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World Champions 1983, 1970, 1966 American League Champions 1983, 1979, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1966 American League East Division Champions 2014, 1997, 1983, 1979, 1974, 1973, 1971, 1970, 1969 American League Wild Card 2012, 1996 Friday, November 20, 2015 Columns: Orioles must protect for Rule 5 draft today: Chris Lee, Andrew Triggs among possibilities The Sun 11/20 Manny Machado finishes fourth in AL MVP balloting, far ahead of Orioles MVP Chris Davis The Sun 11/19 No second-guessing here, just congratulations to Jake Arrieta for winning the Cy Young Award The Sun 11/19 Inbox: Besides rotation, what's on O's to-do list? MLB.com 11/19 More from Duquette, Machado's fourth-place finish and the 40-man roster MASNsports.com 11/20 Machado places fourth, Davis 14th in AL MVP balloting MASNsports.com 11/19 Some Chris Davis and 40-man roster talk MASNsports.com 11/20 Manny Machado finishes fourth in AL MVP voting CSN Mid-Atlantic 11/19 MLB schedules two additional games on opening Sunday CSN Mid-Atlantic 11/19 UPDATE: Braves interested in Darren O’Day and Matt Thornton NBCsports.com 11/19 Report: Dodgers pursuing Darren O’Day “big time” NBCsports.com 11/19 Orioles have talked to Pirates about Neil Walker NBCsports.com 11/19 Rumor Buy or Sell: Chris Davis a good fit for the Astros CBSsports.com 11/19 Peoria notes: O's Garcia wraps unlikely year MiLB.com 11/19 http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-os-protect-for-rule-5-draft-today-lee-triggs- among-possibilities-machado-mvp-note-20151119-story.html Orioles must protect for Rule 5 draft today: Chris Lee, Andrew Triggs among possibilities By Dan Connolly / The Baltimore Sun November 20, 2015 Tonight at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for the Orioles to set their 40-man roster ahead of next month’s Rule 5 draft, and the club likely will protect a couple of additional minor leaguers since their roster is currently at 37. In their continual goal to stockpile arms, it would be a surprise if the Orioles didn’t protect two pitchers they acquired last season: left-hander Chris Lee and right-hander Andrew Triggs. Lee, 23, was obtained from the Houston Astros in May for two international bonus slots. A former fourth-round draft pick of the Astros, Lee was 3-6 with a 3.07 ERA in 14 starts at High-A Frederick and 4-2 with a 3.08 ERA in seven starts with Double-A Bowie. Triggs, 26, was purchased from the Kansas City Royals in April. The 6-foot-4 reliever was 0-2 with 17 saves and a 1.03 ERA in 43 games with Bowie. If they are placed on the 40-man roster, other teams will not be able to claim them in the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 10. To be eligible for that draft, a player must not be on a 40-man roster and has to have played four pro seasons (if 18 or younger on the June 5 before signing his first contract) or three seasons (if 19 or older on the June 5 before his first contract). So, pitching prospects such as Hunter Harvey (three seasons since being drafted at 18) and Dylan Bundy (already on the 40-man) are not eligible to be drafted away in December. Left-hander ChrisJones was added to the 40-man earlier this month, ahead of the deadline. Perhaps the most recognizable name in the Orioles organization that could be left off the 40-man tonight is right-hander Parker Bridwell, a 24-year-old right-hander who was 4-5 with a 3.99 ERA in 18 starts for Bowie in 2015. A former ninth-rounder out of a Texas high school in 2010, he has had an uneven minor leaguer career, but has long been considered a solid talent. Former second-rounder Branden Kline, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in October, is not expected to be protected. The same goes for lefty reliever Ashur Tolliver, who pitched well for Bowie (1-2 with a 2.91 ERA in 39 games) and re-signed a minor league deal this offseason. Infielder Adrian Marin, 21, has impressed scouts during his stint in the Arizona Fall League this year, but his lack of offense in the minors (.235 average in his past two seasons at High-A) probably will stop teams from taking a big league chance on him this year. The Orioles have done a solid job managing their protections in past years, gambling correctly, for instance, that reliever Mychal Givens would not be drafted last offseason and that catcher Caleb Joseph would slip through in the 2013 draft. If a player is selected in the Rule 5 draft, he must stay on the drafting team’s 