That happened fast, didn’t it? The winter meetings began with low expectations and now we’re looking at the acquisition of a guy who should be a key component of the 2010 starting staff. Didn’t see that coming. Neither, apparently, did Andy MacPhail. This post from Roch Kubatko digs into MacPhail’s thinking and answers most of [...]

With the Winter Meetings underway in Indianapolis, Andy MacPhail is in the early stages of making good on his promise of “meaningful improvement.” The promise we’ve all agreed he can’t break, despite a soft free agent market and an unwillingness to sacrifice two years of rebuilding for a blockbuster deal. The tall order, if you [...]

This isn’t really news to those of us who follow the team closely, but it’s nice to see all the same: Andy MacPhail is on record — again — saying the O’s will be players this offseason. When you take a look at that article it’s actually amazing just how clean the team’s financial slate [...]

I don’t know if this will sound strange, but in a way I feel as if I’m still recovering from Lost Season II. Still getting it out of my system. Still trying to wash away the stain of that second half. It doubt it will really go away until Hot Stove season begins. I remain [...]