A great honor for former Orioles outfielder and Rookie of the Year Al Bumbry

For former Oriole Al Bumbry, the 1973 American League Rookie of the Year, it was a wonderfully deserved honor. At their 34th annual banquet last Saturday, the Middle Atlantic Scouts Association honored Bumbry, now 77, with their “A Life in Baseball” award. The man known as “the Bee” has had quite a life in the sport indeed. A ROY award, a 14-year c
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Are the Nationals ready to trade prospects for big leaguers again?

As the Nationals have navigated their way through their current rebuilding efforts, general manager Mike Rizzo has often reiterated the fact he’s done this before. Upon taking the job in 2009, Rizzo tore down much of the 102-loss roster he inherited and spent the next three years building it back up before reaching the promised land with a 98-win d
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This, that and the other

Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias wants to tackle the major league roster again but he’s also diving for depth. The club announced yesterday that it signed infielder Vimael Machin to a minor league contract. No word on whether the deal includes an invitation to spring training. Machin is 31 years old and two removed from h
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Orioles sign Vimael Machin to minor league contract

The Orioles have made the following roster move:   Agreed to terms on a 2025 minor league contract with INF Vimael Machin.
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Notes on the O's in Arizona Fall League, Sasaki signing odds and Select-A-Seat day

With eight players, a manager and a strength coach from the Orioles organization, the Surprise Saguaros are chasing an Arizona Fall League championship. The six-team AFL will see its regular season end tomorrow. On Friday, the second and third place teams meet in a playoff semi-final game. The winner will advance to meet the No. 1 seed on Saturday

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How Nats might try to supplement their bullpen this winter
Mark Zuckerman
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Most of the attention this time of year – and, really, most of the offseason – is on big names. Sluggers. Starting pitchers. Free agents seeking multi-year deals, hopefully helping transform franchises in the process. But there’s never been a Hot Stove League that ultimately wasn’t filled with dozens of relievers joining new clubs. And very often,
Because You Asked - The Gallows Act II
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Questions are flowing into the mailbag. It’s like a valve is open. Major League Baseball hosts its quarterly owners meetings next week in New York. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America will begin announcing winners of its four major awards Monday with Rookie of the Year in both leagues. Colton Cowser is a finalist and will try to give the O
O's Anthony Santander wins an AL Silver Slugger Award
Steve Melewski
Orioles
After producing a 44-homer season, hitting 11 more than he ever had previously, O's outfielder Anthony Santander tonight was named an American League Silver Slugger Award winner. A finalist the last three years, Santander is a first-time winner and joins Yankees Aaron Judge and Juan Soto as AL outfield winners. The O's had two other Silver Slugger
Roki Sasaki will likely make a big impact for some MLB team, but at a small initial price
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Over the weekend, an announcement that Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted by his current team, the Chiba Lotte Marines to come to the MLB in 2025, put a top pitcher out there that some team will get at a real bargain price. Because at age 23, Sasaki is too young to qualify to be signed as a “foreign professional” and he instead will be sig
Could Nats go big in search for rotation help?
Mark Zuckerman
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If there’s only one player the Nationals are likely to pursue this winter, it’s an established slugger, preferably one who can play first base. If there’s a No. 2 item on general manager Mike Rizzo’s wish list, it’s probably an experienced starting pitcher, one who could help lead an otherwise young rotation to better days. This isn’t earth-shatter
Taking the Orioles' bullpen for another spin after Coulombe's exit
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
My energy level isn’t allowing for a deep dive into anything beyond my couch, but Danny Coulombe’s removal from the bullpen adjusts the Opening Day projections. Not too soon to post them and not too soon to pivot. It isn’t common for a team to stand pat with its ‘pen, and I’d expect executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias to check the m
O's Colton Cowser is finalist for BBWAA AL Rookie of the Year award
Steve Melewski
Orioles
With one American League rookie award secured already, Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser tonight was named a finalist for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America's American League Rookie of the Year award for 2024. The other finalists are both Yankees: pitcher Luis Gil and catcher Austin Wells. The award winner will be announced a week from ton
Free agent options aplenty if Nats pursue first baseman
Mark Zuckerman
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It doesn’t take tremendous insight to figure out the Nationals’ No. 1 need this winter. They need to add power to a lineup that simply hasn’t had enough of that in recent years. The Nats ranked 29th in the majors in home runs each of the last two seasons, and their total actually went down from 2023 (151) to 2024 (135). In today’s game, that simply
O's Mike Elias talked about the club's needs during the GM meetings
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The baseball offseason is about to really heat up. Some big name free agents like Juan Soto and agent Scott Boras will meet with teams this week to get the ball rolling. There seemed to be a glacial pace of free agency last year and maybe it all moves faster this time around. The Winter Meetings are in early December. The general manager meetings w
The Orioles' week in review
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
So, what did I miss? I’m using open-heart valve-replacement surgery as a convenient, albeit painful, excuse for being so far behind on transactions and other news. It’s also why I’m resting after every sentence that I’m typing. A quick but heartfelt thank you to everyone who cared for me at Sinai Hospital, beginning with Dr. Peter Cho, who removed
       
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