Orioles surprise MLB with blockbuster move, sign Pete Alonso to five-year, $155 million deal

Via Jeff Passan, the O’s have signed New York Mets five-time All-Star slugger Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million deal.
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As Helena Moreno inherits a New Orleans budget crisis, she might learn from Buddy Roemer

Buddy Roemer was suddenly confronted with a budget crisis after he was elected governor of Louisiana in 1987 — similar to the ...
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Orioles rumors: Writer leaves door open for Adley Rutschman trade despite ‘pretty low odds’

Could the Baltimore Orioles trade Adley Rutschman this offseason? One writer thinks there is little chance of that happening, but he admits it's not zero. The Orioles' No. 1 overall draft pick in 2019 ...
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Elias talks Rutschman-Basallo, Mountcastle and 1B/DH logjam

This story was excerpted from Jake Rill's O's Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. BALTIMORE -- Many of Mike Elias’ comments ...