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• Zach Eflin itching to get back to Orioles

On the injured list with a right lat strain, Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin made it clear he is ready to return to the rotation as quickly as possible....2025
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• MLB’s biggest surprises from the season’s first month

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Jung Hoo Lee, Tyler Mahle highlight baseball’s biggest surprises. There’s nothing like the start of a new baseball season. The soothing, familiar sounds of the crack of the bat and a fastball burying itself in a catcher’s mitt. The contagious optimism found in all 30 clubhouses, from the defending champions to the last-place club ...2025
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• Rays series preview: Outdoor baseball in Tampa

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How will Steinbrenner Field play? The Royals have sought to emulate the Rays in many ways, poaching manager Matt Quatraro and bench coach Paul Hoover from the organization. Owner John Sherman has talked about having a more sustainable approach to competitiveness, like the Rays have done despite a shoestring budget. The team has won fewe...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Series Preview

Jacob Young reacts during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (9-13) head home to Washington, D.C. to take on the Baltimore Orioles (9-12) in the Battle of the Beltway After disappointing series losses against the Miami Marlins and the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Washington Nationals took care of business on the road against...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
In The Field OF Willi Castro (oblique) was out of the lineup on Friday. This comes on the heels of him leaving Wednesday's game early due to tightness in his right oblique. He is considered day-to-day. 3B D.J. LeMahieu (calf) is expected to start a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He has not had a spring, so he will need a length rehab assignment prior to making his season debut. OF Josh Lowe (obliq...2025
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• Elias contends Orioles made a good offer for Burnes, and he’ll continue to look for starting pitching

BALTIMORE—Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias isn’t thrilled with the Orioles’ start, and he hopes their starting pitching will get better. Top-of-the-rotation starters Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez are on the 15-day injured list. So are Chayce McDermott and Trevor Rogers, who were counted on for depth. Albert Suárez, who began the season in the […]...2025
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• Elias offers Orioles injury updates on Eflin, Rodriguez, Kittredge, Cowser and more

BALTIMORE—The Orioles have eight players on the injured list, and two top minor league prospects are also out. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias provided injury updates on them on Tuesday. Starting pitchers Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez are out with a right lat strain and a sore triceps/elbow injury, Elias said. They were counted […]...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Carson Williams #65 and Brayden Taylor #93 of the Tampa Bay Rays run off the field during the first ever spring training Spring Breakout game | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Eleven new players enter the annual top prospect list. Welcome back to the annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List, a treasured tradition at the site where our community diligently votes ...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 10, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Being shut out is no fun. Sam McDowell at the Star has five takeaways from the first two weeks of the season: Those three hitters in the middle of the order combined for a 1.025 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) with runners in scoring position in 2024. Witt was second in baseball at 1.183, Pasquantino 14th and Perez 15th. A year later, that trio has combi...2025
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• Orioles Deliver Concerning News With Zach Eflin Injury Update
More bad news for the Baltimore Orioles as pitcher Zach Eflin becomes the latest player headed to the injury list....2025
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• Braves News: Reynaldo López update and more

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Reynaldo López underwent arthroscopic surgery in his right shoulder on Tuesday. Fortunately, there was no structural damage. He will be reevaluated in July and shut down from throwing until then. Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery today turned out to be a cleanup. No structural damage...2025
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• Eflin efficient in Orioles’ big Opening Day win; Rutschman embraces nerves; Mullins fixture in center

TORONTO—With Grayson Rodriguez out for the near future, the Orioles’ unquestioned No. 1 starter is Zach Eflin. The 30-year-old right-hander probably would have been chosen as the Opening Day starter even if Rodriguez hadn’t gone to the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. The Orioles are going to need Eflin’s steadiness in the coming […]...2025
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"Zach Eflin (and cash) Now I think we are getting into the right territory value-wise."

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"Orioles To Recall Coby Mayo, Activate Zach Eflin"

2023
"The Braves answered back in the second against Rays starter Zach Eflin."

2022
"6:02pm: The Rays are in agreement with righty Zach Eflin on a three-year contract, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link)."

2021
"Starting pitcher Zach Eflin has been activated from the 10-day injured list to start this evening’s game against the Diamondbacks."

2019
"With the pain-free outlook for 2019, the 28-year-old Eickhoff figures to be in the mix at the back end of a Philly rotation that currently includes Nick Pivetta, Vince Velasquez and Zach Eflin."

2018
"To replace Arano on the active roster, the Phils have promoted fellow right Zach Eflin."

2017
"The Giants wasted no time in becoming the latest National League West team to see Phillies starter Zach Eflin well, notching three runs in the first and adding three more over the second and third innings in San Francisco's 10-2 win over Philadelphia on Friday."

2016
"Josh Donaldson hit a grand slam and Ezequiel Carrera and Edwin Encarnacion added a pair of two-run shots as the Blue Jays scored early and often against rookie Zach Eflin in an 11-3 victory over the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon at Rogers Centre."

