The Orioles on Friday claimed catcher Craig Tatum off waivers from the Reds. In order to make room for Tatum on the 40-man roster, they in turn designated left-hander Chris Waters for assignment.
The Orioles haven't been shy about what's on their offseason list: corner infielders and starting pitchers. Beginning Friday, Andy MacPhail and his crew can officially begin the process of bringing that plan into fruition.
The Orioles added six players to their 40-man roster on Wednesday -- right-handers Brandon Erbe and Luis Lebron, and infielders Josh Bell, Pedro Florimon, Rhyne Hughes and Brandon Snyder.
Three of the Orioles' pitching prospects sure had a hand in helping the Phoenix Desert Dogs clinch the division in the AFL.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
The 2009 season was a breakout year for Adam Jones, and it ended on a high note. A campaign that saw the 24-year-old named to the All-Star team garnered him his first Gold Glove, a payoff for highlight-reel defense and a potent arm.
In this week's Inbox, beat reporter Spencer Fordin fields questions concerning the Orioles' biggest offseason need and if that includes signing an established pitcher.
Orioles center fielder Adam Jones added a fitting coda to his breakout season Tuesday, when he was awarded a Rawlings Gold Glove in recognition of his stellar defensive play.
The 2009 season didn't bring the Orioles the award they've been looking for since they last stood atop baseball in 1983. But though a World Series title eluded Baltimore's grasp, the past campaign might have garnered its players some hardware.
The Orioles used the waiver wire to enhance their upper-level depth on Monday, when they announced that they had successfully claimed right-hander Armando Gabino from the Twins.
Scrounging for positive signs wasn't easy in the midst of a 98-loss season by the Orioles, but one of them was how prospects like Chris Tillman got much-needed exposure.
The first wave of Orioles players hit the free-agency market on Thursday, as Mark Hendrickson, Danys Baez, Melvin Mora and Chad Moeller wasted no time and filed, thus taking care of Baltimore's entire list of pending free agents.
Following a disappointing 98-loss campaign, the Orioles will have plenty of work to do this offseason if they hope to be competitive again in 2010. But not too much of that work will come in the way of their own free agents.
A young man pled guilty in a Baltimore court Wednesday to stealing a Cal Ripken Jr. monument from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Three Orioles refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk and instead elected to file for free agency on Tuesday.
Brandon Snyder -- the shortstop-turned-catcher-turned-third-baseman-turned-first-baseman -- finally looks like he could be closing in on his first Major League callup next season.
Their season may be over, but the Orioles could still find themselves competing against the likes of the division-rival Yankees and Red Sox -- this time, over a hard-throwing Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman.
The Orioles cleared some space on their roster Friday by removing three injured pitchers and outrighting them to Triple-A Norfolk.
The Orioles took care of some internal housekeeping issues on Thursday, when they announced the hiring of bench coach Jeff Datz and the official departure of Melvin Mora.
Jeremy Guthrie doesn't need statistics to tell him how his year went. Guthrie, Baltimore's Opening Day starter in each of the past two seasons, is well known as one of most analytical players in the league, and he said at the end of the year that he can take perspective from knowing that he's better than he pitched.
In the latest mailbag, Orioles beat reporter fields questions regarding Koji Uehara's role, Nolan Reimold's position and the decision to bring back manager Dave Trembley.
As the autumn leaves continue to fall, the stock value of Josh Bell and Brandon Snyder continues to rise while each of them light it up for the Arizona Fall League's Phoenix Desert Dogs.
For the 12th consecutive season, O's players found themselves home for the playoffs. And now, as the American League Championship Series winds down and the World Series gets started on Wednesday, all the team can do is prepare for 2010.
The Arizona Fall League's Phoenix Desert Dogs are competing for their sixth consecutive championship, with help from O's prospects such as Brandon Erbe, Eddie Gamboa, Josh Perrault, Ryohei Tanaka, Josh Bell, Brandon Snyder, Brandon Waring and Matt Angle.
The Orioles' Josh Bell smacked four hits and fell a homer short of the cycle as the Desert Dogs defeated the Saguaros, 6-2, on Monday.
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