Orioles announce promotions in baseball operations
MASN Staff
Masn
The Baltimore Orioles today announced the following promotions within Baseball Operations: MIKE SNYDER from Senior Director, Pro Scouting to Vice President, Pro Scouting; BRENDAN FOURNIE from Director, Baseball Strategy to Senior Director, Baseball Strategy & Operations; DI ZOU from Director, Baseball Systems to Senior Director, Baseball System
Is this one way the O's offense could take a step forward next season?
Steve Melewski
Orioles
We’re kind of just thinking out loud here today. But as the Orioles look to win more games and get back on top of the American League East next season, I believe changing or making some slight alterations to how the Orioles do business could be helpful moving forward. Over the next few weeks, I will take a look in this space at some ways that could
Can Rainey reward Nats for sticking with him through struggles?
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: TANNER RAINEY Age on Opening Day 2025: 32 How acquired: Traded from Reds for Tanner Roark, December 2018 MLB service time: 5 years, 127 days 2024 salary: $1.5 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2026 2024 stats: 0-0, 4.76 ERA, 50 G, 0 SV, 51 IP, 47 H, 28 R, 27 ER, 8 HR, 29 BB, 44 SO, 4 HBP, 1.490 WHIP, 85 ERA
Fan interference at World Series brings back Maier memories
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
There’s fan interference, and then there’s grabbing an outfielder’s glove and ripping the baseball out of it with help from a friend. That’s a whole other level of intrusive, as well as dumb. The media loves to shine a spotlight on these people, as ESPN.com did Tuesday night with tremendous enthusiasm. Editors drool over it. Reporters are ordered o
In Baltimore, Mountain time returns in 2025
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The last two Octobers, the Orioles have gone 0-5 in playoff games and three of those were decided by one run. A clutch hit here or a clutch out there might have made the difference. The O’s did not have Félix Bautista available for any of those games in the late innings. He last pitched for the Orioles on Aug. 25, 2023 and had Tommy John surgery in
Once healthy, lefty Ferrer showed off power arm in bullpen
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: JOSE A. FERRER Age on Opening Day 2025: 25 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2017 MLB service time: 1 year, 94 days 2024 salary: $743,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2027, free agent in 2030 2024 stats: 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 31 G, 1 SV, 32 IP, 27 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 25 SO, 2 HBP,
Looking at three more ways for the Orioles to improve in 2025
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles haven’t swung at a pitch or thrown one since Oct. 2 in Game 2 of the Wild Card series against the Royals. Gunnar Henderson struck out on a changeup from Lucas Erceg and walked back to the dugout with his head down. The visiting team celebrated in its clubhouse and on the field. "Feel terrible," said Ryan O'Hearn. "Feel terrible for our
Random take Tuesday
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Game 1 of the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees was seen by 15.2 million viewers on Fox television. That number was up 62 percent from last year’s Game 1 when 9.35 million watched the Diamondbacks and Rangers. It was the most-watched World Series opening game since Astros-Dodgers was seen by 15.33 million in 201
Workhorse Law should remain valuable member of 2025 bullpen
Mark Zuckerman
Masn
PLAYER REVIEW: DEREK LAW Age on Opening Day 2025: 34 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, February 2024 MLB service time: 5 years, 81 days 2024 salary: $1.5 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2026 2024 stats: 7-4, 2.60 ERA, 75 G, 1 SV, 90 IP, 82 H, 31 R, 26 ER, 7 HR, 24 BB, 76 SO, 1 HBP, 1.178 WHIP, 155 ERA+, 3
Three ways for the Orioles to regain their upward mobility
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles will try next season to make the playoffs in three consecutive years for only the second time in franchise history and the first since 1969-71. The Wild Card lessens the challenge but it remains a daunting task. They won only one World Series in that span, beating the Reds in five games in 1970, and aren’t labeled as a dynasty because o