The Orioles hired an economist to help them determine not only the value of a player, but also his economic value to the team.
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December 15, 2011
This afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles introduced new pitcher, Japanese southpaw, Tsuyoshi Wada to Birdland in a press conference at Camden Yards. Being that I left work early, I got to watch some of Wada's press conference on MASN at the gym and he already endeared himself to me by taking the step of introducing himself in English. I’m sure that earned him points with the...
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December 17, 2011
On Friday night, the MLB Network had an awards show called the GIBBY's - Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards. I saw the promos for the GIBBYS, but didn't even remember it until now. Honestly, I was not even home when the program aired. The votes for the awards were done by fans at MLB.com, and included input from media, front-office personnel and MLB alumni. Well, the good...
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December 15, 2011
As we’re now well into baseball’s off-season, every team out there is currently looking over the inventory of players to see if they are ready for another campaign on the diamond, or there has to be some tweaking involved. However, for the Orioles, one player is in limbo: Brian Roberts. This week, OriolesREACH held their annual holiday party for local area children and the...
Orioles' latest eastern push lands left-handed pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada.
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December 15, 2011
Left-hander will make jump from Japanese MVP to possible top-of-rotation starter in majorsThe Orioles' new starting pitcher, Tsuyoshi Wada, likely won't made his Camden Yards debut until the first full week of April, and it won't be known for several months how well he'll make the transition from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to major league baseball.
The Orioles signed left-handed pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
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December 16, 2011
According to Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in talks with free agent left handed pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes. Kovacevic notes that the deal would be a minor league deal if it happens.
Reyes was recently non-tendered by the Baltimore Orioles. He turned 27 in November, and has pitched 334.2 innings in the majors. In his career he has a 6.05 ERA, along with a 5.8 K/9, a 3.9 BB...
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December 15, 2011
The Orioles will officially announce the two-year, $8.15 million signing of Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada at 4 this afternoon at Camden Yards.
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December 16, 2011
The Orioles have had a major shakeup in their scouting department, hiring a new national crosschecker while dissolving most of their pro scouting section.
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December 16, 2011
The Orioles announced on Friday that Danny Haas has been hired as the club's national crosschecker.
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