Baltimore Orioles Baseball

The Orioles DFA'd first basemen Joe Mahoney after their acquisition of Danny Valencia yesterday. Today we have learned that the Marlins claimed Mahoney off waivers. With this move, the Orioles 40-man roster stays at 38. I saw Mahoney play quite a bit the past few...

On the 'Dan Patrick Show' one of the regular segments by contributor Andrew 'McLovin' Perloff is 'Against The Grain.' The premise being that Perloff takes a stand against perceived conventional wisdom. With respect to Perloff, I am presenting my version of 'Against...

The Baltimore Orioles have until midnight tonight to either offer first baseman Mark Reynolds arbitration, or a new contract, but neither seems likely to happen at this point. It’s been expected all off-season that the Orioles would decline his $11.5 million dollar...

It was just last off-season, December 2011 to be precise, when the Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles were discussing a possible trade involving their “star” starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens and super-utility everyday player Martin Prado in exchange for Adam...

Yesterday, the Orioles traded cash considerations for Danny Valencia of the Red Sox.  Why are they called cash considerations?  Why isn't it just referred to as cash?  The Orioles received Danny Valencia in exchange for cash.  That should be the headline.  Sorry, but...

Continuing to explore opportunities in the free agent market that may present themselves to the Baltimore Orioles as potential bargains let’s turn our attention to Mike Pelfrey. The New York Mets (reportedly) plan to non-tender Pelfrey, who had Tommy John Surgery in...