Melvin Mora News

One is coming off a breakout year that saw him capture a Rawlings Gold Glove Award, and he looks primed to be one of the faces of the franchise soon enough.

The Orioles haven't been shy about what's on their offseason list: corner infielders and starting pitchers.

After following Mark Teixeira's ever move last winter it's difficult to get too excited about free agency this year.

Reid Brignac gave Rays fans snapshots of the future this season during several stints with the big league club.

Baltimore Notable free agents: 3B Melvin Mora Needs: SP, RP, 1B, 3B Topping the to-do list: Pitching was awful -- starters, relievers, hot dog vendors called to throw an inning.

In an offseason players' market that overall is being portrayed as bland, the hot corner stands out as a hot iron, waiting to be struck by teams looking to upgrade at third base.

The Orioles on Monday claimed right-handed pitcher Armando Gabino off waivers from the Minnesota Twins, leaving them with 34 players on their 40-man roster.

Evan Longoria, the second Rays player to win a Gold Glove Award, at 24 is the youngest third baseman to win the AL honor since 2001 and the fourth-youngest third baseman to win in either league.

The Phillies have declined the option for 2010 on third baseman Pedro Feliz' contract, general manager Ruben Amaro, Jr.

The first wave of Orioles players hit the free-agency market on Thursday, as Mark Hendrickson, Danys Baez, Melvin Mora and Chad Moeller wasted no time and filed, thus taking care of Baltimore's entire list of pending free agents.

Brandon Snyder just wanted to know what it would be like to step into the shoes of a perceived god in some eyes.

Three Orioles refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk and instead elected to file for free agency on Tuesday.

This is the lull before the storm. This is the time when major league front office people tie up loose ends, take a few days off and catch their breath before offseason begins in earnest following the World Series.

The Orioles cleared some space on their roster Friday by removing three injured pitchers and outrighting them to Triple-A Norfolk.

The Orioles announced today that they won't exercise third baseman Melvin Mora 's $8 million contract option for the 2010 season, an expected move that likely ends the tenure of one of their most productive and popular players over the last decade.

The Orioles finished the 2009 season 34 games below .500, 39 games back of first place in their division and losers of 13 consecutive games in September.

The Arizona Fall League's Phoenix Desert Dogs are competing for their sixth consecutive championship, and they'll feature the hype that surrounds No.

Serviceable as backup and really stepped up after Izturis' appendectomy. Aubrey Huff 13 homers C- Just never got going and eventually was traded for Single-A reliever.

Moments after Andy MacPhail announced that embattled Orioles manager Dave Trembley would return for 2010, several of the players echoed the thoughts of their president of baseball operations.

Russ Springer got Melvin Mora swinging for the final out in the Tampa Bay Rays' 5-3 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in a game notable because it clinched the Rays' second winning season in team history and Springer picked up his first save since April 24, 2001.