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Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2

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SARASOTA—Here’s the second installment of our monthly mailbag. Questions may be edited for length, style and clarity. Question: With the wealth of young talent the Orioles have at the infield positions, do you see Jorge Mateo and Ramón Urías as trade pieces? I think their trade value would be at a premium now. I’m a big Mateo supporter but with Jackson Holliday looking like … [Read more...] about Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2

Orioles’ Díaz, O’Hearn hoping to overcome injuries in tight camp competition

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SARASOTA—The Orioles have four left-handed hitting first basemen who aren’t on the major league roster competing for one roster spot: Franchy Cordero, Lewin Díaz, Josh Lester and Ryan O’Hearn. All are hitting well, Díaz and O’Hearn are out with injuries. Díaz was scratched from Tuesday’s game against Pittsburgh in Bradenton because of a sore left shoulder. O’Hearn suffered a … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Díaz, O’Hearn hoping to overcome injuries in tight camp competition

Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz and the pillars of the next championship-caliber team…

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Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports One last story from Keibert Ruiz’s press conference on Saturday… “We couldn’t be happier that a player of his character and ability-level chose to sign long-term with us,” Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo told reporters of the reported eight-year/$50M extension catcher Keibert Ruiz signed with Washington over the past weekend. “It’s a testament to … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz and the pillars of the next championship-caliber team…