Wednesday morning Nats Q&A

Good morning, everyone. Did you know we are now officially two weeks away from the start of spring training? That's right, pitchers and catchers report to West Palm Beach in exactly 14 days, with position players set to arrive five days after that. The time has almost come. That said, there's still a real sense the Nationals' offseason isn't over y
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Jones on Sugano: “I’m just excited to get him around"

Adam Jones used to flash his range in center field, running down fly balls in the gaps or back at the wall. His impactful reach touched the city and its communities with his charitable work. And now, the Orioles are counting on his influence in Japan. Jones spent the last two years of his professional career with the Orix Buffalos of Nippon Profess
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Orioles sign Mateo to avoid arbitration

The Orioles broke out another option year to bend from their file-and-go stance in arbitration. Jorge Mateo has agreed to a contract for the 2025 season to avoid a hearing. He’s set to earn $3.55 million, according to an industry source. The deal also includes a $5.5 million option for 2026 with escalators that could increase the value to $6 millio
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Jones on new role with Orioles: “It’s been a long time coming, and just ecstatic about this opportunity"

The front office vision shared by the newcomers who marched into Camden Yards beginning in the winter of 2018 required them to gaze into the past. To look back while also trying to push a flailing franchise forward. Adam Jones is serving as an ideal example of this mindset, with the Orioles hiring the five-time All-Star and one of the most popular

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O's Samuel Basallo gets his highest-ranking yet in a top 100 list

Prospects ranking season is winding down but, in a ranking released yesterday via The Athletic’s Keith Law, O’s catching prosect Samuel Basallo got his highest-ranking yet and an evaluation that was quite favorable on his defense. I have written here numerous times that the Orioles have been consistently saying that Basallo can stay as a catcher. T
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Where do Gray and Cavalli fit into Nats' plans at this point?
Mark Zuckerman
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In an alternate universe, Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli would be very much in the Nationals’ Opening Day plans right now, the two right-handers probably joining MacKenzie Gore to fill out the top three slots in the club’s 2025 rotation. That’s how things were supposed to go. Gray was the team’s Opening Day starter last year after earning an All-Star
Basallo rising on prospects lists; looking at some possible non-roster invites
Roch Kubatko
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The love for Orioles minor league catcher Samuel Basallo keeps growing, with The Athletic’s Keith Law ranking him third yesterday on the site’s top 100 prospects list. Red Sox minor league outfielder Roman Anthony is first and Rangers infielder Sebastian Walcott is second. Baseball Prospectus ranks Basallo at No. 11, three spots ahead of Coby Mayo
Orioles sign Dylan Carlson to one-year deal
Roch Kubatko
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The Orioles weren’t finished with the position player side of their roster. The club announced today that it signed outfielder Dylan Carlson to a one-year contract. It’s worth $975,000 with a $25,000 bonus if he reaches 200 plate appearances, according to an industry source. Infielder Jacob Amaya was designated for assignment to create room for Car
Orioles agree to terms with outfielder Dylan Carlson
MASN Staff
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The Orioles today announced that they have agreed to terms with outfielder DYLAN CARLSON on a one-year major league contract for the 2025 season. Carlson, 26, slashed .209/.287/.277 (49-for-235) with seven doubles, three home runs, 19 runs scored, 25 RBI, 22 walks, five hit-by-pitches, and two stolen bases in 96 games between the St. Louis Cardinal
Orioles returning Adam Jones to organization as special advisor and community ambassador
Roch Kubatko
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One of the most popular players in Orioles history is returning to the organization. Long-time outfielder Adam Jones, revered in Baltimore for his production at the plate, defense, leadership and charitable work over 11 seasons, has been hired as special advisor to the general manager and community ambassador. The club made the announcement this mo
Adam Jones returns to the Orioles as special advisor to the general manager and community ambassador
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The club today announced that long-time Orioles outfielder ADAM JONES officially returns to the organization as a Special Advisor to the General Manager and Community Ambassador. In this role, Jones will advise Executive Vice President & General Manager MIKE ELIAS on various matters and serve as a resource for the rest of the Baseball Operation
Nationals hope Ogasawara signing opens more doors in Asia
Mark Zuckerman
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Why did it take 20 years for the Nationals to sign their first free agent from Asia? “That market is a market that is built on relationships,” general manager Mike Rizzo said. “You can’t go down there and just pick and choose a guy you want to scout and try and sign him. That market, I dabbled in it when I was with Arizona a few times. And here, we
Let's talk about the longball and O's homer totals
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Let’s take a look today at the longball. Hitting homers was something the 2024 Orioles did quite well, about as well as any team in the majors last year and they were among the best power-hitting teams in 71 years of Orioles baseball. The Birds hit 235 home runs to rank second-best in the American League and in the majors to the Yankees, who hit 23
Mailbag leftovers for breakfast
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
When the playoffs started, I predicted an Eagles-Bills Super Bowl in a beat writer text thread. No one else had Philadelphia, but I cited its defense, offensive line and weapons in the backfield and at receiver and tight end. I got it half right. Josh Allen just came along at the wrong time, in the midst of the Chiefs dynasty. I also knew that I’d
Another D.C. team enters semifinals as underdogs
Bobby Blanco
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For 26 years, it was a place Washington, D.C., professional sports teams had only visited once. From Super Bowl XXVI in January 1992 until the Stanley Cup Finals in June 2018, the 1997-98 Capitals were the only Washington team among the four major North American sports to reach its league semifinals. Unfortunately, the Capitals’ run that season end
       
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