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The Orioles' relievers are drawing interest, and they can be picky before dealing one of their top bullpen arms.

After such a strong 2016, there's reason to expect some regression from the Orioles bullpen in 2017.

O'Day seeing reliever value skyrocket, wants Orioles to keep bullpen intact

Aroldis Chapman returns to Yankees and agrees to highest-priced contract ever for a relief pitcher.

Winter Meetings: As teams begin to empty pockets on relievers, Duquette determined to keep Orioles bullpen intact

Will the game remember Zach Britton for the 47 saves in 47 chances, the 0.54 ERA in 67 innings over 69 games, or his exclusion from the top three vote-getters for the American League Cy Young Award and the immediate — maybe long-term — shift in relief pitching philosophy that was the defining storyline of the playoffs after Showalter didn't use him?

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jake Arrieta's Cy Young award was well deserved.

Mike Trout flashed the skill that puts him at the front of baseball's new generation, just moments after four of the all-time greats walked off the field.

The Orioles have acquired switch-hitting infielder/outfielder Jimmy Paredes from the Kansas City Royals, the club announced Thursday afternoon.

The Orioles nearly survived one of the worst starts in the career of right-hander Chris Tillman, but they ultimately gave up a late run to lose, 9-8, to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a sloppy game that featured a combined 24 hits and 16 runners left on base.

BOSTON -- After he was hit in the head in the ninth inning of Friday night's game, Orioles second baseman Robert Andino was out of the starting lineup for this afternoon's game.

The Orioles were an out away from making a clean getaway on Friday night when Red Sox pitcher Mark Melancon drilled O¿s second baseman Robert Andino in the side of the head with a pitch. Andino left the game and underwent concussion testing. He also was scheduled to undergo a CT scan after the game.

Miguel Gonzalez outpitched Orioles killer Jon Lester, allowing just two runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, as the O¿s won their fifth straight, 4-2, in front of an announced sellout crowd of 37,731 at Fenway Park.

Mark Reynolds had his 15th career multi-homer game as the Orioles continued their recent dominance of the Red Sox, taking their seventh game out of 10 this season, 7-1 at Camden Yards.

The Orioles have expressed some interest in the lone viable free-agent closer, Francisco Cordero, according to an industry source.