It’s a slow news day in Birdland. Have you heard that one before?
The inactivity is understandable, especially this time of year. Generally there’s not much baseball news around the holiday season, as general managers, players, agents, and everyone else takes a few days off to enjoy the festivities with their families. Even new O’s manager Brandon Hyde said in a recent radio appearance that he’s heading to Maui. Getting hired as a manager for the first time and then getting to vacation in Maui? It’s a pretty good week for Mr. Hyde.
There was a bit of free agent activity yesterday in a final burst before Christmas, including ex-Oriole Andrew Miller finding a new home with the St.