Nats non-tender Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey
MASN Staff
Masn
The Nationals have tendered contracts to all unsigned 40-man roster players with the exception of Kyle Finnegan and Tanner Rainey. Finnegan and Rainey are now free agents. The 40-man roster is now at 36. 
Orioles non-tender Jacob Webb
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles have made the following roster moves:   Tendered 2025 contracts to LHP Keegan Akin, RHP Kyle Bradish, RHP Dean Kremer, INF/OF Jorge Mateo, INF Ryan Mountcastle, OF Cedric Mullins, LHP Trevor Rogers, C Adley Rutschman, LHP Gregory Soto, INF Ramón Urías, and RHP Tyler Wells, as well as all pre-arbitration 40-man players.Agreed to terms wi
The O's Double-A affiliate is now the Chesapeake Baysox
Steve Melewski
Orioles
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Orioles current longest-running minor league affiliation is with their Double-A team since 1993, the Bowie Baysox. And as of this morning, the team has a new name, the Chesapeake Baysox. The team found during the 2024 season, that it welcomed fans from 378 zip codes and all 23 counties across the state of Maryland and from 43 s
A look at how opponents pitched the Orioles in the 2024 season
Steve Melewski
Orioles
There is publicly available data from outlets like FanGraphs.com and BaseballSavant.com that can provide us some, shall we say, just beyond the basic stats information. My curiosity yesterday led me to this question: How did opponents pitch the Orioles this season? Did they get more fastballs than other teams saw or less? Which pitches did they see
My 2024 NL MVP ballot explained
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
There was a point late this summer when it looked like there was a legitimate two-man race for National League MVP. Yes, Shohei Ohtani was doing his usual thing in Los Angeles, but Francisco Lindor was playing out of his mind as well for a Mets club making a surprise run at the postseason. Could Lindor actually beat out Ohtani for the most prestigi
Orioles must offer contracts today to arbitration players (Webb non-tendered)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Major League Baseball has reached another important deadline today, with teams required to offer contracts to arbitration-eligible players. It’s known as the “non-tender” date. Good for baseball, bad for steakhouse chefs. The Orioles went a surprising 17-for-17 last year and they have 13 players to consider this afternoon. As usual, there are the s
Arizona Fall League experience a real plus for several O's players - and the manager too
Steve Melewski
Orioles
For eight players from the Orioles organization, the 2024 Arizona Fall League provided some nice high-level additional experience. Not only did they play on a Surprise Saguaros team that had the best record in the six-team league at 18-10, they played in the AFL championship game. Salt River beat Surprise 3-2, but players got in extra work the last
Who among deep pool of prospects will seize third base job long term?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
If you were asked to predict the Nationals’ Opening Day lineup right now, you could probably rattle off six names without too much fear of being wrong. James Wood, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews figure to return as the starting outfield. CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia Jr. are likely to return as the starting middle infield. Keibert Ruiz is all but certain
Seeking answers to four Orioles questions
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
I’m about 2 ½ weeks past my open-heart surgery and progress is slow but steady. I just typed that sentence without having to lie down. The heavier lifting comes as we move into December, into a new year and to Sarasota for spring training. The 40-man roster has 39 players and the Orioles have multiple items remaining on their shopping list. They al
Explaining my NL Manager of the Year Award ballot
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Voting for the annual Baseball Writers' Association of America awards is hardly easy. There is a lot of pressure when filling out your ballot because of the pedigree and history that are attached to the awards. If there was an “easy” one of the four, it would probably be Manager of the Year. When it comes down to Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and Mo