Jim Thome

Ryan Flaherty forcing Orioles to make a tough decision

2013-03-24 17:18:00

The decision the Orioles face with Ryan Flaherty was already one of the most difficult ones of the of the spring before major league camp began, and as the team's days in Sarasota are whittled away, the 26-year-old utilityman has done nothing to make...

After drug suspension, Jason Pridie relishes his chance with Orioles

2013-02-20 16:00:00

SARASOTA. Fla. — Jason Pridie will be the first to admit his mistake. The 29-year-old outfielder has spent most of the past six years on the cusp of finding a home in the big leagues — his life-long dream just within reach. But around this...

Who was the oldest player to wear an Orioles' uniform?

2013-02-02 05:00:00

When I reported that the Orioles had held a brief workout for lefty reliever Arthur Rhodes at Camden Yards on Thursday, I received a whole lot of age jokes on my Twitter account. For once, they weren’t aimed at me. Rhodes, who didn’t pitch...

Orioles top priority at winter meetings is landing power bat

2012-12-02 19:50:00

On the eve of this year's Winter Meetings, Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette re-emphasized that the team's top priority this week is acquiring a middle-of-the-order power bat. Speaking to reporters Sunday night at...

Highlights from Dan Duquette interview at winter meetings

2012-12-02 19:44:00

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Dan Duquette, the Orioles’ executive vice president of baseball operations, took some time away from the organization’s affiliates’ reception to talk to reporters tonight at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville....

Orioles manager Buck Showalter deserving of Baltimore Sun Marylander of the Year honor

2012-12-31 04:35:00

It was the Orioles’ final regular-season series in Tampa Bay -- three October games that preceded the team’s first trip to the playoffs in 15 years -- and I was sitting in Orioles manager Buck Showalter’s office in the visiting clubhouse...

Duquette talks about Winter Meetings priorities

2012-12-02 18:52:00

NASHVILLE -- On the eve of this year's Winter Meetings, Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette re-emphasized that�the team's top priority is acquiring a middle-of-the-order�power bat. Speaking to reporters Sunday night at...

Baseball's strike zone is the hotly contested center of the game

2012-09-08 12:56:00

The heater rides in at 91 miles an hour, belt-high and straight, giving Orioles hitter Matt Wieters a good view of what looks like a strike in the making. As it reaches the plate, it dives toward the ground. No mortal can say for sure whether the...

Orioles close out disappointing homestand with 6-2 loss to Indians

2012-07-01 13:28:00

As the Oriolespacked up for their final road trip of a surprising first half, the lingering question is what to make of this club? Is it the second-place squad in the American League East that just acquired a likely Hall of Famer for a pennant push?...

Jim Thome speaks about being an Oriole

2012-07-01 17:39:00

The Orioles’ newly acquired designated hitter, Jim Thome, sat in the Camden Yards’ news conference room Sunday afternoon, wearing a black workout shirt with an Orange ‘O’ emblazoned on the chest, and talked about his new...

Venezuelan pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has potential to be big league starter one day

2012-11-12 04:00:00

One of the examples I often use to illustrate the Orioles’ awful international scouting record in the recent past is this one: The organization has never in its history signed, developed and then promoted a native Venezuelan to the big leagues. It&...

Orioles claim second baseman Alexi Casilla off waivers from Twins

2012-11-02 12:36:00

The Orioles have made a move to strengthen their infield defense, claiming 28-year-old second baseman Alexi Casilla from the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Casilla, 28, is primarily a second baseman but has played shortstop and third base in his seven-year...

The big three are Nate McLouth, Jim Thome, and Joe Saunders. There are other pending free agents such as Endy Chavez, Randy Wolf, Bill Hall and Nick Johnson, but they're not in the future plans. The Orioles have a $1 million option (with a $100,000 buyout) for reliever Luis Ayala.

2012-10-16 14:16:00

) and Nick Johnson (who retired) were never in the team's future plans. McLouth re-signed in December.

2012-10-12 00:00:00

Dejected Orioles players (l-r) Mark Reynolds, Robert Andino, Jim Thome and J.J. Hardy watched as the Yankees celebrate their divisional victory on the field.

2012-10-12 00:00:00