by Zach Spedden | Dec 7, 2022 | Baltimore Orioles
In the major-league phase of the Rule 5 Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected Andrew Politi, a right-handed pitcher out of the Boston Red Sox system. With this pick, the Orioles chose a reliever coming off of a strong season who could find a role in their bullpen....
by Bob Harkins | Feb 9, 2020 | Major League Baseball
Whatever is going on in Boston, the fiasco surrounding the Mookie Betts trade is not the most auspicious start for Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, not to mention the continuing legacy of General Manager Brian O’Halloran, President Sam Kennedy and the rest of the...
by Bob Harkins | Jan 26, 2020 | Major League Baseball
The sign-stealing scandal surrounding the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros cropped up again over the weekend, not because of any real new information that has come out, but because of a flood of new reactions to it. First, there was Justin Verlander, who in accepting...
by Brandon Warne | Sep 20, 2018 | Major League Baseball
With roughly 10 games left in the MLB season, playoff races are coming down the home stretch. Some of them have been decided for a while, whereas others will come down to the final week or so of play — like the NL West, for instance. Let’s take a look at the...
by John Perrotto | May 22, 2018 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Baltimore Orioles The rumors involving potential Manny Machado deals figure to intensify as the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline gets nearer. However, one rumor that has already been circulating for the better part of a month is that the Chicago Cubs have strong...
