Timing of trade "a little weird" for Seth Johnson

The timing of the trade was so good that Seth Johnson didn’t dwell as much on the oddity of his circumstances. Johnson had just arrived in Dallas on Aug. 1 for the surgical repair of his right elbow that would be done two days later. Waiting for his father to join him at the rental car counter, Johnson received a phone call from the Rays informing

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Nationals agree to terms with Jeimer Candelario and Stone Garrett

The Washington Nationals agreed to terms on a one-year contract with infielder Jeimer (JAY-mer) Candelario (can-duh-LAR-ee-oh) and a Major League contract with outfielder Stone Garrett on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Candelario, 29, has hit .240 with 126 doubles, 13 tripl
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Nats sign third baseman Candelario, outfielder Garrett (updated)

The Nationals made their first major league acquisitions of the offseason today, signing free agent Jeimer Candelario to a one-year deal to add an experienced third baseman coming off a rough season to a lineup that needs plenty of added production, then signing power-hitting outfielder Stone Garrett to a major league deal. Candelario contract guar
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The O's offense evolving to one producing better OBPs

Today a bit of a follow up to yesterday’s article about how the Orioles’ 2022 draft class fared so well in stats like walk rate and on-base percentage. This is important because for years the Orioles at the big-league level have not excelled in these stats. At the MLB level, the Orioles last year posted a walk-rate of 7.9 percent per plate appearan
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Are any trades plausible for the Nats this winter?

The last two seasons of Nationals baseball have been defined by one particular type of transaction: the trade. From July 29, 2021 through Aug. 2, 2022, general manager Mike Rizzo made eight deals with other clubs, sending 11 veterans to contenders in exchange for 19 players (all but one of them prospects). It’s not hyperbole to say those trades com
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A few notes on impact of minor league options
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The most recent Orioles transaction remains the outright of catcher Mark Kolozsvary to Triple-A Norfolk on Nov. 17, two days after they selected the contracts of pitchers Grayson Rodriguez, Drew Rom, Seth Johnson and Noah Denoyer and infielder Joey Ortiz to protect them in the Rule 5 draft. The 40-man roster remains frozen at 38 players, but probab
In OBP and walk rate, the O's 2022 draft class got off to strong start
Steve Melewski
Orioles
In the 20-round MLB Draft last summer, the Orioles selected 10 position players and 10 pitchers. They signed nine of the position players. And in what was clearly a small sample which should be noted, that group of nine showed some outstanding plate discipline which could bode well for their future MLB chances. As a group of nine players, the Oriol
Where will Nationals' power come from next season?
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
The Nationals were bad in a lot of ways this season. You don’t lose 107 games because of a deficiency in one single department. You lose that many games because of multiple problem areas. And one of the Nats’ most notable problems in 2022 was a lack of power. Like, a complete lack of power. They hit only 136 home runs, fewest in the National League
A few questions relating to Orioles bullpen
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The Orioles are concentrating on upgrades for their rotation, but they also could acquire at least one new reliever on a major league or minor league deal. They don’t usually bring back the exact same unit while expecting the exact same results. That's a dangerous little game. If nothing else, they can increase the camp competition. The trust that
Another look at potentially trading young talent, plus other topics
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Today in this space I'm reviewing a few articles that recently were published here. Sometimes you take a look back before you move ahead. In this article featuring some of my recent interview with MLBPipeline.com's Jim Callis, we discussed how trading prospects can be beneficial to a team. It's another way to make good use of a strong farm system,
Bullpen has high upside at low cost
Bobby Blanco
Nationals
For the first time in a long time, the bullpen was the Nationals’ biggest strength this season. After so many years (in which they did win, I might add) of trusting unproven closers and acquiring top relief pitchers through trade deadline deals, general manager Mike Rizzo constructed a bullpen mostly through waiver claims and minor league deals tha
A few more front office decisions
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Armchair general managers stayed busy in the early days of the offseason. Imagine how hectic it’s become with the free agent and trade markets wide open and the Winter Meetings approaching. Your mistakes can’t cost you a job that you don’t actually have, which makes it a sweet gig. I already posed five questions: whether you’d re-sign first baseman
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O's future infield got more crowded as Ortiz moved onto the 40-man
Steve Melewski
Orioles
When we look at the 2023 Orioles infield, they return a top prospect talent in Gunnar Henderson, along with a Gold Glove winner in Ramón Urías and a Fielding Bible Award winner in Jorge Mateo. Those three could man second, short and third. But where does that leave Jordan Westburg, who is not currently on the 40-man roster? Or Joey Ortiz, who is? N
How the Nationals fared in the Arizona Fall League
Mark Zuckerman
Nationals
There weren’t a lot of prominent Nationals prospects who participated in this year’s Arizona Fall League, and the most prominent of the lot appeared in only two games due to injury. So you’re forgiven if you didn’t pay much attention to the month-long showcase of top minor leaguers that wrapped up Nov. 12. That’s what we’re here for: To provide a r
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Because You Asked – Holiday Heist
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
The fatigue that I keep blaming on tryptophan, which makes no sense because I use the excuse year-round, limits how much heavy lifting I can do in one day. The mailbag isn’t a priority compared to daily workouts, but I decided to empty it this morning while it’s still relatively light. While I don’t need relatives to assist me. This is the holiday
       
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