According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Baltimore Orioles are getting calls on short stop J.J. Hardy, third baseman Mark Reynolds, right fielder Nick Markakis and center fielder Adam Jones.
The Orioles are hoping to sign Hardy to an extension, but if they can’t work something out, he could be dealt to a team in [...]
07/14/11
Though the Orioles are 20-24, their future appears bright as they have many young stars that are ready to have that “breakout” season. Adam Jones‘ representatives at CAA feel he is next in line for that breakout season which is why they rebuffed the Orioles talks this winter of a multi-year deal. Orioles’ GM Andy [...]
05/22/11
The Baltimore Orioles and Adam Jones have agreed to a one-year deal to avoid the arbitration process, according to The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly.
“Glad I can get to work,” Jones told Connolly. “Ready to get on the field and with my teammates.”
The 25-year-old Jones hit .284/.325/.442 with 19 home runs and 69 RBIs in 2010 [...]
01/17/11
Club officials close to The Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton say the team will drop it’s payroll into the low $60 million range from its current $70+ million range.
“It’s going to be down,” Royals’ GM Dayton Moore confirmed, “because there’s no need to spend just to spend. But we will weigh any deal [...]
10/05/10
Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun looks at the potential trade chips of the Baltimore Orioles and he doesn’t see much.
Kevin Millwood: Millwood had potential in May, but he had a terrible June and now being on the disabled list doesn’t help his value. He could pass through waivers in August and be traded if [...]
07/08/10
Despite having the worst record in baseball, Miguel Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles wants to stay with the team – not just for the rest of this year, but for the next couple of years.
“I’d like to stay here,” Tejada said. “I love being around this group of young guys. It’s the best group of [...]
07/04/10
Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated did a rundown of who may be sellers by the July 31st trade deadline. Here’s a quick summary.
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Willing to trade almost anyone except Justin Upton, Ian Kennedy and Mark Reynolds.
Talking with teams about at least five veteran players now including Dan Haren
Looking seriously at dealing one [...]
07/02/10
Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe wonders if the Seattle Mariners will get a return on left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard either through performance or trade. Bedard, 31, is scheduled to start July 6 versus the Kansas City Royals if his rehab from shoulder surgery continues to go well.
Bedard has provided 30 starts for the Mariners [...]
06/27/10
5/28 16:57: According to The Baltimore Sun, this is what Jones had to say about his detention in Canada:
Here is what he said:
“Basically, what happened was they had the wrong person. They thought I was somebody else. It all got situated, but it took its time to get situated.”
Jones originally expressed his frustration on his [...]
05/28/10
According to The Baltimore Sun, Orioles preisdent of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said,
“There is going to come a time where we’re going to be obligated to keep making changes in terms of offensive personnel and they’re going to get the opportunity to head to [Triple-A] Norfolk and hone their swings because they’re not doing anything [...]
05/06/10