in pursuit of big league dream

    It was the fifth inning of a game for Triple-A Norfolk at home on April 20 versus Durham. Terrin Vavra, playing center field that night, lined an RBI single to right to give the Tides a 3-0 lead. Added to the Orioles 40-man roster over the winter, he was off to a good start for the Tides, batting over .300 through his first 13 Triple-A games. Then came another hit. Now that he was on the...

  • Minor league notes on DL Hall, Frederick Bencosme and more

    O’s left-handed pitching prospect DL Hall, tipping his pitches no longer, has been on a roll this month, allowing one earned run in three July starts. That is a big difference from how his June ended in back-to-back starts against Lehigh Valley. In those two games, Hall allowed 12 runs (nine earned) over just 7 2/3 innings and gave up two home runs. Those were real outliers for him on the stat...

  • Orioles add right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, four others to 40-man roster

    The Orioles added five players today to their 40-man roster. By adding these players, they now cannot be taken by another organization in the upcoming Dec. 7 Rule 5 draft. And they will all report to major league spring training in Sarasota, Fla. in February. They added two of their three top pitching prospects in right-handers Grayson Rodriguez and Seth Johnson along with lefty Drew Rom,...

  • Tossing out some Orioles questions

    The Orioles begin their final homestand tonight before the All-Star break. Sneaked up on you, didn’t it? There was movement in the standings yesterday, with the Orioles idle and the Rays winning in Arizona to extend its division lead to 5 ½ games. The Yankees won in Oakland and crept within four of the Orioles. Two straight losses to the Reds have left the Orioles 17 games above .500. They’re...

  • After pitching in 111 games with Baltimore since 2022, Bryan Baker returns to O's

    In the seemingly constant roster churn in the Orioles bullpen, lefty Nick Vespi was optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk today and right-hander Bryan Baker was recalled. Baker has pitched in 111 Orioles games since the start of the 2022 season and was a fixture on the roster until he was optioned to Norfolk on Aug. 2. Today he returns – just in time to join the team for the biggest series of the...


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