Orioles' reliever Yennier Cano will bring an unheralded streak into the 2026 season, as long as he’s with the club. We can’t make assumptions after Cano labored through most of 2025 and still has minor league options. Cano has led the club in appearances for three consecutive seasons, topping the pitching staff with 72 in 2023 while also compiling

It was easy to see why Paul Toboni impressed the Nationals ownership group during his interview process for the team’s then-open president of baseball operations position, a job that he officially accepted earlier this week. He’s charismatic, personable and smart. What may not have been so obvious to those watching Wednesday’s press conference with

The needs of a 75-87, last-place team that should have contended for a third straight playoff appearance and challenged for the organization’s first World Series title in 42 years are so long and varied that it’s hard to agree on a starting point. Finding a new manager is a top priority, but the front office can conduct its roster business without

OK, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. No, not the naming of the Nationals’ new president of baseball operations. Not the hiring of a new manager. And certainly not the signing of any core young player to a long-term extension. It’s the revisiting of our annual Opening Day predictions! For 16 years now, my colleagues on the Nats beat have

When the Orioles vow to hire a new manager “as soon as possible,” it’s a good bet to get done faster than in past years under previous ownership. Peter Angelos often handled his baseball business as he would in court, with the lawyer coming out of him. You couldn’t rush him. Efforts to gain approval on anything, including possible trades, might sta

Welcome to the offseason, everybody. Though if you were expecting a quiet October, you're probably going to be disappointed. The Nationals should be very active during this opening month, and that began with Wednesday's introductory press conference for new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni. There's a lot still on Toboni's plate. Will he

The flurry of deadline trades massively altered the Orioles’ roster, made it much harder to stay competitive but also provided a nice bump to a farm system that slipped in the rankings due to the many promotions and the graduations from eligibility. They also took away a chunk of the team’s pending free agents, including Ryan O’Hearn, Cedric Mullin

Yesterday was a fun and exciting day for Paul Toboni and his family, as he was officially introduced as the Nationals’ new president of baseball operations. But now that the hands have been shaken and pictures taken, his real work to rebuild the organization in his likeness begins. How does Toboni, the 35-year-old executive who quickly rose from a

The end-of-season press conference Monday with president of baseball operations/general manager Mike Elias and interim manager Tony Mansolino covered such a wide range of topics that it’s going to be referenced for weeks. The copy during a down period for non-playoff teams is stretched like leftovers. And every sentence gets dissected in the search

The rear view mirror is the best place for the Orioles’ 2025 season to be.  With a 75-87 record, Baltimore found itself in the cellar of the American League East. Forty-one different O’s threw a pitch, and 35 took a swing.  Trevor Rogers, the Most Valuable Oriole, was the team’s best player. Gunnar Henderson’s “down” season still resulted in 5.4 bW