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The Orioles might have avoided a real headache in a year full of them by missing out on Jason Vargas, and despite all that’s gone badly for them this season, it looks like Andrew Cashner was the right pitcher to stabilize their rotation.

The Orioles were criticized all winter for doing little to upgrade their rotation. Take a look at it now.

The Tampa Bay Rays abruptly designated Corey Dickerson for assignment Saturday. Could the Orioles be a landing spot?

The left-hander receives a minor league deal that will net him $2.5 million if he makes the major league club and includes incentives that could bring his salary to $5.7 million, according to USA Today.

With 35 pitchers in camp, evaluating players will be a challenge.

One lesson the Orioles have drawn from recent seasons is that multiyear contracts for starters are too risky.

Baseball's suspiciously uneventful offseason might be collusion...or it might be that ownership finally got a dose of common sense. Either way, it's going to have an impact that stretches into 2019 and beyond.

The sound of birds chirping in Sarasota might as well be crickets.

As spring training is about to being, storylines to watch around baseball include the two slugging superstars in pinstripes, will Clayton Kershaw opt out of his contract and did the Cubs do enough to win another World Series title?

As the Orioles continue to wait for prices to drop, other teams such as the Texas Rangers have filled out their rotations for fair prices already this offseason.

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.

Orioles FanFest is a week away and the Orioles need to do something to get fans interested in the 2018 season. So far, there little reason to line up at the ticket office.

Buck Showalter spoke about a variety of topics on the Orioles' Hot Stove radio show on Thursday night.

Several free-agent starters are still available and waiting to get their first offer.

As the Orioles reach the mid-January minicamp checkpoint in their offseason, little has changed in their pursuits of starting pitching or the possible trade of star Manny Machado.

With six weeks left to fill out their starting rotation, the Orioles find a free-agent market that has only changed in ways that makes things worse for them.

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.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said the team "has some other priorities" as baseball's holiday solstice is set to arrive without a trade of star infielder Manny Machado.

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

Dan Duquette said the Orioles' past blueprint for rebuilding a rotation won't be as easy to replicate this offseason.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Thursday on the team's offseason radio show that they'll remake the rotation to contend, not rebuild, in 2018, and addressed the futures of Manny Machado, Zach Britton, and Jonathan Schoop with the ballclub.

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.

Clayton Kershaw was dominating in a meaningless four-inning performance in the final game of the World Series.

Your guide for World Series game times, TV and betting odds, plus an Orioles angle.

The Orioles have a small margin for error in competing again for a playoff berth in 2018.

The Orioles decided to add ahead of Monday's trade deadline, but so did many of the American League's contenders.

Orioles have difficult decisions to make regarding their bullpen ahead of the trade deadline.

Sophomore Gordon Wild scored a hat trick to lead No. 1 Maryland (14-0-2) to a 3-2 double-overtime win over visiting Delaware (10-6-1) in men's soccer Tuesday night.

Orioles' Mark Trumbo named Sporting News American League Comeback Player of the Year

It's October baseball, and thanks to these winner-take-all wild-card games it's all the drama of a Game 7 in a three-plus hour serving.

Bourn gave the Orioles late-inning steals in both of the team's wins in Toronto this week

They followed that up with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers without hitting one longball -- the Orioles first homerless victory since April 26 to secure a four-game sweep at Camden Yards for the first time since 2008.

Thursday's rain delay will last about an hour before the first pitch is thrown.

As much focus has been placed recently on the Orioles starting rotation¿s inability to consistently carry the team deep into games, right-hander Miguel Gonzalez has been a steadying force throughout.

Chris Dickerson strained his left shoulder in batting practice Wednesday. May need a MRI

Chris Dickerson was scratched from Wednesday's lineup after batting practice

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has been named American League Player of the Week following his history-making start to the season.

Showalter was announced Wednesday night as one of three finalists for the Baseball Writers' Association of America's award after leading the Orioles to a 93-69 record and their first playoff appearance since 1997.

Also new this year is an announcement of the finalists ¿ the top three in each league for the rookie, manager and Cy Young and Top 5 for MVP. That will be aired this Wednesday at 6 p.m. on MLB Network.

The Orioles grinded out a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers to advance to the best-of-five American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, which begins Sunday evening at Camden Yards.

This is the kind of thing they used to teach in journalism school and I wish they still did: The way one careless mistake can diminish an otherwise strong performance and bring embarrassment instead of praise.

The Orioles and Rangers announced their rosters for tonight's one-game American League wild-card playoff at Rangers Ballpark.