Tracking O's Minor League Offseason Moves

[Oldorioles]

According to baseballAmerica, we just:

re-signed LHP Chris George

signed RHP Robert Hinton

signed C Scott Thomas

[Enjoy Terror]

Toss in:

C Ronny Paulino

and

RHP Pat Neshek

Armando Galaragga is also official

[Oldorioles]

I updated everything.

Also, there will definitely be some cuts coming in spring training. If you look at the OP and do some simple math, the O's have added somewhere around 36 minor leaguers. These can be broken down as 10 international (I'm counting Aldridge since he last played overseas, but not Chen or Wada since they got major league deals), 10 from other minor league teams, 3 from independent ball, and three with no previous history. The O's have shed approximately 23 minor leaguers. These can be broken down into 13 that signed with another team and 10 that are still minor league fre agents.

So, we've netted about 13 extra players. They'll also need to free up spots for guys who didn't play last year and are likely to start on a full-season team (D. Bundy, Esposito, Delmonico). There's only so many spots avialble, so it'll be interesting to watch it all unfold.

[Jarman8675]

I updated everything.

Also, there will definitely be some cuts coming in spring training. If you look at the OP and do some simple math, the O's have added somewhere around 36 minor leaguers. These can be broken down as 10 international (I'm counting Aldridge since he last played overseas, but not Chen or Wada since they got major league deals), 10 from other minor league teams, 3 from independent ball, and three with no previous history. The O's have shed approximately 23 minor leaguers. These can be broken down into 13 that signed with another team and 10 that are still minor league fre agents.

So, we've netted about 13 extra players. They'll also need to free up spots for guys who didn't play last year and are likely to start on a full-season team (D. Bundy, Esposito, Delmonico). There's only so many spots avialble, so it'll be interesting to watch it all unfold.

I don't think most of the international signings will be in the US this year and will be at various academies and summer leagues or extended spring training. My guess is the Orioles will trim some fat, but I don't think it will be significant. I seem to always go into every minor league spring training expecting to see significant cuts(especially when the Orioles dropped Bluefield). Seem like they keep players in Extended Spring and just add them when they make cuts on teams during the year pending on performance.

[Oldorioles]

added Fossum

subtracted VandenHurk

[jjb]

A couple of nits. Miguel Abreu signed w/ the Phils. I don't see Oscar Villareal listed. Might not be considered Minor League, but Pie and Accardo signed w/ Cleveland.

[Oldorioles]

Thanks for the info. I added Abreu. Villareal shoud be there. Just to avoid confusion, I added a section for all the guys from the 40-man roster last year that have moved on (including Pie and Accardo). Thanks, kepp 'em coming!

[Owen21]

A warm welcome to Jeff Larish

[Oldorioles]

First small wave of cuts occurred according to baseballamerica. We cut:

Nate Nery (he was injured all last year)

Pedro Rodriguez

Moises Ciriaco

Rojean Cleofa

Martin Serrata

All four hitters had terrible hitting stats, in fact Serrata was the only one to post an OPS over 500 (barely). I think I recall Tony having a nice thing or two to say about Serrata at one time but certainly for the rest look like it was time to move on and free up some spaces. Speaking of which, we also added 2B Chris Tremblay according to the same source.

[Coker]

Dan Connolly

#Orioles have agreed to a minor-lg deal w/ catcher Dane Sardinha, who played 28 games w #Phillies in past 2 yrs. A .166 hitter, solid D

Throw this one in there too...

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Nick Johnson and Stu Pomeranz

[Oldorioles]

OK, all three are now in the OP.

[Oldorioles]

Added Luis Ayala and update Atkins signing with Washington.

[Oldorioles]

added Greg Burke

[Enjoy Terror]

https://twitter.com/#!/masnRoch/status/170951131550318593

Ryan Edell, we hardly knew ya.