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Orioles news and notes (Johnson, Hammel, Saunders and Hot Stove in York)

2013-02-09 03:00:00

How much is a good closer worth? Well, the Orioles believe $6.5 million. That’s what Jim Johnson will receive for 2013 after notching a league-leading and franchise best 51 saves last year. Who knows if the 29-year-old Johnson will be able to...

Digest: Ex-Oriole Gonzalez signs with Brewers

2012-12-29 00:00:00

Baseball Ex-Oriole Gonzalez signs with Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year deal with former Orioles left-handed reliever Michael Gonzalez, according to a Fox Sports report Friday. Gonzalez, 34, flourished last season with the...

Playing in Texas has become a homecoming for Orioles

2012-08-21 18:35:00

ARLINGTON, Texas — A couple of wisecracking Orioles couldn't help themselves when they watched Tommy Hunter against the dugout railing shaking hands with members of the Texas media or Chris Davis and Omar Quintanilla chatting with Rangers fans in...

Strop vs. Hamilton: the game changer

2012-08-22 03:00:00

The Orioles� won, 5-3, Tuesday night. Chris Tillman pitched great. Nate McLouth homered. Manny Machado had a key triple. Jim Johnson picked up his 38th save. Those are the box-score highlights. But the biggest moment of the game came in the seventh...

Pedro Strop has gone from shortstop to surgery to one of the AL's top relievers

2012-06-25 19:30:00

Orioles reliever Pedro Strop turned 27 earlier this month, but he's already overcome a career's worth of obstacles. There were plenty of nights filled with uncertainty — and tears — along the way. There were times when he wondered whether his...

Duquette's folly bears fruit

2012-06-17 10:48:00

This is probably a good time to point out that a lot of people thought Dan Duquette was crazy when he traded Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for starting pitcher Jason Hammel and reliever Matt Lindstrom. Of course, he was crazy like a fox. No...

Orioles' bats remain quiet in 3-1 loss to Nats before sellout crowd

2012-06-23 21:03:00

The brick wall that the Orioles' offense has hit over the past eight games can be somewhat attributed to the quality of pitching it has faced. But as the missed opportunities — and goose eggs on the Camden Yards scoreboard — continue to mount,...

Orioles have built bullpen full of versatile veteran pitchers

2012-04-04 18:49:00

Much has been made about Dan Duquette's offseason focus of strengthening the Orioles' starting rotation — retooling it with pitchers capable of providing quality innings — but it's in the bullpen where the team's new executive vice president...

Promising Strop trying to find spot in Orioles' crowded bullpen

2012-03-16 20:10:00

Orioles right-hander Pedro Strop knows he exceeded all expectations when he joined the club last September. He also knows that goes only so far this spring — when the hard-throwing reliever is basically pitching for his Orioles life. The 26-year-...

Orioles have some interest in Francisco Cordero

2012-01-16 14:26:00

The Orioles have expressed some interest in the lone viable free-agent closer, Francisco Cordero, according to an industry source. Although discussions are not considered far along, the Orioles have inquired about the 36-year-old right-hander, who has...

Orioles target Cordero reportedly agrees with Blue Jays

2012-01-24 15:27:00

The obvious “one that got away” for the Orioles on Tuesday was first baseman Prince Fielder -- though I have been arguing all offseason that you have to be in the game to lose. And the Orioles were never in the game. They never had any...

Orioles may find fit with players represented by agent Scott Boras

2012-01-26 08:10:00

So the Prince Fielder truck rolled along I-95 without ever stopping on the interstate. Well, that doesn't mean the Orioles can't get on the Scott Boras Free Agent Bandwagon before spring training starts. Right-hander Edwin Jackson, the pitcher with...

The former Nationals lefty reliever signed a $2.25 million, one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

2013-01-07 00:00:00

The Orioles could take plenty of positives out of this win. Chris Tillman turned in a solid performance, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in 6 2/3 innings. Nate McLouth homered and Manny Machado had a key triple to lead the offense.

2012-08-21 00:00:00

to the Rangers. Dan Duquette (pictured) got mixed reviews when he traded No.

2012-02-19 00:00:00