Andy Macphail

Despite interviewing candidates Eric Wedge and Bobby Valentine earlier this week, there is no guarantee that the Orioles managerial search finishes before this season concludes, said club president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail . "I don't know how it is going to play out. We don't know how long it is going to go, too many variables," MacPhail said. "You just made an interim change and then you look at the landscape. I think it depends on your pool of candidates, where you are in the process, how comfortable you are with what your options are."

Chris Davis was one of the hottest hitters in baseball in the first week of the season, though he has cooled off over the past couple of games. Still, his historic four-game start to the season probably prompted casual sports fans across the country to ask themselves, “Who is this Chris Davis guy and where did he come from?” Well, everyone here in Baltimore knows that the Orioles acquired him from the Texans Rangers before the trade deadline in 2011. But Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has shared some interesting details from the deal . As it turns out, the Orioles more or less bought the slugging first baseman from the Rangers for $2 million.

Good morning -- Andy MacPhail -- You bringing a hard hat to the general managers meetings?

Lee MacPhail, a Hall of Fame baseball executive who served as the Orioles' general manager from 1959 to 1965, died Thursday evening at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 95. Mr. MacPhail, who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998, represented the middle of a four-generation baseball dynasty. His father, Larry, was also a Hall of Fame executive. His son Andy became the Orioles' top baseball executive from 2007 to 2011 after serving in similar roles for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs.

When Andy MacPhail wrestled with the idea of walking away from the Orioles as club president last fall, one of the primary factors in ultimately making the decision was the chance to spend more time with his elderly father. Lee MacPhail Jr., the Hall of Fame baseball executive, died Friday at age 95, roughly a year after Andy stepped down from the Orioles. Andy MacPhail told me last month he had no regrets in making the decision, and that he had been able to visit his father in Florida several times in 2012.

A couple of months after moving its pro scouting department under one umbrella that would focus primarily on amateur scouting, the Orioles have decided to put a little more emphasis on monitoring the minor leagues. The change is based more on logistics than any switch in philosophy, Orioles amateur scouting director Gary Rajsich said. In December, Dan Duquette, the Orioles' new executive vice president of baseball operations, announced that six of the club's eight pro scouts would be joining the amateur side as part of the organization's concentration on improving its annual draft.

Hey, Orioles fans, in case you slept through Tuesday night’s sucker-punch loss in Seattle, here is a firm kick in the pants to start your Wednesday morning. Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus compiled a list of the worst top-10 picks of the past decade, and four of the 10 draftees on the list were Orioles. Orioles tragic. Former Orioles pitching prospect Wade Townsend (eighth overall in 2004) was second on Goldstein’s list. Pitcher Chris Smith (seventh in 2001) was fourth, third baseman Billy Rowell (ninth in 2006)

Miguel Tejada "I'm disappointed because when I came to Baltimore, I think that I was going to bring a championship before I leave. But at the same time, I'm happy. I go to a team that is competitive every year." Andy MacPhail "Miguel Tejada has been a Hall of Fame-caliber performer. But the Orioles put on a good streak without him when he was injured. It's a team effort. You can't rely on the same two or three guys for contributions all the time. That's one of the concepts of acquiring five players back in exchange for one."