According to Danny Knobler of CBSSports, the Baltimore Orioles are shopping right handed pitcher Kevin Gregg and third baseman Mark Reynolds. Gregg is owed $5.8 million for 2012 and Reynolds $7.8 million.
Gregg was 0-3 with a 4.37 ERA in 59.2 innings last season with the Orioles. He also had a 1.1 HR/9, 6.0 BB/9 and [...]
03/22/12
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Baltimore Orioles are getting calls on short stop J.J. Hardy, third baseman Mark Reynolds, right fielder Nick Markakis and center fielder Adam Jones.
The Orioles are hoping to sign Hardy to an extension, but if they can’t work something out, he could be dealt to a team in [...]
07/14/11
In a Tweet by Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, he reports that the Arizona Diamondbacks have released infielder Melvin Mora.
Mora signed a one-year deal with the Diamondbacks during the 2010 Winter Meetings. He was signed as a replacement for Mark Reynolds.
In 41 games with the Diamondbacks this season, Mora was hitting 230/.246/.278 with 0 home runs [...]
06/29/11
According to a team press release, the Baltimore Orioles have acquired catcher John Hester from the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the Mark Reynolds trade.
The Orioles acquired Reynolds from Arizona in December for David Hernandez, Kam Mickolio and a PTBNL which ended up being Hester.
Hester, 27, played in 53 for Arizona’s big league club in 2009 [...]
04/30/11
10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason. They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds. The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]
02/13/11
According to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun the Baltimore Orioles have made official the deal with short stop Cesar Izturis. Connolly adds that the deal took so long to become official because Izturis took his physical on Tuesday.
Izturis agreed on a one-year, $1.5 million deal on December 10, 2010 with the Orioles. The deal [...]
01/05/11
The Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres are in need of a first baseman, and they’re going after one of the top two free agents available at the position, Derrek Lee and Adam LaRoche, according to sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.
The Orioles recently acquired on of LaRoche’s good friends, third baseman [...]
12/16/10
Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Orioles have re-signed Cesar Izturis to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. The deal includes $1.7 million in incentives based on plate appearances and games started, Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports adds.
Izturis was brought back by the Orioles for his slick fielding as well as his [...]
12/10/10
The Arizona Diamondbacks official Twitter account confirms the official sigining of Melvin Mora to a one-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona wasted no time to find a third base replacement after the team traded Mark Reynolds to the Baltimore Orioles earlier today.
Ken Rosenthal was the first to confirm that the two sides have agreed, [...]
12/06/10
The deal between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Baltimore Orioles involving Mark Reynolds has been announced by the team, according to the team’s official Twitter account. The Diamondbacks have traded Reynolds and a player to be named later in exchange for right-handed pitchers David Hernandez and Kameron Mickolio.
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic was the [...]
12/06/10