25-man roster (or disabled list) all year or be offered back to the original team. In other Orioles’ news, third baseman Manny Machado finished fourth in the American League MVP voting that was announced Thursday. Machado’s name was on 27 of the 30 ballots submitted by The Baseball Writers' Association of America. He received 158 total points, trailing only Josh Donaldson (385 points), Mike Trout (304) and Lorenzo Cain (225). Machado received four third-place votes, 11 for fourth, five for fifth, three for ninth and one each for sixth, seventh, eighth and 10th. This marks the second time in the past three seasons that an Oriole has placed in the top four for AL MVP. First baseman Chris Davis came in third in 2013 after leading the league with 53 homers. Center fielder Adam Jones placed sixth in the 2012 balloting. Davis, who led the majors with 47 homers in 2015, also received votes this year, placing 14th with 32 total points. He received five votes for seventh place and two each for eighth, ninth and 10th. Former Oriole Nelson Cruz was sixth overall with 94 points, including the lone second-place vote that did not go to Donaldson or Trout. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck-blog/bal-manny-machado-finishes-fourth-in- american-league-mvp-ballotting-far-ahead-of-os-mvp-chris-davis-20151119-story.html Manny Machado finishes fourth in AL MVP balloting, far ahead of Orioles MVP Chris Davis By Peter Shmuck / The Baltimore Sun November 19, 2015 Orioles third baseman Manny Machado finished a solid fourth in the balloting for American League MVP, which is only surprising when you consider that he finished second in the voting for Orioles MVP this year. American League home run king Chris Davis was named Orioles MVP in a vote of the local media, but he finished a distant 14th in the AL MVP vote by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Of course, Toronto Blue Jays third baseman -- and Machado nemesis -- Josh Donaldson easily won the award and was followed in the voting by finalists Mike Trout and Lorenzo Cain. Machado played in all 162 games and batted .286 with 102 runs, 35 homers and 86 RBIs. He also made the All-Star team and won his second Gold Glove at third base. Davis led the majors with 47 home runs and also drove in 117 runs, but BBWAA voters apparently focused more than the Baltimore media on his major league-leading 208 strikeouts. It marked only the fifth time a player has struck out more than 200 times in a season. Nevertheless, Davis is expected to strike gold this winter in free agency. Machado will have to wait a while to maximize his earning potential, but is eligible for salary arbitration. Donaldson, who batted .297, hit 41 homers, led the majors with 122 runs and the AL with 123 RBIs, received 23 first-place votes and Trout received the other seven. They combined for all but one of the second-place votes -- the outlier going to Nelson Cruz, who finished sixth overall. Machado received four third-place votes and 11 fourth-place votes. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck-blog/bal-no-secondguessing-here-just- congratulations-to-jake-arrieta-for-winning-the-cy-young-award-20151119-story.html No second-guessing here, just congratulations to Jake Arrieta for winning the Cy Young Award By Peter Shmuck / The Baltimore Sun November 19, 2015 Since nobody should be surprised that Jake Arrieta won the National League Cy Young Award, there's really no reason for Baltimore fans to recharge the debate about his failure to launch with the Orioles. Let's just be happy for a nice young man who faced a mountain of frustration here and brought some of it on himself. Arrieta arrived in the Orioles organization brimming with confidence that he had not yet earned, which rankled some teammates and put extra pressure on him to develop into an elite starting pitcher. The talent was always there. Everybody could see that. But Arrieta had a large bone chip in his elbow and, clearly, needed time to fulfill the outsized expectations placed on him by himself and his team. He always had terrific stuff and yet he never managed an ERA under 4.66 in parts of four major league seasons in Baltimore. Was that because the Orioles failed to figure out what made him tick? Partly. Was it because Arrieta was impeded by the large calcium mass in his elbow? Partly. Was it because Arrieta had some serious growing up to do from an emotional and self-analytical standpoint? Certainly. There's really no reason to second-guess anybody.