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202679–82
4th AL East · Missed playoffs
Fri, Feb 19 vs Braves
MLB.com asks whether Orioles' Holliday could be a trade candidate this winter.
Source: MLB.com
Camden Chat says Samuel Basallo's rookie season showed promise but left room for improvement.
The Orioles gave Basallo an eight-year contract extension early in his career, and after Adley Rutschman was traded before the deadline he became the team's catcher of the present. According to the blog, he had a .283/.345/.516 batting line through the end of May, but the rest of the season did not come together. The article says he was unlikely to win AL Rookie of the Year, with Detroit's Kevin McGonigle the favorite.
Source: Camden Chat
Orioles prospects Ike Irish, Vance Honeycutt, Braxton Bragg and Patrick Reilly were picked for the AFL Stars Game.
Irish has a .896 OPS in 16 games, picking up where he left off before a torn meniscus in July. Honeycutt has a 1.075 OPS with three homers and 18 walks against 16 strikeouts since a late-season surge after his promotion to Double-A Chesapeake. Reilly and Bragg, both Tommy John surgery patients from 2025, are back on the mound and pitching well.
Source: Camden Chat
Around the MLB
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Mariners hire Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson as bench coach under new manager Jason Kanzler.
ESPN confirmed the hire from a source on Friday. Swanson had been the Yankees' catching coordinator and field coordinator, and NY Post reports the Yankees led the majors in framing statistics during the seven seasons he ran their catchers. He was on an expiring contract, according to NY Post.
Sources: ESPN · MLB.com · NY Post Sports · Pinstripe Alley
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates will not return in 2027 after contract talks stalled.
Bates, 42, spent 12 years in the Dodgers organization and was co-hitting coach with Robert Van Scoyoc in recent seasons. MLB Trade Rumors reported the Dodgers offered a multiyear contract but the sides could not agree on terms. According to a source cited by the NY Post, Van Scoyoc is still expected to return, and the LA Times reports Bates is exploring free agency.
Sources: MLB.com · LA Times · NY Post Sports · True Blue LA
No. 3 in the 30-second version
Yankees' Cody Bellinger and Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong win Platinum Gloves, decided by fan vote.
Bellinger is the second Yankee to win the award after catcher Jose Trevino in 2022, and NY Post reports he ranked third in MLB with 21 defensive runs saved. SB Nation's Brew Crew Ball, a fan blog, reports Bellinger had 20 defensive runs saved and argues other AL outfielders were more deserving. The Blue Jays and Cubs also won Team Gold Glove Awards.
Sources: NY Post Sports · MLB.com · Pinstripe Alley · Brew Crew Ball
Mets re-sign right-hander Robert Stock, 36, to a one-year major league contract.
Stock earned his first major league win since 2019 in August, posting a 5.93 ERA in 30.1 innings over eight appearances. He had thoracic outlet surgery last March and went to the injured list in mid-September with finger numbness. Stock pitched in relief once and started seven times last season.
Sources: ESPN · NY Post Sports · Amazin' Avenue
Nationals and outfielder Jacob Young agreed to a four-year contract extension, according to reports.
Robert Murray reports the deal is worth $23 million and includes an $8 million option for a fifth season, according to a source familiar with it. According to SB Nation, Young hit .252 with a .708 OPS and a career-high 10 homers in 2026, up from a .583 OPS in 2025.
Sources: MLB.com · Federal Baseball
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