From farm to the majors, O's are making gains in plate discipline stats
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When it comes to scoring runs, the Orioles were slightly below American League average in 2022 – due in large part to a scoring drought late in the year. The AL average for runs per game last season was 4.22 and the Orioles were at 4.16. They ranked 10th in the league in runs scored, up from 2021, when the Orioles were 14th. And for much of last se
Spring storylines: MLB's dramatic rule changes
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
We’ve reached the final countdown to spring training, so we’re counting down the biggest storylines facing the Nationals this spring in West Palm Beach. We begin today with a storyline that will impact every major league club this year: The implementation of several dramatic rule changes … As long as baseball has existed, what has distinguished it
Because You Asked - Fury of the Gods
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Four more days before Orioles pitchers and catchers are due at the spring training complex in Sarasota. Where has the time gone? The mailbag already is in the best shape of its life. Bulky but strong enough to handle the extra weight. You know the routine. You ask, I answer, you trust that I’m in the know, I trust that you won’t fact-check me. And
After AFL MVP honor, Heston Kjerstad is ready for big league spring training shot
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Outfield prospect Heston Kjerstad is trending up, and he’s soaking in all of it. After all, he had to wait 27 months between his last game for the University of Arkansas and his first pro game, which he played June 10 for the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Orioles' Single-A affiliate. In between the two, a pandemic ended his 2020 Arkansas season early. T
Gray ready to compete in young rotation
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
Pitchers and catchers don’t have to officially report to the Nationals’ facility in West Palm Beach until Tuesday. But it’s not uncommon to see guys start arriving a week or so early. Josiah Gray is among those already down there getting ready for the start of camp. He joined “The Hot Stove Show” last week over Zoom from his back patio under cover
Baker confident he can get back on roll that carried through 2022 season
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The volatile nature of a major league bullpen can push teams out of their comfort zone and into pure survival mode. Doesn’t matter how good it was in past seasons. Relievers are fickle in nature. They can carry you one summer and let you down the next. Be the pulse and break your heart. The Orioles departed their camp in 2022 hopeful, but far from
Orioles announce minor league and player development staffs
Roch Kubatko
Masn
The Orioles are bringing back seven of their minor league managers in the same roles in 2023, but also replacing and relocating several coaches. Buck Britton will begin his second season as manager at Triple-A Norfolk after top prospects Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson graduated to the majors last summer. Kyle Moore returns to Double-A Bowie,
Orioles announce minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for 2023
MASN Staff
Masn
The Orioles today announced the club’s minor league coaching staffs and player development assignments for the 2023 season. The coaching staffs of Triple-A Norfolk, Double-A Bowie, High-A Aberdeen, and Low-A Delmarva are listed below, along with the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League Orioles. The Orioles return the following manager
Can a couple returning vets elevate their offense for the O's?
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When it comes to how much a team may be improved from one year to the next we often look at what offseason additions they made. Did they get better there? We seldom look at improvements players already on the roster could make. During a media session with reporters last Friday at the Warehouse, O’s executive vice president and general manager Mike
Thursday morning Nats Q&A
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
Well, we're almost there now. Pitchers and catchers (and yours truly) report to West Palm Beach in five days, with the first workout of the spring to come the following afternoon. A long, mostly uneventful winter has nearly come to an end, and the prospect of actual baseball is tantalizingly close at last. We'll have plenty of spring training previ