Job security or not, Rizzo believes in Nats' future
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Mike Rizzo has found himself in this spot before. He’s been tasked with building a franchise from the bottom up, from a 100-loss season into a consistent contender. And he’s been asked to work without a contract beyond the current year. So the Nationals’ longtime general manager isn’t about to publicly bemoan the situation h
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Seth Johnson working out and waiting to complete comeback from elbow surgery
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Seth Johnson has a locker inside the Orioles' spring training clubhouse, his seat at one end of a row that includes veteran Kyle Gibson and heralded rookies Grayson Rodriguez and DL Hall. Johnson is on the 40-man roster and various organizational top-prospect lists, placing 10th in the most recent rankings from MLBPipeline.com, 12t
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Rizzo emotional about Strasburg; House moves to third base
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – While preaching a measured, “day-by-day” approach with Stephen Strasburg, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo turned emotional Friday when talking about the veteran right-hander, whose career appears to be in peril following the latest setback in his attempt to return from thoracic outlet surgery. “You’re talking about one
Hyde sifting through collection of closer candidates if Bautista isn't ready for opener
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Being two days into workouts prevents Orioles manager Brandon Hyde from identifying many rock-solid certainties, including roles for some pitchers who are in the starters mix. However, it isn’t too soon for him to wonder how he’s going to replace Félix Bautista if the big right-hander isn’t on the opening day roster. Bautista threw
Espino to skip WBC, stay in Nationals camp
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Paolo Espino was immensely proud when Panama qualified for the World Baseball Classic for the first time since 2009, and he was excited to represent his home country in next month’s international tournament. But when the final bracket was unveiled and Panama was placed in Pool A, which will hold its first-round games in Taiw
DL Hall: "I'm good to go now"
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – The wave of injury news yesterday that dampened an otherwise energetic atmosphere surrounding the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and a return to spring training normalcy after three years of chaos, didn’t carry DL Hall out of the Orioles’ opening day plans. Not in Hall’s mind, anyway. Executive vice president/general mana
Bullpen injury news from the first day and a few other notes
Steve Melewski
Orioles
The first day of spring training for the Orioles produced the first news of a player that will miss opening day. And it comes from the O’s bullpen. We can always count on the start of spring to produce information on which players will be “slow-played” or be on a list of no play, not playing yet at all. Bullpen righty Dillon Tate will begin the sea
More experienced Ruiz seeking more power in second season
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It’s easy to overlook just how much Keibert Ruiz had on his plate last season. It’s tough enough for a young catcher – ostensibly a rookie, even though he no longer qualified by official standards – to learn how to lead a pitching staff through a full season. Now add the work required to become a productive big league hitter
Lighter Wells looking to haul heavier load for Orioles
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. – Tyler Wells lost about 20 pounds during the offseason and gained a fiancée last month. Two big wins for the right-hander before he stepped onto a mound. Wells proposed to girlfriend Melissa after taking a deep breath captured on video, the only evidence of his nervousness. He knew that she’d accept, but the moment still threatened
Orioles add infielder Gilbert Lara on minor league deal
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles have agreed to terms on a 2023 minor league contract with INF Gilbert Lara.