Orioles announce 2025 major league coaching staff
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles today announced their 2025 major league coaching staff, led by 2023 American League Manager of the Year BRANDON HYDE in his seventh season. The club has named CODY ASCHE as the hitting coach, ROBINSON CHIRINOS as the bench coach, TOMMY JOSEPH as the assistant hitting coach, SHERMAN JOHNSON as the assistant hitting coach/upper level hitt
Notes on Gunnar Henderson's MVP finish and the pre-arb bonus pool
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For as good a year as Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. had and same for the Yankees Juan Soto, we knew they were not going to win the American League's MVP award. On Thursday that went to New York’s Aaron Judge, who got all 30 first-place votes as a unanimous selection. Witt was second in the voting, Soto was third and the Orioles' Gunnar Henerson was
With few remaining commitments, Nats should have flexibility to spend
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
As the dust settled from Friday night’s decision by the Nationals not to tender contracts to Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey, a few follow-up thoughts came to mind. One, they barely have any veterans on the roster anymore, with 24-year-old Luis Garcia Jr. (who debuted in August 2020) suddenly the most tenured player on the team. Two, they have seve
House moved closer to debut with more experience
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
PROSPECT REVIEW: BRADY HOUSE Age on opening day 2025: 21 How acquired: Drafted No. 11 overall in 2021 from Winder-Barrow High School in Winder, Ga. Ranking: No. 3 (No. 84 overall) per MLB Pipeline, No. 4 (No. 79 overall) per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2025* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $5 million 2024 levels: Double-A Harrisburg and Trip
Latest Elias interview reviews shopping list and preference to hold onto top prospects
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
We’ve entered a fresh week and the Orioles, like so many other teams, are waiting to make that huge strike in free agency or via a trade. The 40-man roster underwent some adjustments. Arbitration-eligible players were tendered contracts. Some minor league depth moves have been completed, with more to come. Executive vice president/general manager M
Does pitching search for big fish lead O's to the trade market?
Steve Melewski
Orioles
In the Orioles' search for a top-of-the-rotation type starting pitcher, they could turn back to a pitcher whose name came up a lot at the midseason trade deadline – lefty Garret Crochet.  Baseball insiders feel he is a prime trade prospect right now. He has two years of team control left for the Chicago White Sox, but they are not likely to win muc
Did Nats lose potential trade chips?
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Thanksgiving is four days away, officially kicking off the holiday season. It also may kick off a busier time for the Hot Stove season. It has been predictably quiet around the league since the World Series ended a month ago. But we’re now two weeks away from the start of the Winter Meetings, with many around the industry already anticipating a bus
Because You Asked - Another 48 Hours
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The mailbag is stuffed again like a Thanksgiving turkey. I’ll do my best to provide answers but at times will just have to wing it. This is the latest sequel to the beloved 2008 original. Editing rules are trashed like a two-week-old green bean casserole. Also, my mailbag carves the turkey at the head of the table and your mailbag heats up a Hungry
Nats suddenly find themselves searching for a new closer
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
Twenty-four hours ago, the Nationals’ most pressing roster needs appeared obvious. They needed a power-hitting first baseman. They needed a veteran starting pitcher. They needed an experienced reliever or two for a setup role. And maybe they needed another productive offensive player who could either hold or share the DH role with someone else. And
More on the Baysox name change, plus notes on Aberdeen and Frederick
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – So now the score is 2-2. There are two Orioles full-season affiliates that use a very specific home name, as in the Triple-A Norfolk Tides and the High-A Aberdeen IronBirds. Now two have a more regional look: the Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds and, as of yesterday, the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox, formerly the Bowie Baysox. “I think when