baltimoresun.com - 12/6/2008
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During next week's winter meetings in Las Vegas, the Orioles expect to have face-to-face discussions with the agents for two Japanese starting pitchers. John Stockstill, the Orioles' international scouting director, said he has set up tentative meetings with Dan Evans, the agent for Kenshin ...
baltimoresun.com - 11/30/2008
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The Orioles have revisited trade talks with the
Cubs about outfielder Felix Pie, according to industry sources,...
and could end up as the third team in a three-way deal that would send marquee right-hander Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres to ...
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Sources: Orioles revisit trade talks for Pie -
weblogs.baltimoresun.com - 12/13/2008
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This doesn't qualify as blockbuster news, but we're
hearing that one of the catchers the Orioles will...
bring to camp this spring is 33-year-old journeyman Chad Moeller, who appeared in 41 games for the Yankees last season. According to a...
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Orioles: Possible catch (updated)
baseballreflections.com - 12/5/2008
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baseballreflections.com —
Season Wrap Up The O’s finished right about
where I expected them to, but there was a...
silver lining to look forward towards. That is CF Adam Jones, who looks like he might become a decent everyday player once he matures at the plate and becomes a more patient hitter. Then there was ...
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Orioles Rumors: Uehara, Kawakami, Millar, Tex
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Dan Connolly and Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun tell us the Orioles plan to meet with the agents for Japanese hurlers Koji Uehara and Kenshin Kawakami at the Winter Meetings. Lefty reliever Ken Takahashi is also on the radar. ...
End Week Hot Stove Scraps
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal —
... Detroit first thing in the morning and wiggling my way into these talks. I can see the Tigers overpaying for Betancourt, and Putz would be of interest to them as well. I would love to have Joyce in the Mariners’ 2009 outfield, and Larish would add some okay 1B/3B depth to Seattle or Tacoma. While the Tigers farm system is very weak, they do have some interesting youth on their 40-man roster worth asking about, even beyond those two.
Kevin Millar
Millar, speaking about his free agent status to the Baltimore Sun: ...
A name to know: Kawakami
Extra Bases —
... just before Thanksgiving this year. Evans stressed that it's too early to gauge which teams -- or even how many teams -- will be seriously interested in Kawakami. But he and his staff have been reaching out across the league and speaking with various clubs. "Right now," he said, "it's more fact-finding than anything else." Because of their aggressive and successful track record in signing Japanese players, the Red Sox are "obviously one of the more intriguing teams," Evans said. The Baltimore Orioles and ...
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The Orioles' Shortstop Problem —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/5/2008
The Baltimore Orioles had a myriad of problems during the 2008 season—pitching, fielding, and injuries just to name a few—and one area that has consistently stymied fans in recent history is the shortstop position.
Between 1983 and ...
Ray looking forward to 2009 —
Major League Baseball News 12/5/2008
Chris Ray can't help but fast forward through the winter. Baltimore's erstwhile closer hasn't pitched on a big league mound since July 2007, but he's made it through elbow ligament replacement surgery and the resulting rehabilitation.
Why a Slice Of This Pie? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 12/6/2008
With the memories of Thanksgiving pies fresh in our minds it's time to talk about a different slice of pie, Felix Pie (although it's pronounced "pee-ay").
The Cubs' center fielder was a critical part of last year's Brian Roberts trade rumors. Now ...
