The Baltimore Orioles have had preliminary talks with Manny Ramirez. While Eric Seidman recently detailed some veterans who may be forced to retire due to lack of interest, Ramirez seems to be an outlier. He’ll be 40 in May — and he still has to serve a 50-game suspension — but ...
Via AP on Fox
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February 08, 2012
Right-hander Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration.
Bergesen asked for a raise from $434,000 to $1.2 million during Wednesday's hearing, and the Orioles argued he should be paid $800,000.
A decision by arbitrators Robert Herzog, Mark Burstein and Elizabeth Neumeier is expected Thursday.
Bergesen was 2-7 with a 5.70 ERA in 12...
Via Fox Sports Florida
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February 07, 2012
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Sun Sports will produce and televise 150 Tampa Bay Rays games in high definition during the 2012 Major League Baseball season.
Coverage begins on Opening Day when the Rays host the rival New York Yankees on Friday, April 6 at 3:10 p.m. ET. For the first time ever, both home and away game telecasts will feature half-hour Rays LIVE pregame shows and all will...
Via My Sports Rumors
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February 06, 2012
Even after hitting 16 homers and batting .261 last season, Johnny Damon is still on the free agent market. He actually hasn’t even had any serious offers yet which doesn’t surprise me. It’s probably due to his asking price, it’s always too high. Lucky for him though a tweet from ESPN’s Jim Bowden said that there are still four teams interested in...
Via My Sports Rumors
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February 07, 2012
I think the Baltimore Orioles have officially lost their minds. The club’s vice president Dan Duquette said on Monday that the team has had exploratory talks with free agent outfielder Manny Ramirez. Yes, Manny Ramirez the guy who helped end the Boston Red Sox long streak without a World Series. The same Manny Ramirez who will be suspended by Major League Baseball if he...
Via Oriole Post
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February 08, 2012
With the trade of Jeremy Guthrie this week, it looks like the Orioles long-term project of rebuilding the organization is one with no end in sight.
As Spring Training opens up in a little more than a week and it’s obvious the team needs - a) pitching, pitching, and more pitching; plus, another big bat.
It looks as if there will be a lot of pitchers in camp, and except for maybe...
Via raysbaseball.com
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February 06, 2012
Would Ben Zobrist be an All-Star if he played only one position? Rays beat reporter Bill Chastain answers that question and more in the latest edition of his Inbox.
Via 85% Sports
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February 07, 2012
Have you always wondered how baseball teams got their names? I have. So, a little while ago I did some research and looked into each Major League Baseball team and tried to establish how they got named. Some were easy and quick, others have a long history of names to go through. This is the first of six postings, giving a little history about the team names and how they were...
Via Baltimore Sun
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February 06, 2012
Orioles settle for veteran pitching depth in Guthrie tradeIn an offseason that has been defined by a flurry of under-the-radar personnel additions, new Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette made his boldest move to date Monday, sending dependable veteran starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for right-handed pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.
Via My Sports Rumors
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February 08, 2012
It’s known all around baseball that the Miami Marlins are very high on Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes. He’s scheduled to be in Miami today to meet with team officials and many believe he’ll be offered a contract, one around $60 million over six years. Unfortunately for the Marlins, Cespedes can still only negotiate not agree to a deal as he hasn’t received...
Via Seattle Times
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February 07, 2012
The Colorado Rockies acquired right-hander Jeremy Guthrie from the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. In exchange, the Rockies sent reliever Matt...
Via ESPN
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February 08, 2012
Right-hander Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration.
Via orioles.com
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February 06, 2012
The Orioles have had "exploratory talks" with free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez's agent, executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said on Monday.
Via Baltimore Sun
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February 06, 2012
Team would receive right-handers Hammel, Lindstrom in return for top starterThe Orioles are near an agreement on a trade that would send the club’s most accomplished starter, right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, to the Colorado Rockies for two players, believed to be pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom, according to industry sources.
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