Jose Reyes

O's and their opponents prepared for a 'five-horse race' in the AL East

2013-03-31 16:42:00

SARASOTA, Fla. — For most of the past two decades, the American League East has been considered the toughest division in baseball, primarily because it contained the sport's two financial behemoths, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox....

Orioles are in a perfect spot heading into 2013 season

2013-03-31 16:24:00

Let's agree that the Orioles are saying all the right things as they get ready for Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. They're saying last year's 93 wins were no fluke. They're saying they're hungrier than ever after finishing second...

Reimold in left, Valencia at first for Orioles road opener against Blue Jays

2013-02-24 05:42:00

Orioles fans who hoped to see Adam Jones, Matt Wieters and Nick Markakis at the team’s first road Grapefruit League game today against the Blue Jays in Dunedin will be disappointed. Most of the team’s starters – with the exception of...

AL's most interesting storyline of spring?

2013-02-11 21:43:00

A-Rod makes it a zoo Paul Doyle Hartford Courant The Yankees have plenty of intriguing stories, starting with two future Hall of Famers (Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter) coming off injuries at an advanced age. But the status of their icons may be...

Toronto's John Gibbons talks Blue Jays, Orioles and AL East

2013-02-11 03:00:00

There’s no question that the Toronto Blue Jays have made the most noise throughout baseball this offseason – and that’s pushed them from a fourth-place finish in 2012 to division favorites heading into this season. They’ve...

Predict the AL East order of finish in 2013

2012-12-19 04:00:00

Yes, two bar blogs in two days. It’s Christmastime, I’m feeling the holiday spirit (or holiday spirits, as it were). I wrote a piece last week talking to a scout who briefly broke down the Orioles and the AL East for me. At the time, R....

One scout's early take on the 2013 Orioles and the AL East

2012-12-15 05:00:00

I talked to a major league scout Friday whose territory is strictly the American League East and whose opinion I really respect. He’s always been pretty spot on with his assessments, so I was curious as to what he thought about what has happened...

What offseason move will have most impact?

2012-12-27 17:03:09

Rays landing Myers Juan C. Rodriguez Sun Sentinel The Dodgers signing Zack Greinke or one of the Blue Jays' trades will have plenty of short-term impact. In terms a move having the longest-lasting positive effect on a franchise, let's go with the...

Who is the one player the Orioles will most likely land this offseason?

2012-11-29 05:00:00

We are days away from baseball’s annual winter meetings – they begin in earnest Monday, though most of us will be getting to Nashville on Sunday. I expect the Orioles to come away from there with a player or two. That’s what they did...

Blue Jays' big trade ups the ante for Orioles in AL East

2012-11-14 06:26:00

I had separate conversations earlier this offseason with a scout from a rival team and a player agent that basically intimated the same thing: The industry was watching what the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays would do this winter because they are viewed...

After agreeing to megadeal, Blue Jays have better odds to win than Orioles

2012-11-14 12:32:00

As we saw this past season, it doesn't make sense to put too much stock in preseason baseball odds. (Unless you're actually planning on betting on them.) But looking at how those odds shift is one way to see how impactful the pending Jays-Marlins trade...

Who could emerge as baseball's Lin or Tebow?

2012-04-02 00:00:00

Dodgers fireballer Jansen Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune You might not have heard of Kenley Jansen. But he is well known to Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Robinson Cano and their teammates on the Dominican Republic's 2009 World Baseball Classic team. A...

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Emilio Bonifacio (1) and center fielder Colby Rasmus (28) celebrate after scoring on a single by shortstop Jose Reyes (not shown) in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals in the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium.

2013-04-12 21:34:48

Blue Jays' Jose Reyes, right, injures his left leg stealing second in front of Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Speaking of that blockbuster, Jose Reyes was one of the big names taking his talents from South Beach to north of the border this winter. If the Blue Jays are to live up to their lofty expectations, they'll need the 29-year-old Reyes to be a spark plug at the top of the order. Reyes batted .

2013-03-02 00:00:00