Martinez on Meneses at first, adding more power and more
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
NASHVILLE – Teams arrived at the Gaylord Opryland Resort with their wish lists as they prepare to construct their rosters for next season. Whether through trades or free agency, each major league club has holes to fill. When speaking to the media during baseball’s biggest offseason event, general managers usually mention what they’re looking to add
Martinez saw chance to "bring some fresh guys in" with coaching changes
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NASHVILLE – When it came time to evaluate his coaching staff at the end of the season, Davey Martinez knew it was time to make some changes. Even if it meant parting ways with some longtime confidants. Tim Bogar was one of Martinez’s first hires after he was named Nationals manager in 2018, initially serving as first base coach before moving to ben
MLB Pipeline analyst talks O's prospect depth for possible trades (plus Hyde on Holliday)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
NASHVILLE – When you have one of the deepest and maybe the deepest farm systems in baseball, making trades from that prospect depth is a good way to add to your major league roster. For the Orioles, it’s a big change from the rebuilding years when they were trading to acquire prospects in dealing players such as Trey Mancini, Dylan Bundy and, going
Winter Meetings this, that and the other
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NASHVILLE – Major League Baseball’s annual charity auction at the Winter Meetings to support “Stand Up to Cancer” is honoring executives Billy Beane and Catalina Villegas, who are undergoing treatments following their diagnoses. Beane, a former outfielder, is MLB's senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Villegas is director of di
Orioles announce spring training schedule and game times
MASN Staff
Orioles
The Orioles today announced that individual tickets for all Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium will go on sale Tuesday, December 12, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The club also announced its Spring Training game times and the promotional schedule, which is highlighted by five giveaway items. Beginning December 12, fans can purchase individual ticke
Nats expect another Winter Meetings of reluctant patience
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NASHVILLE – Members of the Nationals organization arrived at the Gaylord Opryland Resort throughout the course of Sunday afternoon and evening, every one of them eager to see what transpires during this version of the Winter Meetings while simultaneously acknowledging the most frustrating part of the situation: It’s not quite time yet for the Nats
The pursuit of pitching could pick up steam as Winter Meetings begin today
Steve Melewski
Orioles
NASHVILLE – With the understanding that the MLB Winter Meetings and what happens here or doesn’t is not any finish line to the offseason, but just one milestone, the Orioles' front office contingent has arrived ready to seek pitching additions and perhaps make other tweaks to their big league roster. The Winter Meetings began here last night and ru
Winter Meetings are starting and Orioles still seek pitching
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
NASHVILLE – Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias is arriving this morning at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, transferring some of his phone conversations to face-to-face discussions. Matt Blood, vice president of player development and domestic scouting, Sig Mejdal, vice president and assistant general ma
Davey Johnson again falls short in Hall of Fame vote
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
NASHVILLE – A decade after managing his final game for the Nationals and nearly four decades after leading the Mets to their most recent World Series title, Davey Johnson once again didn’t get the congratulatory call he has long waited to receive. Johnson was not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame tonight for the fifth time in the last 1
Will Nats make news at Winter Meetings?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Nashville has been part of the Winter Meetings’ regular rotation for some time now, having hosted the event seven times since 1983, not to mention three times in a nine-year span from 2007-15. So the cavernous Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center will be familiar territory for just about everyone who gathers there later today for the start