Second baseman still suffering concussion symptomsBecause of lingering symptoms of a concussion suffered 16 months ago, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts most likely will be skipping next weekend’s FanFest at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Via AP on Fox
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January 10, 2012
The Baltimore Orioles have signed Taiwanese left-hander Wei-yin Chen to a three-year contract, a move they hope will enhance a starting rotation that struggled in 2011.
Chen went 36-30 with a 2.48 ERA in 117 games, including 88 starts, over the last four seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of the Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. The 26-year-old will become the first...
Via Camden Crazies
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January 12, 2012
Jake Arrieta started out the year doing pretty well, despite having a high ERA. He was throwing more strikes and missing more bats, which is always nice to see. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to stay healthy all year, as an elbow injury led to surgery and Arrieta missed the last two months of the season. It's possible that the bone spur in his throwing elbow had negative...
Via Oriole Post
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January 12, 2012
Well, Luke Scott - who the Orioles non-tendered this offseason - has signed with the Tampa Bay Rays. It looks like the Orioles wanted to move on from him, and sure enough they have... From the Baltimore Sun: Luke Scott, the outspoken, energetic slugger who spent four seasons in Baltimore and was named the 2010 Most Valuable Oriole, has agreed to a one-year deal with the division...
Via Rant Sports
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January 11, 2012
According to a report by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times the Rays have signed free agent Luke Scott to fill their vacant designated hitter role. Scott was non-tendered by the Baltimore Orioles in December. Scott posted solid numbers in his four years in Baltimore but he is an extremely streaky hitter. Scott was hampered by a shoulder injury in 2011 and hit just .220 in...
Via Fangraphs
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January 11, 2012
Editor’s note: This previously unpublished interview was conducted in 2008.
Juan Samuel wasn’t the best second baseman of the 1980s, but he was definitely among the most exciting. The former Phillie was erratic in the field and he put up some scarily-bad BB/K rates, but he logged a healthy number of extra-base hits and he ran the bases with abandon. He also had some notable teammates...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 10, 2012
The Orioles announced a three-year deal with left-hander Wei-Yin Chen today, but that’s far from the only news to trickle out of Baltimore today. Here’s the latest on the club...
Now that they’ve signed Chen, the Orioles are going forward with Jim Johnson in the bullpen, MLB.com’s Brittany Ghiroli tweets. Johnson, 28, posted a 2.67 ERA with 5.7 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 91...
Via Roto Arcade
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January 12, 2012
When we last left Buck Showalter and the battling Baltimore Orioles, they were celebrating and partying on the field like it was 1979. Showalter's pesky crew went 5-1 against the Red Sox in the late stages of September, playing the spoiler role perfectly. The way the club reacted to its dramatic victory on that fateful final Wednesday, you'd have though the Orioles just won...
Via orioles.com
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January 10, 2012
The Orioles will hold an orientation for approximately a dozen players in the days leading up to the organization's annual FanFest.
Via Baltimore Sun
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January 12, 2012
The Orioles just sent out this release announcing that former Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick will join MASN as a TV color analyst. He will work approximately 80 games this coming season.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 10, 2012
The Phillies are trolling for bullpen depth and talking to reliever Jeremy Accardo about a minor league deal, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick. Accardo became a free agent in October about being outrighted by the Orioles.
Accardo, 30, posted a 5.73 ERA, 5.5 K/9, 4.3 BB/9, 1.19 HR/9, and 37.4% groundball rate in 37 2/3 innings for the Orioles this year. The Arizona resident...
Via orioles.com
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January 11, 2012
The Rays have signed free agent Luke Scott, who spent the past four seasons with the Orioles, to a one-year deal with an option for 2013.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 11, 2012
The Rays have reached an agreement with designated hitter/first baseman/left fielder Luke Scott on a one-year deal with a 2013 option, tweets Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.
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