Nats hope deeper bullpen pays off at season's end
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – When Hunter Harvey landed on the injured list for a month last summer with a right elbow strain, the Nationals had plenty of reason to be concerned. Concerned not only for the well-being of Harvey, whose lengthy injury history is too well known. But concerned also for Kyle Finnegan, who suddenly was the only late-inning reli
Zimmermann healthy and happy to be in mix for roster spot
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Powering through a major league lineup can’t be any more difficult for Baltimore native Bruce Zimmermann than pitching with a core muscle injury that necessitated surgery shortly after his minor league season. Hitters can inflict serious pain. Zimmermann was dealing with the internal kind, managing it with cortisone injections befo
Nats add veteran starter Davies on minor-league deal
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Friday saw the Nationals address a need for bullpen depth with the addition of veteran reliever Jacob Barnes. Today saw the Nats address a need for rotation depth with the addition of veteran starter Zach Davies. The Nationals and Davies agreed to a minor-league deal with an invitation to big-league camp, according to a sour
Notes from Day 3 of Orioles' spring workouts
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Rain is in the Sarasota forecast beginning later this afternoon and continuing through Sunday. The Orioles’ workout schedule is going to be impacted. Head indoors and shorten the day. Corbin Burnes threw live batting practice this morning, with Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle and Ryan O’Hearn among the batters he faced. Rutschman
Holliday: "It's pretty neat to be in this position"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Jackson Holliday isn’t in Orioles camp to soak in the atmosphere, get acclimated to the coaching staff and wait to be summoned into manager Brandon Hyde’s office with news that he’s reassigned to the minor league side. Holliday could sit down again with Hyde and executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias, but this time to
Orioles Announce Spring Training Guest Coaches
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles today announced that they have invited eight former players to serve as guest coaches at Major League Spring Training in Sarasota, Fla. The list includes ROBINSON CHIRINOS, J.J. HARDY, ADAM JONES, BEN McDONALD, SCOTT McGREGOR, EDDIE MURRAY, BRIAN ROBERTS, and MATT WIETERS. Murray is an Orioles Legend and National Baseball Hall of Famer,
O's 2023 top draft pick is an old-school type leadoff hitter with a few big tools
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When a baseball player is said to have an 80-grade tool by a scout that is as good as it gets. That is like getting a 100 on a test. There is no better score. On the 20-80 scouting scale, Baseball America recently described 80-grade this way: “ Top of the scale. Some scouts consider only one player’s tool in all of the major leagues to be an 80. Th
Healthy Winker sees opportunity to resurrect career with Nats
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jesse Winker had played in Washington several times before as a member of the Reds and Mariners. He had played well in D.C., compiling a 1.084 OPS across 34 plate appearances. He had enjoyed touring the city during his downtime. And anyone he ever spoke to about the Nationals offered positive feedback. So when the opportunit
Quick Q&A with Orioles outfielder Kyle Stowers
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA – Kyle Stowers got married in November. He’s back to full health after a shoulder injury and fractured nose messed with his 2023 season. He’s surrounded by friends inside the Orioles spring clubhouse. Life is good. To make it better, he’d need to again break camp with the team. But it’s hard to kill his positive vibe. Stowers went 2-for-30
Martinez impressed with early arrivals; no six-man rotation for now
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – These early days of spring training are supposed to be reserved for pitchers and catchers. Position players technically don’t report until Tuesday. Stroll through the Nationals clubhouse, though, or walk around their practice fields, and you can’t help but notice how many position players already are here. Of the 29 position