Brian Roberts News

With a down economy, multiple teams crying poor and little money invested in future payrolls, the Orioles are arguably in a better financial position this offseason than they have been in more than a decade.

The Orioles are in need of a couple things this offseason. What is the most important thing the O's need to take care of through either free agency or a trade? -- Pat R., Forest Hill, Md.

On July 14, 2001, the Register reported the Angels had traded Kimera Bartee to Colorado for an infielder named Desmond Figgins.

CamdenCrazies.com: Clutchiest Orioles of 2009 Orioles correspondent Daniel Moroz analyzes Baltimore's best offensive options from 2009.

Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura throws out Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts during the first inning of a baseball game in Baltimore on May 13, 2009.

Our dynasty second baseman rankings are similar to the yearly league rankings , but only at the top.

The Orioles took care of some internal housekeeping issues on Thursday, when they announced the hiring of bench coach Jeff Datz and the official departure of Melvin Mora.

All but one of the Orioles' coaches in 2009 will be back on Dave Trembley's staff next season.

Some made stellar debuts while others continued to produce in their longtime careers among the 12 players from Clemson and South Carolina who are on Major League Baseball active rosters.

A walk-off win was the best possible way for the Orioles to end an otherwise disappointing 2009 season.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman pitched to catcher Matt Wieters during the 2008 season at Double-A Bowie.

A look at some of the best and worst of the Orioles' otherwise forgettable 2009 season: Team MVP: Second baseman Brian Roberts set career highs in runs and RBIs, and his 56 doubles were a franchise record and the most by a switch hitter in baseball history.

It is not often that a player adds his name to a list that had included just the Hall of Famers Tris Speaker , Paul Waner and Stan Musial .

Second baseman Brian Roberts , who established a major league record for doubles in a season by a switch-hitter, has been named the 2009 Most Valuable Oriole.

BALTIMOREWith dissension swirling through the Blue Jays clubhouse as they waited for a meeting this weekend with beleaguered manager Cito Gaston, there was one thing that everyone could agree upon after Friday night's 13-7 loss to the Orioles: David Purcey was not very good in his final start of the season.

They led by three runs and had only nine outs to get to end a 10-game losing streak that added even more heartache to a season that had already been miserable enough.

At 60-97, the Baltimore Orioles have had a terrible season. There were many reasons for that, but that is for a different post.

During what has been a dreadful season for the Orioles, and in the midst of a tough losing streak, the record books have provided an uncommon bright light for Brian Roberts' 2009 campaign.

On any given night, Brian Roberts might make history. Baltimore's second baseman already has surpassed his own franchise record for doubles, and he tied the league record for two-baggers by a switch-hitter on Tuesday night.

"Whatever I am going to be next year, I'll never get tired of thanking the Orioles," says Melvin Mora, expected to become a free agent, "because I made my career here." When he joined the Orioles in July 2000, Melvin Mora was one of 14 unfamiliar commodities received in the club's now infamous trade-deadline fire sale that sent six high-priced ...