O's offense came up a bit short in the 2022 season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The cold and hard math from the 2022 season tells us this: The Orioles had a below-average offense this year. But not by a large amount. Still, it was enough to have Birdland’s concern meter on the rise as the year ended. The O’s offense stumbled badly at the end, and for some, that is the lasting memory of how they did with the bats this year. Win
Orioles won't be overlooked in 2023
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Austin Hays doesn’t believe that the Orioles spent the entire 2022 season or even the bulk of it sneaking up on opponents. He’s convinced that teams knew much earlier just how good the Orioles had become simply by paying attention. The results were spread out in front of them. Many more wins, much tighter games. The late comebacks, whether complete
Orioles claim two catchers from Reds
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are stockpiling catchers in the early days of their offseason. Two more arrived today, with the Orioles claiming Aramis Garcia and Mark Kolozsvary off waivers from the Reds. A full 40-man roster required two corresponding moves, and the Orioles designated relievers Louis Head and Beau Sulser for assignment. Garcia, who turns 30 in Janua
Orioles make pair of waiver claims from Reds
MASN Staff
Orioles
The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Claimed C Aramis Garcia off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.Claimed C Mark Kolozsvary (COLES-very) off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.Designated RHP Louis Head for assignment.Designated RHP Beau Sulser for assignment.  The 40-man roster remains at 40 players.
For Cedric Mullins, that brilliant '21 season was a tough act to follow
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For Orioles center fielder Cedric Mullins, a follow-up act was always going to be a challenge. How does a player produce the first 30-30 season in Orioles history and then repeat that? Since 1954, the club’s first year in Baltimore, no player had ever hit 30 or more homers and stole 30 or more bases in the same season. It was not done by anyone els
Ruiz impressed in first full season, with room to grow
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
PLAYER REVIEW: KEIBERT RUIZ Age on opening day 2023: 24 How acquired: Traded from Dodgers with Josiah Gray, Donovan Casey and Gerardo Carrillo for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, July 2021 MLB service time: 1 year, 64 days 2022 salary: $701,300 Contract status: Under team control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2022 stats: 112 G, 43
Watkins waiting again to learn whether he remains with Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Spenser Watkins started the fifth and 162nd games for the Orioles in 2022. In between were impressive stretches, an injury, a demotion and a return. What’s next for Watkins? When you find out, please let him know. Watkins signed another minor league deal with the Orioles in November after they outrighted him, and his contract was selected on April
Jorge Mateo's future with club: It's complicated
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When it comes to Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo, there is a lot to like. He led the American League in stolen bases, he plays very solid, sometimes outstanding defense, and that top-of-the-scale speed never goes into a slump. The defense and speed are plenty good enough for a first-division team, but is his offense? At a time when there are so many
Nationals face offseason questions with Voit
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
PLAYER REVIEW: LUKE VOIT Age on opening day 2023: 32 How acquired: Traded from Padres with MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell III, James Wood and Jarlin Susana for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, August 2022 MLB service time: 4 years, 169 days 2022 salary: $5.45 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2025 2022 stats (SD/WSH):
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The price of moving back left field wall worth it for Orioles to eliminate cheap homers
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles got a lot of mileage out of moving back the left field wall about 30 feet. Every fly ball that approached the warning track would elicit references to previous seasons and how another batter was robbed of a home run by the new dimensions rather than an outfielder. It got a little tired for me, to be honest, but I understood the obsessio