Spring Training Notes: Hays, Lee, Gausman, etc
With a week's worth of Grapefruit League action in the books, I wanted to provide a quick update on some of the action. One...
Quick Hits: Orioles Spring Opener 2/23
Welcome to Quick Hits, a new recurring feature this season. Quick Hits will be a short rundown of any video scouting notes I accumulate....
Years after the Famous Visit- Rasmus an O
"Showalter is planning to meet Rasmus at his home in Alabama in order to assess his character. Rasmus has reportedly also shown interest in joining the...
Right-handed Starting Pitcher Chris Tillman Returns to Orioles
Club sources report that Chris Tillman will return to the Orioles for the 2018 season. Tillman has been working out at the Ed Smith...
Orioles Sign SP Andrew Cashner
Talk about it here.
"Two years, 16 million dollars plus incentives.
4.6 WAR last season.
https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/964213874965860353
"The Rangers declined to make a qualifying offer to Cashner and will...
Orioles Spring Training: 10 Things to Watch
The satisfying smack of leather on leather has returned, random but rhythmic as battery mates line up under many watchful eyes. The crack of...
Spring Training Begins
The Spring has Sprung. Pitchers and Catchers have reported.
Talk about it here.
Johnathan Schoop Signs for 8.5 Million Dollars in 2018
He has two 50 thousand dollar bonus possibilities, All-Star and Gold Glove.
The Orioles avoided an Arbitration Trial with Schoop on Thursday.
The Orioles had filed...
Frobby Thinks Jonathan WIll Lose
After exhaustively studying the salaries of other 2B when they had 4+ years of service time, I think Schoop will lose his arb case...
HHP: Legend_Of_Joey’s State of the 40 Man Roster
The 40 Man Roster is Now Full.
Let's see how it really breaks down and what moves would be available for openings:
Pitchers:
Pedro Araujo (Rule 5)
Alec...
HHP: SteveA talks Free Agent Camp
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/latest-on-slow-moving-free-agent-market.html
"In his latest exploration of the stagnant free-agent market, Yahoo’s Jeff Passan reports that free agents have begun to discuss the possible organization of...
HHP: Carllamy’s Fanfest
Got there around 10:45 A.M. Line was extremely long, one of the longest I've ever seen and I've been going every year for over...
HHP: What does Cain tell us about Adam
by frobby
What does Lorenzo Cain’s 5/$80 mm deal tell us about what kind of deal Adam Jones will get next year?
Cain is going into...
Finite Resources
Cubs principal owner Tom Ricketts said in the Athletic that he feels that some clubs spent in past seasons because of TV deals kicking...
Pitchers and Catchers Report
I know. It is only the middle of January. But a month from now...
Baltimore Orioles
Feb. 13 Pitchers and Catchers
Feb. 14 First Workouts
Feb. 18 Position...
Manny Machado Settles for 16 Million
2018 Salary
He may still be traded. He may still play shortstop.
According to Roch Kubatko
Zach Britton has agreed to a $12 million contract.
According to Dan...
HHP: Hard Deadline, Trial and File
Frobby's predictions
Manny Machado: He's made $5 mm and $11.5 mm the last two years. He's having a slightly down season but still may finish...
Dr. Shorebird at the Mini Camp
On the Right Path
The position promoted by the Orioles this week at the Pitchers Mini-camp seemed to be full of O’s. Optimism and Opportunity!...
Orioles Mini-Camp Begins
The Orioles have a three-day mini-camp starting today that focuses on pitching opportunities.
https://twitter.com/Orioles/status/950374300959330305
The Orioles list
LHP Keegan Akin
RHP Dariel Álvarez
LHP Richard Bleier
RHP Miguel Castro
LHP Nestor...
phillyOs119 Scouts Michael Kelly
by phillyOs119
Michael Kelly is the only player to sign a MLB contract with the O's so far this slow offseason. Despite my relative lack...
HHP: Orioles Had -$2.1 Million Operating Loss Last Season
by theocean
Haven't seen this posted yet - but interesting article from Forbes regarding payroll and team value information about all 30 MLB teams:
Link
Orioles had...
Orioles Listening To Offers On Manny
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-hot-stove-rumors-orioles-reportedly-listening-to-manny-machado-trade-calls/
The Orioles are reportedly listening to Machado trade offers. Many people think that's a smart option to consider if the team cannot reach an...
HHP: Dan Duquette on the Hot Stove
by wildbillhiccup
The team needs to focus their efforts on adding to pitching staff. He likes the bullpen and thinks it's strong, but acknowledged they needed...