Baltimore Orioles sign outfielder Hyun-soo Kim
According to a report by The Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Orioles have signed Korean outfielder Hyun-soo Kim to a two-year, $7 million deal. The deal is pending a review of Kim’s medical report. The...
View ArticleWei-Yin Chen or Scott Kazmir: Who is the better free agent southpaw starter?
When it comes to mid-level free agent starting pitchers who throw from the left side, the list is pretty short. Really short. As in two. Your choices are either Wei-Yin Chen or Scott Kazmir. Chen, at...
View ArticleChris Davis signs seven-year, $161 million deal to return to the Baltimore...
It’s a deal that should have been done weeks if not months ago. But in the end the result is the same–slugger Chris Davis is re-signing with the Baltimore Orioles. The 29-year-old first baseman...
View ArticleWith so many hopeful suitors, where will Yoenis Cespedes play in 2016?
Since outfielder Justin Upton’s signing with the Detroit Tigers Monday, Yoenis Cespedes has become the big name in the free agent outfielder market. With a number of teams rumored to have interest, his...
View ArticleBaltimore Orioles agree to Minor League contract with Hideki Okajima
It looks like relief pitcher Hideki Okajima‘s career isn’t over just yet. The 40-year old left hander signed a Minor League contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Okajima’s career has been...
View ArticleBaltimore Orioles acquire Odrisamer Despaigne from San Diego Padres
The Baltimore Orioles have acquired right-hander Odrisamer Despaigne from the San Diego Padres in exchange for right-handed Minor League pitcher Jean Cosme. The open spot on the Padres 40-man roster...
View ArticleJay Bruce trade return is one Cincinnati Reds are wise to wait on
It looked like the Cincinnati Reds were on the verge of a wholesale salary dump this winter. Veteran right fielder Jay Bruce looked like he was next on the list after the Reds tried to trade Brandon...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays rotation off to impressive early start
It’s only three games into spring, but Tampa Bay Rays starting pitchers are hitting the ground running. The Rays eventually lost two of their first three games, but starters Jake Odorizzi, Erasmo...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays blow up on Baltimore … again
Don’t waste it all before the games actually count. The Tampa Bay Rays have played American League East foe Baltimore twice this spring and exploded at the plate on both occasions. For the second time...
View ArticleAlfredo Simon can help stabilize the Cincinnati Reds
Alfredo Simon decided to return to the Cincinnati Reds instead of pitching elsewhere. The 34-year-old Simon signed a one-year deal with a base salary of $2 million and incentives that could earn him...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays OF Steven Souza Jr. flexes up on Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t exactly alter the balance of offensive power in the American League East with their season-opening four-game set against 2015 division champ Toronto. A per-game output of 3.5...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays bullpen rising to the occasion early
After watching their bullpen show signs of fatigue toward the end of last season, the Tampa Bay Rays mentioned during Spring Training that the goal is to have their top-end starting rotation work...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer serves up 4 dingers
Well, it can only go up from here, right? Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer suffered one of the roughest outings of his four-plus year career Friday in Baltimore, serving up four home runs to Orioles...
View ArticleBoston Red Sox end Baltimore Orioles perfect season
So close. Maybe next year someone will go 162-0. This year however, the Baltimore Orioles were the last undefeated team before losing on Thursday to the Boston Red Sox and moving their record to 8-1....
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays’ Chris Archer gives Archer-like performance
Not even the staunchest Chris Archer skeptic could have accurately anticipated a start to the season like this for the Tampa Bay Rays ace: Zero wins in four starts and a 7.32 earned-run average. As the...
View ArticleSlugger Jose Abreu small-balls it in Chicago White Sox squeaker over...
The power stroke of Jose Abreu didn’t show up last night (April 30), but the Chicago White Sox slugger demonstrated that a couple of well-placed singles can get the job done. In what could be called...
View ArticleBrett Lawrie goes three-for-three, Chicago White Sox head home with win
A year ago, the Chicago White Sox went 8 – 11 in April, including a demoralizing opening series sweep at the hands of the season’s soon-to-be World Champion Kansas City Royals. During that month,...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays can match franchise record tonight in Toronto
The bashing continued Tuesday night and it didn’t stop until the Tampa Bay Rays had pounded out 17 hits and scored 12 runs during a 12-2 wipeout of American League East rival Toronto. It marked the...
View ArticleAfter miserable starts, Tampa Bay Rays’ Logan Morrison, Brad Miller on track
Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Logan Morrison and shortstop Brad Miller came to town in an offseason trade with the Seattle Mariners touted as impact bats that would upgrade a perpetually light-hitting...
View ArticleBaltimore Orioles: Manny Machado landed the right punch
Good for Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado for landing that punch to Kansas City Royals starter Yordano Ventura last night. Aside from the fact that Ventura is already a head case with a history of...
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