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Not many things went right with the 2025 Orioles season. One recurring problem was a lineup where a large chunk of the roster underperformed their expectations and almost nobody exceeded them. There were scattered exceptions. Ramón Laureano, signed as a righty-batting fourth outfielder, is one guy who managed to beat the expectations this year. The […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. That epic World Series, one of the wildest of my lifetime, has sadly ended. The 2025 MLB season is over. Now begins the long, cold, and sometimes dreadfully dull offseason. Try your best to keep your mind occupied until next spring. If you have any hobbies besides baseball, lean into those […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 144 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. That’s one gross of days. As of last night, with Game 7 of the World Series being settled, the 2025 season is officially over. The Orioles and every other team can officially turn to the march towards the next season. Now that […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Good morning Birdland, We are getting spoiled this year with playoff baseball. The games, as a whole, have been pretty great, including this World Series. And now, we get to maximize our fun with the magic of a Game 7 on Saturday night in Toronto to see who takes home the Commissioner’s “hunk of metal.” […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Orioles announced their choice for their new manager this week, bringing in Craig Albernaz, who they plucked from being a top lieutenant on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Guardians. Albernaz won’t be officially introduced in a press conference until next week. The one clip we’ve seen of him speaking so far is enough […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Orioles went into last offseason with the stated need of a lefty-mashing batter to balance out a lefty-heavy lineup. While it’s true the Orioles do have a lefty-heavy lineup, they weren’t actually that bad against lefty pitchers in 2024. Nevertheless, the goal was stated and Mike Elias went out and addressed the need by […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
There’s only one player from the 2025 Orioles who’s still competing for a World Series title and his name is Seranthony Domínguez. Of the players trade away in the 2025 fire sale, the former O’s closer is the one who’s found the most success while netting the Orioles an interesting prospect in return. The flame-throwing […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We’ve arrived at what could be the final day of baseball for the 2025 season. The Toronto Blue Jays are a win away from their first championship since 1993, and they’ll look to seal the deal in front of their home fans at Rogers Centre tonight. Former Oriole Kevin Gausman will […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Orioles claimed Bryan Baker from the Blue Jays all the way back in November 2021. The move came shortly after the team reinstated Jorge López and DJ Stewart from the 60-day injured list. Baker went on to join fellow relievers Paul Fry, Dillon Tate and Joey Krehbiel on the 2022 Opening Day roster. Baker […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Hello, friends. There are now 147 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. At most two of these days will have real baseball, depending on whether the World Series finishes in six or seven games. Today is not one of those days, as the teams will travel back to Toronto to settle whatever is left. […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
One of the defining aspects of the 2025 Orioles season is the sheer number of players who shuffled through the roster. Many of those who were involved in tying the MLB record for most players used in a season (70) are players who you’d never thought about, who started the season outside of the organization, […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good Morning Birdland, The biggest domino of the Orioles offseason has already fallen. Earlier in the week, the team announced the hiring of Craig Albernaz as their new manager. At the moment, it is unclear if any members of the Orioles 2025 coaching staff will remain in Albernaz’ dugout going into 2026. But we do […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Orioles made their choice for manager official on Monday afternoon, announcing that recent Guardians bench […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
For Coby Mayo, the 2025 season got off to a rocky start. And not because of his play on the field. On March 18, the day the Orioles cut him from spring training and optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk, Mayo attracted some unwanted attention with his comments to the media. “It’s kind of a lose-lose […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Orioles finally made some news this week when they announced the hiring of new manager Craig Albernaz. You can read plenty of information and opinions on Albernaz, including here on Camden Chat. Feel free to delve into the comments to see the strong opinions from people who had never heard Albernaz’s name before Sunday […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Reports hit the media on Sunday night that the Orioles have made their choice for hiring their next manager, bringing in Guardians coach Craig Albernaz to try to help get this club going back in a good direction again. Unless you are a sick freak who maintains a constant awareness of the coaching staffs of […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Orioles’ bullpen was the unit that underwent the most change throughout the 2025 season. Injuries and poor performance reshuffled the pen at the beginning of the season. It then became a patchwork relief corps when the Orioles traded away four key relievers as part of their July fire sale. The one pitcher there for […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
When Aron Estrada’s 2024 season in review was posted here on Camden Chat, Mark Brown called him the best Orioles prospect you don’t know yet. One year later, Estrada has followed his good 2024 season with an even better 2025. I think it’s fair to say that, if you follow Orioles prospects at all, you […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We have major Orioles news! This is not a drill. The O’s apparently have made their decision on a new manager, reportedly finalizing a deal with Craig Albernaz to be their new skipper, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Orioles have not yet made an announcement.’ This was kind of an unexpected […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Since the last Orioles World Series championship in 1983, the team has not made it back to play for the title. Every season, sooner or later, ends up with a question of who Orioles fans might have to root for instead. With each passing round, the choices shrink. We’re down to the final two teams […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Well, here we are again: yet another Orioles player review that begins with “what could have been.” If you’re reading this, you already know how Félix Bautista’s 2025 went, and you’re either here for catharsis or because misery loves company. Welcome, Birdland friend. Pull up a chair. We have tissues. Remember 2023 Félix Bautista—the Mountain? […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
In an Orioles system that has brought a slew of top young players to the majors in recent years, Enrique Bradfield Jr. is a different kind of prospect. He doesn’t have the #1 overall pick pedigree of Adley Rutschman or Jackson Holliday. He doesn’t have the power potential of Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg, or Coby […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Orioles selected Kade Strowd in the 12th round of the 2019 draft. The West Virginia product became Rule 5 eligible after the 2022 season, but Baltimore did not feel any pressure to protect the reliever. Strowd reached Double-A Bowie in 2023, but the O’s got away with leaving the Mountaineer off the 40-man roster […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Orioles farm system has a number of prospects who did some truly exciting things in the course of the 2025 season. The organization added a wave of intriguing talent in the July amateur draft and still another wave as it traded away veteran players from a failing team going nowhere to stock up on […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Hello, friends. There are now 154 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. The World Series remains for some entertainment over the next week-plus, though it’s not going to help you out today because that doesn’t actually start until tomorrow. Having three four full days off after the end of the ALCS is pretty ridiculous, […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read