O’s Decline To Offer Contracts To Reynolds, Quintanilla & Pomeranz
The Orioles tonight announced that they have declined to tender a contract offer to three players: INF MARK REYNOLDS, INF OMAR QUINTANILLA and RHP STU POMERANZ allowing them to become free agents. Reynolds, 29, batted .221/.335/.429 with 23 home runs and 69 RBI in 135 games for the Orioles last season. In two years with [...]
O’s Acquire Yamaico Navarro From Pittsburgh In Exchange For Jhondaniel Medina
TEAM ALSO AGREES TO TERMS WITH INF ALEXI CASILLA, OF STEVE PEARCE AND CA TAYLOR TEAGARDEN The Orioles today announced that they acquired INF YAMAICO NAVARRO from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league RHP JHONDANIEL MEDINA. Navarro, 25, batted .279/.366/.491 with nine home runs and 35 RBI in 66 games with Triple-A Indianapolis [...]
Orioles Acquire INF Danny Valencia From Boston
INF Joe Mahoney Designated For Assignment The Orioles today announced that they have acquired INF DANNY VALENCIA from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, INF JOE MAHONEY has been designated for assignment. Valencia, 28, appeared in 44 games for Minnesota (34G) and Boston (10G) in [...]
Orioles Name Matt Haas National Scouting Crosschecker
The Orioles today announced that they have named MATT HAAS National Crosschecker. Haas, 40, joins the Orioles organization after four years as a Regional Crosschecker for the Miami Marlins. Prior to his time with the Marlins, Haas spent four years as a Midwest Area Scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks and six years as a Midwest [...]
AFL Rising Stars Game Recap
Two Orioles, Jonathan Schoop and Mike Belfiore, were selected to participate in this year’s Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game. Both saw time in the game and performed well. The East defeated The West 9-4. Here’s how the O’s prospects performed: Jonathan Schoop went 0 for 2 with a run. For more on Schoop’s performance [...]
Orioles Lead MLB With Three Rawlings Gold Glove Award Recipients
JJ HARDY EARNS FIRST CAREER AWARD, ADAM JONES AND MATT WIETERS WIN SECOND GOLD GLOVES Earlier tonight Rawlings announced that three Orioles – SS JJ HARDY, CF ADAM JONES and CA MATT WIETERS – have been named this year’s American League Gold Glove Award recipients for defensive excellence at their respective positions. The Orioles were [...]
Orioles Look To Maintain Winning Record In 2013
This past year for the Baltimore Orioles was something of a resurgence for the team. Having not entered the post season since 1997, they team secured a wildcard spot with a 93-69 record. They entered the playoffs and won their first round but were not able to knock off the New York Yankees in their [...]
2012: When ‘In the playoffs’ and ‘Down the stretch’ reentered Baltimore’s vocabulary.
This is the time of year we’ve gotten used to being relieved we don’t have to watch the Orioles anymore. But Friday night, we were suddenly sick over not being able to watch them until next year. This was the year Baltimore swelled with pride watching them, after those 14 years of oblivion. A season [...]
Would Orioles Target Josh Hamilton?
The Baltimore Orioles had a successful 2012 campaign. The goal for the 2013 season will be to build on that foundation and a lot of fans are wondering just how aggressive they’ll be in the offseason. The fans in Baltimore have been frustrated before and the front office needs to prove they plan on building [...]
Orioles Shopping For Ace
There’s no question that the Baltimore Orioles had a successful season in 2012. They finally returned to the playoffs and push the New York Yankees to their limits. However, the Orioles still have plenty of work to do on their roster in the offseason if they are to build on this year’s success. Left as [...]
