MLB Trade Rumors

The Twins are hiring Orioles co-hitting coach Matt Borgschulte as their new hitting coach, replacing the recently dismissed David Popkins, as first reported by Brandon Warne. It’s a return to his first professional organization, as Borgschulte was a hitting coach in the Twins’ minor league ranks from 2018-21 before being hired to Baltimore’s big league staff for the 2022 … [Read more...] about Twins To Name Matt Borgschulte Hitting Coach

While the baseball world’s immediate focus is on the upcoming showdown between two behemoths, the offseason looms just after the World Series. One of the first key decisions for teams is whether to issue a qualifying offer to any of their impending free agents. Clubs have until the fifth day after the conclusion of the World Series to make QO decisions. The QO is a one-year … [Read more...] about Previewing Upcoming Qualifying Offer Decisions: Position Players

The Orioles enter the 2024-25 offseason on the heels of a disappointing end to their season where they fell out of the AL East race late in the year before failing to win a playoff game against the Royals during the Wild Card Series. While that disappointing end to the season in conjunction with the impending free agencies of key pieces like Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander … [Read more...] about Orioles Notes: Bautista, Rogers, Anderson

“I’m now 75 years old.  It’s unlikely that I’ll be, you know, doing this for 20 more years,” Orioles majority owner David Rubenstein said in a recent interview with NPR (hat tip to Rich Dubroff of Baltimore Baseball).  “So I’ve got to speed up the effort to get [to] a World Series a lot sooner than maybe some younger owners would.” This might be one of the clearer indications … [Read more...] about AL East Notes: Rubenstein, Orioles, German, Rays, Red Sox

The Orioles signed catcher David Banuelos to a new minor league contract, MASNSports.com’s Roch Kubatko reports (X link).  The deal contains an invitation to Baltimore’s big league Spring Training camp. Banuelos had been eligible for minor league free agent but the contract ensures that he’ll remain in the Orioles organization for a second year.  After signing a minors deal … [Read more...] about Orioles Sign David Banuelos To Minor League Contract