Trading A-Gon a matter of timing

How much would the Padres have to get in return for Adrian Gonzalez to get a fair deal? "I don't know if you can put together enough young talent t...

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Perusing the free-agent bargain bin

Bobby Abreu proved last year that there are bargains to be had on the free-agent market. Starting 9 takes a look at the best deals on the offseason discount rack.

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

Brian Roberts

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts and his dog, Rocky

Athletes and their pets

League's error scores Aubrey to give O's season-closing sweep

Michael Aubrey scored the winning run on Brandon League's second throwing error in the 11th inning Sunday, giving the Baltimore Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays and a three-game sweep.

Hendrickson gets rare win in start; O's save selves from third 100-loss season

Mark Hendrickson won his first start since April, Jeff Fiorentino drove in two runs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Saturday night for their third straight victory.

Aubrey has 2-run shot, grand slam as Orioles celebrate Trembley's return

Michael Aubrey hit a two-run homer and his first career grand slam, Matt Wieters added a three-run shot, and Baltimore ended the Toronto Blue Jays' six-game winning streak with a 13-7 victory Friday night.

The final weekend

AJ Mass ranks the starting pitchers and looks for the matchups to exploit and avoid in the final weekend of the season.

...13, 2009 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Brian Roberts #1 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a 2 RBI single during a game against the New...

Players who've thrived for losing teams

Playing for teams far out of playoff contention hasn't prevented several players from having noteworthy performances in '09.

Rays hand Orioles 12th straight loss for longest skid of year in majors

Rookie Wade Davis allowed one run over seven innings, Carl Crawford stole his career-high 60th base and the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Baltimore Orioles their 12th straight loss with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.

Burrell's sac fly grabs lead after four Rays homer off O's pitching

Pat Burrell hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and pinch-hitter Willy Aybar had one of four Tampa Bay homers as the Rays extended the Baltimore Orioles' losing streak to 11 games with a 7-6 victory Monday night.

Peralta's game-ending RBI single hands O's 9th loss in a row

Jhonny Peralta hit a game-ending RBI single Saturday night to give the Indians a wild 9-8 win over Baltimore.

Orioles-Indians Preview

Orioles-Indians Preview