Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander decline Orioles' qualifying offers
MASN Staff
Masn
RHP Corbin Burnes and OF Anthony Santander have declined the club’s qualifying offers for the 2025 season.
Nationals add Robert Hassell III and Andry Lara to 40-man roster
MASN Staff
Masn
The Washington Nationals selected the contracts of outfielder Robert Hassell III and right-handed pitcher Andry Lara on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Hassell III, 23, joins Washington’s 40-man roster following his second full season with the organization. The No. 8 overall
The latest hint that O's offense is getting tweaked and not overhauled
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When it comes to the Orioles offense, a much, much discussed topic in Birdland since the 2024 season ended, there are a variety of opinions. Holding the one that counts most, Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias expressed his take on the Baltimore offense last Friday – the same day he announced the left-field wall was bei
Hassell, Lara added to Nats' 40-man roster on deadline day (updated)
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
It’s a deadline day across Major League Baseball, with a host of prospects about to be added to their organization’s 40-man roster. Officially, this is the deadline for teams to protect players from being lost in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. That draft, if you’ve forgotten, gives clubs the opportunity to snatch prospects away from other clubs for the
Qualifying offers and Rule 5 protection highlight today's activities (O's select Young and Strowd contracts)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
A week of key dates brings us later today to players accepting or declining the $21.05 million qualifying offer. Decisions must be made by 4 p.m. This one is easy to predict. Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander are expected to decline it and dive into free agency. They have rich long-term deals waiting for them. They aren’t settling for anything le
Potential O's free-agent target: Lefty Blake Snell
Steve Melewski
Orioles
If the Orioles do not re-sign right-hander Corbin Burnes and are not in the final hunt for lefty Max Fried and find that Roki Sasaki gets posted but signs with another team, there is still another stud pitcher out there to potentially sign. He is a two-time Cy Young Award winner with huge strikeout numbers and was the best pitcher in the majors las
Nats' path back to contention must go through tough NL East
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
The Nationals want to be better in 2025. Better enough to contend in the National League East. Which means, first and foremost, they’re going to have to play better against the NL East. It probably won’t surprise you to learn the Nats haven’t finished with a winning record against division opponents since 2019, which just so happens to be the last
Can Cowser make it two in a rookie row for Orioles? (Gil wins)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles don’t have much of a presence in this week’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards. Tonight is their one chance at a winner. Colton Cowser is a finalist for American League Rookie of the Year with Yankees pitcher Luis Gil and catcher Austin Wells. The BBWAA doesn’t provide odds, which would give away the result and kill the dr
O's-Rays on the road will not be at the Trop next season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The hurricane damage to the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg will send the Tampa Bay Rays to a new home for the 2025 season. When Hurricane Milton tore through Florida on Oct. 9, the storm's winds destroyed a large portion of Tropicana Field's fiberglass roof.  The Rays will play their home games for next season at Steinbrenner Field in Ta
Could Nats have contenders for awards in 2025?
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
It’s awards season around baseball as the offseason continues. Major League Baseball handed out several individual awards and named the All-MLB teams on Thursday. And the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced the finalists for its major awards this past week, with the winners to be announced over the next four days. Unsurprisingly, the