The Orioles today announced that Anthony Verni has joined the organization as Vice President, Corporate Partnerships. Verni will oversee day-to-day operations of the Orioles' Corporate Partnerships department, including sponsorship, advertising sales, and partnership marketing. He will report to T.J. Brightman, Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer. Verni officially joined the club February 10th. "Anthony's limitless track record in advertising and sponsorship sales, team building,...

Davey Martinez met with the media after Monday's spring training workouts.

Ryan Zimmerman met with reporters before Monday's spring training workout.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Chris Davis took grounders at first base today on the Camden Yards replica field, fielding balls hit directly at him and later working on gloving them to his side and starting an imaginary double play. He hopped on a golf cart and rode to the main stadium field for rounds of batting practice, getting down in an exaggeratedly low crouch as his new stance before returning to the usual one - and flashing some of his old power with multiple balls clearing the left field fence. In...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ryan Zimmerman has been coming to Florida for 15 springs now, during which time he's taken 740 official plate appearances, amassing 43 homers and 136 RBIs, batting .320 with a .955 OPS. Suffice it to say, Zimmerman knows the routine. He knows how much work he needs to feel ready for opening day, and that typically is contingent on the physical state of his body. When he didn't feel 100 percent two springs ago, Zimmerman basically took the entire Grapefruit League...

Carter Kieboom met with reporters before Monday's spring training workout.

Juan Soto met with reporters before Monday's spring training workout.

SARASOTA, Fla. - Orioles first baseman Chris Davis spoke with the media for about 10 minutes this morning at his locker before heading out to the field for the first full-squad workout. He discussed how he put on 25 pounds of weight in order to increase his strength. He talked about how he doesn't want to become a part-time player, one who's been, in his words, "well below-average." He also admitted that he talked to his wife, Jill, late in the season about walking away from the game with...

SARASOTA, Fla. - The Orioles no longer appear to be in an aggressive mode to find a starting pitcher as the first full-squad workout is held later today. They'll keep checking the market, but it's possible that left-hander Tommy Milone is the last candidate to join the fray. One phone call can swing the momentum. However, the Orioles seem satisfied with their pitching numbers in camp - the grand total has reached 36 - and there hasn't been any progress made toward a major league deal that...

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expressed no concerns this afternoon while speaking at the annual Media Day about the decline in Orioles attendance and the club's future as it goes through a painful rebuild process. He probably enjoyed the break from all of the Astros questions. "I have spent a considerable amount of time with the Angelos family during this offseason," Manfred said. "I think that the family is committed to making baseball as good as it can...