Headlines

  • Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury
  • Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin
  • Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib
  • Tucker Barnhart To Retire
  • Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline
  • Reds Release Jeimer Candelario
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Latest On Orioles’ GM Search

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | November 3, 2011 at 5:45pm CDT

The Orioles decided to expand their GM search this week, after learning that Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava declined their offer in favor of Toronto. Here's the latest on Baltimore's candidates… 

  • De Jon Watson has removed his name from consideration for the job, tweets SI.com's Jon Heyman.
  • The team would like to have the new general manager in place by Monday, tweets Britt Ghiroli of MLB.com.
  • The Orioles only plan to interview four more candidates, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun: Allard Baird, Dan Duquette, Damon Oppenheimer and Mike Radcliff.  The O's haven't asked permission from other teams to speak to any other executives, which would seem to eliminate others on the Orioles' list such as Andrew Friedman and Rick Hahn.
  • The O's have contacted the Yankees about talking to director of pro scouting Billy Eppler, reports MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko (Twitter link).  Kubatko says the Orioles also plan to talk to the Rangers about permission to interview executives Thad Levine and A.J. Preller, and to the Athletics about assistant GM David Forst.
  • Former Expos and Red Sox GM Dan Duquette will interview with the Orioles on Friday, reports Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun (Twitter link).
  • The Orioles are looking at Mike Arbuckle of the Royals and Allard Baird of the Red Sox, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter). 
  • Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com repeats that Dodgers assistant GM De Jon Watson won’t get the job (Twitter link).
  • Watson and Orioles director of player development John Stockstill have interviewed for the position and Phillies assistant GM Scott Proefrock will interview as well. The Orioles also appear to have interest in Rays executive VP of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti, Rick Hahn of the White Sox and Mike Radcliff of the Twins.
  • ESPN.com's Buster Olney weighed in on the Orioles' GM search earlier today, explaining that Baltimore has a perception problem.
Share 0 Retweet 13 Send via email0

Baltimore Orioles

Dodgers Notes: Kemp, Fielder, Ownership, Trump
Main
NL Central Notes: Furcal, Astros, Lee, Phillips
View Comments (41)
Post a Comment

41 Comments

  1. Noel Purcell

    14 years ago

    Allard Baird? Really? Why don’t they just hire Jim Duquette while they’re at it.

    Reply
  2. parkvillain

    14 years ago

    this is a trainwreck full of kittens.

    Reply
  3. Robert Bursey

    14 years ago

    Hire Keith Law!!! 

    I’m a life long O’s fan – 29 years old.  And I’m kicking them like a bad habit.  I’ve been to at least 15 games per season the past 10 years and I’m not attending a single game this year and won’t be back until Angelos is gone.

    Reply
    • Rabbitov

      14 years ago

      I said at 8 losing seasons that if we ever made it to 15 I would pretty much do the same thing.  Now I am either a die hard fan and a liar, or tell the truth and turn my back on my team.  I don’t really know what to do, because there’s no way we win anything next season.

      Reply
      • shockey12 2

        14 years ago

        The Blue Jays will be happy to have you 🙂

        Reply
        • Rabbitov

          14 years ago

          Maybe, but I think the Marlins and/or Rays need me more. 

          Reply
          • Jeff 30

            14 years ago

            Go Rays.  I’ll lend you the Longoria jersey I wore to the last game of the year against the Sox

            Reply
      • OsFan 2

        11 years ago

        lol, so I know I’m a little late reading this article, but you gotta love looking back at this comment… 2012 was pretty cool, huh? and 2013 and 2014…

        Reply
        • Rabbitov

          11 years ago

          Haha seriously

          Reply
  4. not_brooks

    14 years ago

    Friedman, Hahn and Arbuckle would all be great choices. Radcliff too, maybe, but I admit that I don’t know anything about him.

    Baird and Coletti would be awful, so if the O’s don’t promote Stockstill, I expect to end up with one of those two.

    Reply
  5. Robert Bursey

    14 years ago

    Um, I just got a text from the Baltimore Sun… they are interviewing Jim Duquette… god, this just got worse!

    Reply
    • not_brooks

      14 years ago

      I heard it was Dan Duquette. Not quite so bad as Jim…

      Reply
    • noah perry

      14 years ago

      bad luck again. why don’t they just call up some of the old orioles like cal ripkin jr. or jim palmer or even maybe rick dembsy?

      Reply
  6. $7562574

    14 years ago

    heck of a luck to the orioles in picking friedman.

    Reply
  7. Derek G

    14 years ago

    Who aren’t they interviewing?

    Reply
  8. parkvillain

    14 years ago

    welp, we´re going stag to the FA prom, hopefully we will find a good dance.

    Reply
    • Guest 6239

      14 years ago

      the fat girl with braces in the corner is eyeing you guys down :/

      Reply
      • mike292929

        14 years ago

        hey!… I don’t have braces.

