free agency

On the agenda in Newsome's final year in charge is overhauling the receiving corps.

Relocated for a week to Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine, Harbaugh begins analyzing draft prospects.

Players union executive director Tony Clark isn't ready to hurl full-scale collusion accusations at Major League Baseball, but he's not ruling anything out.

This week not only gives teams a glimpse at the top members of the 2018 draft class, but it sets tone for a busy couple of weeks of free agency.

It's been relatively quiet on the Ravens front, but that will change over the next couple of weeks with the NFL scouting combine and the start of free agency.

Ravens have received more compensatory picks than any team in the league, but the sixth rounder this year qualifies as a disappointment.

The Ravens have no logical candidate for the franchise tag, but they could see three of the top free-agent receivers get tagged and kept off the open market.

The 30-year-old right-hander has agreed to terms on a contract that would give him the opportunity to re-establish his worth as a rotation stalwart.

The club doesn't appear to be in the mix for Corey Dickerson, recently designated for assignment by the Rays.

Adam Jones said winning will be more important than dollars in deciding where he plays beyond this season.

Manny Machado won two Gold Gloves and a Platinum Glove at third base, but said shortstop "is where my heart has always been."

Zach Britton said he'd like to return to the Orioles, but the team hasn't given him the opportunity to even consider it.

The Ravens have 12 free agents, and the most prominent ones are on the offensive side of the ball.

The Ravens have prioritized retooling their offense this offseason. That makes sense, but not making any meaningful defensive additions doesn't.

The baseball players union will open its own spring training camp for the first time since the end of the 1994-95 strike, inviting free agents to work out at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

Free agency is a little over a month away. The NFL draft is about 2 1/2 months away. The scouting combine is next on the Ravens' calendar.

Ravens general manager told The Baltimore Sun Friday that "there will be very little change." He was referring to 2018.

“I’m not going to give a playoff-or-bust edict to you all or to my coach,” Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Friday.

Even during an event Manny Machado didn’t attend, he was the focus as the Orioles announced he'd play shortstop and addressed his uncertain future.

The Ravens simply haven't taken enough shots at finding offensive skill position players, especially early in the draft.

Two years after he agreed to his club-record seven-year contract, the Orioles are looking as if they got less and less value for their franchise slugger, Chris Davis.

The Orioles and Manny Machado did not agree to terms on a contract for 2018, Machado's final year before free agency.

Fan discontent over the lack of changes on John Harbaugh's coaching staff is understandable. But that doesn't mean Don "Wink" Martindale shouldn't get a clean slate.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he's continued discussions with involved parties about where Manny Machado and Tim Beckham will play in 2018, but the decision isn't public yer.

Fan discontent, an absence of playmakers and very little salary-cap space are all issues the Ravens front office will have to confront this offseason.

Once again, former Orioles who are hitting the open market aren't finding much of a market for their services.

The Ravens' need for offensive playmakers should dominate the discussion ahead of draft and free agency.

The retirement of defensive coordinator Dean Pees likely won't be the only change as the Ravens miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

The Orioles have made some of their most signficant free agent signings after January 1, but they won't be the only ones with business to be done once the calendar turns.

The 22-year-old undrafted free agent on being promoted Tuesday from the practice squad: “I feel like I belong on the active roster.”

If the Ravens beat the Bengals on Sunday, they'll play the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. But there are scenarios in which they could make it and face the Jaguars, too.

The undrafted free agent tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee in Saturday’s win against the Colts.

The wide receiver didn't sense the sarcasm in the cheers, but Mike Wallace did and he was not happy about the lack of support.

Will the Orioles learn from the situation they find themselves in with Manny Machado that they should lock up Jonathan Schoop?

The Orioles returned to Baltimore knowing what Manny Machado could command, but still considering whether to trade him

The Orioles seem to be running out of options to improve their starting rotation for next season.

It would be customary for club officials to meet with Manny Machado's representatives at the gathering in Florida.

As the “Academic Heisman” winner, Kiser will be honored on the field during the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 8.

Another important offseason deadline will approach at the end of this week as teams must tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players by Friday at 8 p.m., otherwise making them free agents. Last year, the Orioles signed catcher Welington Castillo after he was nontendered.

The Orioles traded away most of their international bonus slot money and won't likely be a player for the prospects the Braves lost Tuesday, or Shohei Otani.

Of the Ravens' pending unrestricted free agents this coming offseason, almost all of them play on the offensive side of the ball.

Four months of waiting might have made a big difference in the Orioles' potential return in a trade of relievers Zach Britton or Brad Brach.

As baseball is swept up in the Shohei Otani sweepstakes, there are less expensive players in Japan and South Korea who could be fits for the Orioles, including Miles Mikolas, Ah-seop Son and Yang Hyeon-jong.

“It’s not 100 percent, but I’ve definitely gotten to where I can run past people,” the rookie wide receiver said after Wednesday’s practice.

The Orioles are likely to staff the position next year internally with top catching prospect Chance Sisco and veteran Caleb Joseph.

Depending on whether the Orioles decide to crack open their coffers for big-name starting pitchers in free agency, shop in the middle of the market, or wait it out until January, there are plenty of ways they can rebuild their rotation this offseason.

The Orioles announced Friday that they've declined the club options for 2018 on left-hander Wade Miley and shortstop J.J. Hardy, sending both to free agency.

The day after the season concluded, seven Orioles players officially became free agents.

While the Orioles are to be commended for transitioning seamlessly to shortstop Tim Beckham from J.J. Hardy, there's perilously little depth behind him and second baseman Jonathan Schoop.

It would appear that Chris Tillman's return is more likely than that of Wade Miley.