by John Perrotto | Dec 20, 2019 | Major League Baseball
Chance Sisco was long considered the Orioles’ catcher of the future. Apparently, that future won’t be at the start of the 2020 season. Perhaps the future has already passed. Manager Brandon Hyde says Luis Severino will be his No 1 catcher next year. That leaves Sisco...
by John Perrotto | Dec 12, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles
SAN DIEGO – It was nearly impossible to judge Brandon Hyde’s performance during his first year as a major league manager. Hyde inherited an Orioles team that went 47-115 in 2018. He was also handed a roster with limited major league talent as new general manager Mike...
by John Perrotto | Dec 6, 2019 | Major League Baseball
The Winter Meetings will be held next week at the San Diego Manchester Hyatt and it’s hard to predict what might happen during the four-day event. On the surface, it seems that the meetings could be an action-packed affair. Many key free agents remain unsigned and...
by John Perrotto | Nov 22, 2019 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The Houston Astros are being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations they have used a center-field camera at Minute Maid Park to steal catchers’ signs and tip their hitters to pitch types. Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers pitched for the Astros...
by John Perrotto | Nov 15, 2019 | Major League Baseball
We may be finally seeing a thawing what has become a glacial free-agent process. The market was slow two offseasons ago and even slower last winter when just 25 percent of free agents signed contracts before January. That left the Major League Baseball Players...