Adam Loewen News

"We have had discussions with his representative," club president Andy MacPhail said yesterday.

With the championship game scheduled for Sunday, the Hawaii Winter Baseball season will be concluding soon.

The main reason Adam Loewen signed with the Blue Jays? "Alex Anthopoulos," answered Paul Beeston, the Jays CEO on an interim basis.

A He gave up two walks and a single for one run in the 1st inning, and then shut down the Honu for the next 4 innings.

Adam Loewen's transition from the mound to the field is under way in Hawaii. Suiting up for the West Oahu CaneFires, Loewen has been testing his skills in the batter's box and getting used to wearing a first ...

Checking in on Pirates' farmhands and friends in winter ball on Tuesday... AFL: Scottsdale Scorpions 9, Peoria Javelinas 3 CF Brian Bogusevic went 4-for-4 and LF Chris Pettit went 3-for-5 to lead the Scorpions.

A Durham's 2-RBI single put the Cane Fires on the scoreboard in the first inning.

It's hard to imagine Rich Hill getting another legitimate chance with the Cubs, but it's worth noting he's off to a good start in Venezuela.

It might have been best known as the Moneyball draft - before B.J. Upton and Scott Kazmir and Cole Hamels.

Adam Loewen's tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays is beginning with a trip to Hawaii.

Joe Buck is trying hard and he's doing a fine job on FOX. But, Joe, it just ain't happenin'. Maybe I always expect too much from a World Series, but a classic this one is far from being.

Tough break, and better luck with the next player you're trying to keep, or attract.

Adam Loewen will try to complete his transition from pitcher to hitter with the Toronto Blue Jays.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When was last time Cito Gaston recruited anyone to play for the Blue Jays? "It has been a while," the Blue Jays manager said from nearby Oldsmar, Fla., yesterday.

The Baltimore Orioles released Canadian pitcher Adam Loewen on Monday. The move was not a surprise.

The Baltimore Orioles released former first-round draft pick Adam Loewen yesterday, though the club hopes to re-sign him to a minor league contract once he clears waivers.

The move is a formality as Loewen, trying to transition from a pitcher into a position player, unlikely will be claimed by another team within the two-day window.

"We're not anticipating any issues," team president Andy MacPhail said.

Because Loewen signed a major league deal after Orioles drafted him in 2002, he was technically out of options, preventing the Orioles from simply sending him to the minor leagues.

If nothing else, they now know more about what they have and what they need. The Orioles ran into problems in trying to assemble a Major League pitching staff this season and wound up using the entire year as a ...

Your choice: A.J. Burnett or Mark Teixeira? I studied everyone's responses to Tuesday's question about the Least Valuable Oriole .

It's Day 2 of life without Orioles baseball. In withdrawal or are you glad for the break? Put me in the break category.

Entering last offseason, the Orioles were at a crossroads. New club president Andy MacPhail decided an overhaul was needed.