O's farm ranked No. 1 by Baseball America (plus other notes)
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When Baseball America recently released a new top 100 prospects lists, the Orioles had eight players ranked, with three among the top 15. That included the No. 1-ranked prospect in baseball: Gunnar Henderson, who for now still holds prospect eligibility. On the strength of those rankings, and with a farm showing strong depth as well, Baseball Ameri
Dickerson eyeing top of lineup while taking veteran approach to spring
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – With more than nine years of major league service time, Corey Dickerson is by far one of the most experienced players at Nationals spring training, behind only Stephen Strasburg (who remains in D.C. after a setback in his recovery from thoracic outlet surgery over the offseason) and Patrick Corbin. He is used to the grind of
Can Cordero convince Orioles to keep him?
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles won’t commemorate Dec. 2, 2022 with a special celebration in future years. Patches won’t be sewn onto uniform sleeves. Just another day in a baseball offseason, except it stood out because of two transactions that illustrated one of their priorities. They wanted left-handed hitters who could play first base and compete
Wood gets chance after Hill injury, Abbott survives Yankee lineup
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
TAMPA – James Wood boarded the Nationals’ team bus in West Palm Beach at 6:15 a.m., before the sun rose. He sat through a 3 1/2-hour bus ride across the state of Florida, watching the driver deal with heavy fog, construction and on-and-off traffic before arriving at Steinbrenner Field for the first Grapefruit League game of his career. Wood, the Na
Díaz breaks up no-hitter in ninth, Irvin solid in Orioles debut
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Ramón Urías led off the second inning today by drawing a walk against Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. Nothing special except that he was the only Orioles baserunner until one out in the ninth. The club was being no-hit by seven pitchers in a game that didn’t count. Let the debate rage on whether it made a sound. Lewin Díaz kil
What are Nats looking for in a fourth outfielder?
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
TAMPA – Davey Martinez has another four weeks before he has to decide who he wants to keep as his fourth outfielder to begin the season, but the evaluation process is already underway. And this afternoon, the Nationals manager has the opportunity to watch all three candidates for that job at the same time. Alex Call, Derek Hill and Stone Garrett ar
Notes on WBC player schedules, Means, Bautista, Voth, Holliday, Gómez and more
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The schedules for players leaving Orioles camp for the World Baseball Classic are clearer after this morning’s media scrum with manager Brandon Hyde. Center fielder Cedric Mullins will play Friday and Sunday before joining Team USA in Arizona. Right fielder Anthony Santander will play Friday, Sunday and Monday before driving to Mia
Starting lineups: Nats vs. Yankees in Tampa
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
TAMPA – The Nationals’ spring relocation from remote Viera to centrally located West Palm Beach six years ago cut their travel down to a fraction of what it used to be. Most of their road games now are played on site against the Astros or 15 minutes away in Jupiter, with a few 45-minute trips to Port St. Lucie thrown in. There are, however, still t
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Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Anthony Santander said this morning that his left knee is fine, and he’s in the Orioles lineup against the Blue Jays. Santander was hit Monday by an 85 mph pitch and limped off the field. Cole Irvin is making his Orioles debut and James McCann is catching him. Ramón Urías is playing third base and batting cleanup. Adam Frazier is t
Versatile Vavra makes strong early impression in O's camp
Steve Melewski
Orioles
He is still officially a rookie, but a versatile one with the glove and a player that had some nice moments during his Orioles' debut in 2022. That might give Terrin Vavra a leg up on his chance to grab a bench role on the 2023 Orioles. They need a player that can play multiple positions and Vavra spent all winter working on that after he started 1