2015
"While Amaro did manage to bring in some prospects, like Tom Windle, Zach Eflin and Ben Lively, by swapping longtime shortstop Jimmy Rollins and in-his-final-act outfielder Marlon Byrd, Hamels remains the lone piece that could net a return of real, franchise-altering value."

2014
"San Diego also receives catcher Tim Federowicz in exchange for catcher Yasmani Grandal, pitcher Joe Wieland and a Minor League pitcher, believed to be Zach Eflin, a source told MLB."

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• Elias contends Orioles made a good offer for Burnes, and he’ll continue to look for starting pitching
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• Elias offers Orioles injury updates on Eflin, Rodriguez, Kittredge, Cowser and more
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for Honorable Mentions

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Taking a different path to wrapping up 2025’s vote There was muted interest in continuing the annual prospect vote for the 26-30 range this year, and that’s reasonable given the depth and breadth of the Rays talent in the minors. So this year, I’d like to come up with a different approach to rounding out the list. Recs Usually we use a commenting syste...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 26

Urbina wins 25. Previous Winner 25. Jose Urbina, RHP19 | 6’3” | 180CPX | 4.50 ERA, 4.78 FIP, 48.0 IP (13 G, 8 GS) 21.7% K, 12.1% BBA | 5.29 ERA, 6.11 FIP, 17.0 IP (4 GS) 18.2% K, 6.1% BB The Venezuelan was elevated to the Holy City at the end of 2024, continuing the team’s aggressive push with his development. He traded his curveball for an easier to locate slider mid-season, but thus far lacks a ...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 15, 2025
Keibert Ruiz (C-WSH) has enjoyed a productive spring in which he's hit .269 with 3 homers and 8 RBI across 29 PA. He underwhelmed in 2024 on the heels of a 2023 in which he seemed to turn a corner with a .260 average, 18 homers, 67 RBI, and 55 run scored across 562 PA. As a 25 year-old in 2024, Ruiz batted just .229 with 13 dingers, 57 RBI, and 46 runs scored, with his wRC+ dipping to just 71 afte...2025
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• Should the Royals shop Seth Lugo?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Based on the prices being paid for starting pitching, it might make a lot of sense to swap pitching for outfield Adding Seth Lugo last offseason might be the best decision the Royals made for 2024 if you count the Ragans trade as a 2023 move. Lugo has shown decisively in two years as a starter that he has what it takes to be number two or three starter in...2025
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• Will Orioles be better or worse in 2025? | MAILBAG

Question: Rich, let’s be realistic. Mike Elias has constructed a 2025 team that’s not as good as 2024. Other than Zach Eflin, he blew it at the trade deadline. This offseason was supposed to be a big splash. Your thoughts? From: Mark Steinhorn, Columbia Answer: Mark, we don’t know if the 2025 team will be […]...2025
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• Orioles get 'positive signs' after Eflin's exit
Baltimore Orioles veteran right-hander Zach Eflin, 30, woke up feeling "really good, a day after leaving a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks because of shoulder fatigue, though the club was still awaiting results from an MRI performed Tuesday....2025
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• As Orioles look for an ace, Zach Eflin’s production the past 2 seasons may surprise you

As the Orioles go into the 2025 season without last year’s ace pitcher, Corbin Burnes, they are hoping that right-hander Zach Eflin can match his performance over the last two seasons. If he can, the O’s might have an ace-light or a pitcher who is a solid No. 2. Eflin’s stats are close to what […]...2025
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• MLB Trade Deadline 2024: Grading all 30 teams’ moves

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The dust has settled after a frenzied final few hours of trade activity. How did your team fare? The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone. There will be waiver claims, minor signings, injury returns, and other internal promotions from this point onward, but in general, each team’s roster now features the primary players who wi...2024
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• 2024 AL East preview: High-flying young Orioles seek to repeat

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Baby Birds zoomed up to 101 wins and the division crown in 2023, and their nest of prospects only continues to grow. For almost a decade, the daunting AL East was dominated by the high-profile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, as well as the perennially savvy Tampa Bay Rays. In 2023, however, the division champion was none of those three teams; inst...2024
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• Rays sign RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa

Tampa Bay secures their much needed sixth starter, convincing NPB strong performer Uwasawa to join on a minor league deal. The Tampa Bay Rays have signed international free agent RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League camp. Welcome to the Rays family, @naoyukiuwasawa The Tampa Bay Rays have signed RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa to a minor league contract with an invi...2024
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• 12 MLB playoff teams, ranked by their World Series chances

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Ranking the 12 playoff teams in Major League Baseball by their World Series chances The MLB playoffs get underway today, as 12 teams still have their hopes for a World Series title alive. But what team has the best shot at seeing those dreams realized? There is certainly a case to be made for both the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the B...2023
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• St. Petersburg baseball forever

