Back injury spoiled Robles' potential bounceback season
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: VICTOR ROBLES Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2013 MLB service time: 5 years, 33 days 2023 salary: $2.325 million Contract status: $3.3 million club option for 2024, free agent in 2025 2023 stats: 36 G, 126 PA, 107 AB, 15 R, 32 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 SB, 1 CS, 11 BB, 18 SO, .2
First offseason edition: A few questions for O's fans
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Yes, it is the first time this offseason that we put some specific questions your way. Every day here is an open forum for topics on the Orioles. Today we get a bit more specific about it. It was quite the season for Birdland in 2023. And while there is disappointment with the playoffs still going on without Baltimore, there is plenty of optimism f
Reviewing some of the rights and wrongs in 2023
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
With so much said and written about the Orioles throughout the offseason and spring training, it’s hard to remember how much the media got right, wrong or stuck in a gray area. The internet makes it a lot easier to keep score. So does a good memory. On a Sunday spent on the Eastern Shore, with my mother’s cooking a coma-inducing risk – her Italian
The veteran presence that was important this year will be next year too
Steve Melewski
Orioles
On an Orioles team that produced 101 wins, their first 100-win year since 1980, along with making the postseason for the first time since 2016 and winning the division for the first time since 2014, several veteran players made key contributions. But the Orioles have five free agents and all five could be playing somewhere else in the 2024 season.
Riley Adams catchers gear CC gray
Could Adams' improvements lead to more playing time?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: RILEY ADAMS Age on Opening Day 2024: 27 How acquired: Traded from Blue Jays for Brad Hand, July 2021 MLB service time: 2 years, 50 days 2023 salary: $728,800 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 stats: 44 G, 158 PA, 143 AB, 8 R, 39 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 0 SB, 0 CS, 11 BB,
Jordan Westburg on playing for Buck Britton: “He meant everything"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Former Orioles closer Zack Britton didn’t pitch this summer after failing to reach agreement on a free-agent contract, providing him with the opportunity to spend more time with a family that’s grown to include four children ranging in age from nine to two. And to more easily follow along on his older brother’s journey to a Triple-A championship. H
Alu has work to do at plate to prove he can stick in D.C.
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: JAKE ALU Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: 24th-round pick, 2019 Draft MLB service time: 73 days 2023 salary: $720,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2027, free agent in 2030 2023 stats: 51 G, 175 PA, 159 AB, 14 R, 36 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 5 SB, 1 CS, 10 BB, 42 SO, .226 AVG, .282 OBP, .289
Green needs health and experience to develop elite tools
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PROSPECT REVIEW: ELIJAH GREEN Age on opening day 2024: 20 How acquired: Drafted No. 5 overall in 2022 from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Ranking: No. 5 per MLB Pipeline, No. 5 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $6.5 million 2023 levels: Rookie-level Florida Complex League and Single-A Fredericksburg 2023 s
Added 2024 opponent - expectations
Steve Melewski
Orioles
  Maybe even the Pecota projection system will expect the Orioles to be good in the 2024 season. Yeah, crazy talk, I know. When the 2024 season begins the Orioles will have an opponent that is hard to define and one that has no win-loss record or playoff appearances. There are no advanced stats or metrics for it. It is expectations. For the first t
Three unexpected developments in Orioles' season
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
One year ago, the Orioles were juggling emotions that ranged from disappointment that they missed the postseason to excitement over the strides that led them further away from the rebuild phase. Contention until the last week. Confidence that they’d keep playing next fall past 162 games. Winning the division was an unexpected bonus. What a differen