Barrett, C. Kieboom, Garcia headline non-roster invitees to camp

Barrett, C. Kieboom, Garcia headline non-roster invitees to camp
The Nationals have announced 18 non-roster invitees to spring training, including two of their top infield prospects and a pitcher trying to return to the majors for the first time 2015 after a myriad of injuries. The two infield prospects - Luis Garcia, 18, and Carter Kieboom, 21 - both figure to get a lot of playing time around the diamond at various positions. Garcia, who has played shortstop, second base and third base, slashed .298/.335/.406 with seven homers and 46 RBIs for low Single-A...

O's game blog: Chris Archer on a roll, faces Orioles tonight

O's game blog: Chris Archer on a roll, faces Orioles tonight
In their last three games, the Orioles have scored 18, eight and zero runs. That is trending the wrong way. You just can't predict ball. Just ask Pecota. Anyway, tonight the Orioles will be playing on back-to-back days for the first time in nearly a week. After Sunday's win, two games were postponed. After Wednesday's win, they had a scheduled off-day. The Orioles have played four games this year at Tropicana Field and have scored in order six, six, zero and zero runs. After a great...

A couple of notes from Delmarva

A couple of notes from Delmarva
The Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds play their 15th game of the new season tonight at Augusta trying to snap a four-game losing streak that has dropped their record to 5-9. The Birds have given up 41 runs over those four games. The Shorebirds lost a wild one, 11-10 at Augusta in 10 innings last night in a game that featured 21 runs, 28 hits and nine errors. During this losing streak, the Delmarva bullpen has allowed 17 earned runs and 27 hits over 14 innings. Tonight, Scott Copeland (1-0, 4.50)...