Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The AL East, the rotation, and wrapping up the McCann trade. Good morning, Birdland! The big baseball news to wrap up the week was contract agreements with arbitration-eligible players. Yay! Paperwork! There were no real surprises for the Orioles. Everyone that agreed to a deal came pretty close to what was projected. Austin Voth was … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Arbitration done, next up is spring training
Sunday Bird Droppings: Another international signing day arrives for the Orioles
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Orioles are expected to hand out their first $2 million bonus to an international amateur Hello, friends. There are now two months and 15 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. It’s now exactly one month until pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota to mark the start of spring training. Today has some immediate significance for the … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Another international signing day arrives for the Orioles
Know Your Orioles 40-man: Darwinzon Hernandez
New Orioles reliever Darwinzon Hernandez in action with his old team. | Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images This guy has walked 17.7% of all batters he’s faced in MLB. That’s a lot of walks. How he arrived: Acquired from the Red Sox for cash considerations, 1/11/23 Who left: Lewin Díaz designated for assignment again, 1/11/23 Think of an Orioles pitcher who frustrated … [Read more...] about Know Your Orioles 40-man: Darwinzon Hernandez
Orioles reach agreements with five of six arbitration-eligible players
Cedric Mullins is racing towards a nice raise for his 2023 salary. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Austin Voth is the lone Oriole who appears to be headed for an arbitration hearing The Orioles headed into Friday’s soft deadline for teams to reach agreements with their arbitration-eligible players for 2023 contracts with six salaries still to be resolved. They … [Read more...] about Orioles reach agreements with five of six arbitration-eligible players
Thursday Bird Droppings: Another new reliever arrives on the Orioles roster
New Oriole Darwinzon Hernandez walks a LOT of dudes, even compared to the guy you’re thinking of who walks too many dudes. | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images And poor Lewin Díaz was DFA’d, again Hello, friends. There are now two months and 18 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. It is eleven weeks from today! The start of spring training is just about one month away. The … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: Another new reliever arrives on the Orioles roster