        Reply
        • Rabbitov

          14 years ago

          I wish I had a like for the comment and the handlebar mustache. 

          Reply
      • parkvillain

        14 years ago

        i’m drowning myself in the punchbowl.

        Reply
        • snowbladerp14

          14 years ago

          i spiked it so its good and ready

          Reply
  9. not_brooks

    14 years ago

    As much as I would love for a guy like Levine or Forst or Arbuckle to get a GM job, I don’t know if I would wish the curse of Peter Angelos’s Orioles on such bright minds.

    As much as I’d love to see one of those guys names next to the top job on the O’s website, I don’t want to see their talents wasted on a team that they’re not really allowed to run.

    Fellow O’s fans, I’m just in a lot of pain right now…

    Reply
  10. Nicholas Good

    14 years ago

    Hire Stringer Bell, he’ll get the organization back on its feet…

    Reply
    • Joshua

      14 years ago

      Funny that you make that joke considering Klaw made a joke about how it may take Brother Mouzone to clean up the mess in Baltimore

      Reply
  11. Jeff 30

    14 years ago

    Lefty will be happy. Please interview Levine. He’s a legitimate candidate and he’d actually take the job. Ask the other candidates either wouldn’t take the job our are a joke.

    Sigh.

    Reply
    • Lefty

      14 years ago

      If true about Arbuckle, I would be happy!

      Reply
      • Rabbitov

        14 years ago

        Just to clarify, it isn’t the guy from Garfield. 

        Reply
        • Lefty

          14 years ago

          Wasn’t the cartoon character from Garfield named Jon Arbuckle?

          Reply
  12. mike292929

    14 years ago

    How about new ownership first.

    Reply
    • D_Lo_13

      14 years ago

      Angelos will have to sell the team. Unfortunately, I don’t trust his son to run this franchise either.

      Reply
      • Jeff 30

        14 years ago

        Supposedly his son doesn’t want the team.  Not sure if it’s true but it’s the rumor.

        Odds are if he sells it Ripken would put together a team to buy it.

        Reply
  13. Moe_Berg

    14 years ago

    Ed Wade?….huh?…..Any takers? Please someone take Ed Wade from us. Please.

    Reply
  14. Guest 6231

    14 years ago

    do your part…hug an oriole fan

    Reply
    • noah perry

      14 years ago

      i know the orioles just need a refresh here maybe my my pc can do that for them

      Reply
  15. Rabbitov

    14 years ago

    I still think I should be GM.  I am willing to do it.  I am stubborn as hell.  But most importantly, I have no problem telling Angelos where he can put it.  

    Reply
  16. shockey12 2

    14 years ago

    seriously if nobody wants the GM job i’ll do it i guess…the Orioles already went through most of the mlb so they might as well start sorting through MLBTR commenters.

    Reply
  17. JohnnyHamer

    14 years ago

    I’ve had enough, removing my name also.

    Reply
  18. Damon Bowman

    14 years ago

    This is embarrassing as an O’s fan.  We always hear from baseball writers and broadcasters that candidates usually want to jump at the chance to be a 1st time GM since there are only 30 of them in the game.  We’ve been rejected by two potential 1st-timers already.  You gotta be friggin’ kidding me.  The free agent period has begun and nobody is at the wheel of the ship.

    Reply
  19. snowbladerp14

    14 years ago

    i am sure all the free agents are just waiting for us to sign a GM so they can sign here

    Reply
  20. Ian Moone

    14 years ago

    Ok, so the Orioles interview Dan F**King Duquette for their GM position today. I may have to abandon them now too (was a Red Sox fan until 1997 when Duquette blamed Kevin Kennedy for their poor start that year). Red Sox and Yankees (who are interchangeable anyways) are already out, but can anyone else suggest a new team to cheer for should Peter Angelos be Peter Angelos and blow this hiring a new GM opportunity?

    Reply
    • es0terik

      14 years ago

      The Toronto Blue Jays.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Mariners Place Rowdy Tellez On Release Waivers

    Max Meyer To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery

    Whit Merrifield Announces Retirement

    White Sox Sign Noah Syndergaard To Minor League Deal

    Corbin Carroll Placed On IL With Wrist Fracture

    Hoops Rumors Has The Latest On NBA Draft, Free Agency

    Mets Option Francisco Alvarez

    Reds To Promote Chase Burns For MLB Debut

    Recent

    Jorge Mateo To Miss 8 To 12 Weeks With Hamstring Strain

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Reds To Sign Buck Farmer To Minor League Deal

    Pirates Trade Hunter Stratton To Braves

    Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola

    Orioles Select Jacob Stallings, Designate Emmanuel Rivera For Assignment

    Rangers Select Billy McKinney, Transfer Tyler Mahle To 60-Day IL

    Marlins Claim Nick Nastrini

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Poll: What Will The Twins Do At The Deadline?

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version