The Baltimore Orioles are interested in signing outfielder Manny Ramirez to a contract after watching him hit in the batting cages.
Buck Showalter, among other Orioles personnel, were in attendance at a batting cage session that was also watched by baseball people from other clubs.
The Orioles are still looking for a designated hitter and will definitely have to fill that hole now that Luke Scott signed with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Part of the problem with Ramirez is that he is suspended a big chunk of the season for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. (Read More…)
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 7:26 am by steve
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The Baltimore Orioles are now in the process of interviewing multiple people for the open general manager position, which was vacated by Andy MacPhail.
Owner Peter Angelos and manager Buck Showalter are the point men in the interviews, with the lawyer leaning heavily on the skipper’s advice.
Showalter has the ear and trust of Angelos and is expected to take on a bigger role with the club, though he will remain manager and will not move into the front office.
Many in the industry believe the O’s need to go against their usual hire of an older, more established baseball guy and try to hire the next big name. (Read More…)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 2:35 pm by steve
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The Baltimore Orioles have acquired third baseman Mark Reynolds from the Arizona Diamondbacks for two pitchers.
The O’s have traded reliever David Hernandez and prospect Kam Mickolio, who came over in the Erik Bedard trade.
Reynolds hit below .200 last year and lead the league in strikeouts but played injured for part of the season.
The Orioles believe that his defense is improving at third base and he is due for a bounce-back year at the plate. (Read More…)
Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 8:05 am by steve
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The Baltimore Orioles will bring back Juan Samuel to be their third base coach for the 2011 season.
Samuel had the same role with last year’s club before moving into the interim manager position after Dave Trembley was fired.
When the club hired Buck Showalter, Samuel opted to leave the team and take on another role in the organization.
It was expected that Samuel would be hired as a manager or coach of another club this offseason. (Read More…)
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 11:29 am by steve
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