Sharing our thoughts on the stadium that will be For many of us, the Stadium Saga has, like a baseball season, seemed to go on forever with some wonderful highs and some disappointing lows. The high points included the so-called “sail stadium,” and while we still wonder how that would have felt on an August afternoon there is no doubt the design was intriguing, and the location was breathtaking. T...2023
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• Rays 5, Yankees 2: Brilliant Eflin Performance
Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Zach Eflin’s stellar performance on the mound shut down the Yankees, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory New month, who dis? After a completely disappointing July going 8-16, the Tampa Bay Rays look to be back to their dominant ways with a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees. The win gives the Rays a three-game winning streak and back-to-back series...2023
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• Outside The Confines: This article is going to Cooperstown
Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports Cooperstown welcomes two more immortals into their ranks. The trade deadline approaches and what will the Angels do with Shohei Ohtani? This will probably be the final quiet weekend in MLB for a while. The Trade Deadline is Tuesday and after that, we’ll have the meat of the playoff races. Consider yourself to all be on “Hug-watch” until next Tuesday. I do be...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Rays series preview
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Cubs hosted the Rays last year and it did not go well. Perhaps this time will be better. Ashley MacLennan helps out here at BCB as an associate editor and also writes some of the Outside The Confines articles. She’s also an editor at our SB Nation Rays site DRays Bay, so I asked her to write up a few words about the Rays for us. It’s no secret that th...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Piracy is on the rise
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The season is a month old and it’s time to take stock. The Rays are on a historic pace. Pirates are better than expected. The Cardinals stink. And more news from around baseball. Happy Mash Mervis Day to all of those who celebrate. Oh, who am I kidding. All of you celebrate Mash Mervis Day. The Tampa Bay Rays just keep on winning. After yesterday’s win over ...2023
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• Slam from Donaldson highlights rout of Phils
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• Giants romp early, cruise behind Moore
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• Rays, Zach Eflin Agree To Three-Year Deal
6:03pm: It’s a $40MM guarantee, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (on Twitter). 6:02pm: The Rays are in agreement with righty Zach Eflin on a three-year contract, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link). The deal is pending a physical. More to come....2022
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• Source: Padres land Kemp from Dodgers
The Padres have acquired outfielder Matt Kemp from the Dodgers as part of a five-player swap. San Diego also receives catcher Tim Federowicz in exchange for catcher Yasmani Grandal, pitcher Joe Wieland and a Minor League pitcher, believed to be Zach Eflin, a source told MLB.com. Neither team has confirmed the trade....2014
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• Kyle Wright debuts, Vaughn Grissom collects three hits as Braves beat Rays
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Wright allowed four runs over 2 2/3 innings in his first action of the spring. Vaughn Grissom had three hits while Matt Olson homered again to help the Atlanta Braves grab a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Kyle Wright made his spring debut and retired Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco before allowing a solo home run to Brandon Lowe on a 3-0 pitch. He then a...2023
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• Phillies Decline Option On Jean Segura
As expected, the Phillies have declined their $17MM option on second baseman Jean Segura in favor of a $1MM buyout. Philadelphia also confirmed previous reports they’ve exercised their $16MM option on Aaron Nola and that Zach Eflin has declined his end of a $15MM mutual option. The move could bring to an end Segura’s four-year tenure in Philadelphia. First…...2022
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• Zach Eflin signs three-year, $40 million contract with Rays, per report

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• Cliff Lee Surgery Would Add Pressure on Phillies to Get Cole Hamels Deal Right
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• Zach Eflin itching to get back to Orioles
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• Orioles place Zach Eflin on IL with lat strain as Baltimore's already shaky rotation takes huge hit

The Orioles currently have more starting pitchers on the IL than the active roster...2025
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• ‘Excellent’ Sugano extends scoreless streak, offense clicks in 10-0 Orioles’ win over Twins

SARASOTA-What’s happening? Zach Eflin was named the Orioles’ Opening Day starter when they play the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on March 27th. “It’s just a special day,” Elfin said. “There just a buzz around the stadium that day. There’s a buzz in spring training leading up to Opening Day. To be able to […]...2025
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• What to watch for at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images We’ve already seen a bunch of familiar faces in new (and old) places and it’s likely that the wheeling and dealing will continue right up to the 6 P.M. E.T. deadline. Later today at 6 P.M. E.T., MLB’s Trade Deadline will come and go and while today might be the deadline, we’ve already seen plenty of fireworks. Entering Tuesday, 28 of the 30 teams in MLB ...2024
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• Rays Madness: final four matchups

Part 3! In the spirit of march madness, I created a 16 team bracket with different Rays teams of the past, and have been utilizing a baseball simulator to play out a single elimination bracket and to determine the winner of each matchup. The seeding was decided on a ranking of each previous Rays team’s regular season winning percentage, with the 2020 Rays earning the no. 1 seed with a .667 winning...2024
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 54
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs win their second straight over the Rays It certainly isn’t a new phenomenon that good pitching is contagious. This has been observed as long as I’ve watched baseball. In reality, there are surely some good explanations that go with it. Some really good scouting/game planning against a particular team, catching a team at just the right time, or just bei...2023
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• Dodgers' Dramatic Late Show Now Headlined by Matt Kemp Blockbuster
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