The spring training experience is different for everyone. Veteran players head down to shake off the rust and dive into a proven routine that works year after year. Bounceback candidates appreciate the opportunity for a fresh start. Prospects relish the chance to get in on the action, while some non-roster invitees treat it like a […]
8 days ago | 3 reads
Mike Elias made a couple of unexpected trades this offseason. One was the trade for Shane Baz, a 26-year-old starting pitcher who has shown promise but mixed results in his Major League career. The Orioles sent three young prospects, including two first-round picks, to the Rays in exchange for Baz. The Rays also received a […]
8 days ago | 4 reads
Good Morning Birdland, The Orioles did play a game on Tuesday, but there are no highlights to share. The game, an exhibition against the Netherlands WBC team, was not broadcast anywhere. As far as I can tell, not even that awkward single camera angle from behind home plate—a trademark of spring games not shown on […]
8 days ago | 2 reads
Yesterday, MLB.com released the latest iteration of the Orioles Top 30 Prospects List. On one hand, the list represents a bunch of players who, outside of Samuel Basallo and Dylan Beavers, likely won’t have a role on the 2026 team. On the other hand, the depth shown by this group of prospects shows just how […]
9 days ago | 4 reads
The Orioles have generally received positive marks for their offseason with one common caveat—Baltimore failed to sign a true frontline starting pitcher. The team traded for Shane Baz, reunited with former Opening Day starter Zach Eflin, and inked the topic of today’s conversation to a one-year, $18.5 million deal. Chris Bassitt figures to join a […]
9 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The Orioles, after their first day off, are back in action this afternoon for an exhibition game against Team Netherlands, tuning up for the World Baseball Classic. The Netherlands roster includes notable current and former big leaguers Xander Bogaerts, Ozzie Albies, Jurickson Profar, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Didi Gregorius, along with former […]
9 days ago | 4 reads
This year’s edition of the World Baseball Classic gets under way on what is, to us, Wednesday night with games kicking off in Tokyo. Most teams will be playing exhibitions against a major league club on Tuesday or Wednesday with their pool play beginning on Friday. The Orioles players who are on these rosters will […]
9 days ago | 3 reads
It’s not entirely clear how new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz plans to deploy his outfield in 2026. The roster is full of intriguing—but flawed—options. And while spring training statistics should never be taken too seriously, the early outcomes from a few names in the mix are worth taking into account. At the moment, it seems […]
10 days ago | 4 reads
A month ago, most Orioles fans probably had no idea who Blaze Alexander was. After all, how many of us pay close attention to the utility players on the 4th-place team in the NL West? Most Orioles fans’ interest in the Diamondbacks likely ended last season just after former friend Corbin Burnes tore his UCL […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! We are now in the month in which real baseball will take place. In less than three-and-a-half weeks, the Orioles will take the field at Camden Yards to kick off the 2026 season. It’s way too early, of course, to look ahead to the weather on that day. But things are […]
10 days ago | 2 reads
Opening Day is 25 days away. For now, spring training games continue. The Orioles bring a 4-4-1 spring record into Sunday’s contest against the Red Sox. This one will air on TV and radio in the Baltimore area, or wherever you are in the world as long as you can access MASN or WBAL/98 Rock […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
Hello, friends. We have made it to the month that has real Orioles baseball! It is March and Opening Day is 25 days away. From now through the 23rd, though, the O’s will be playing near-daily exhibition games to keep getting ready for the season. A road trip to the Red Sox spring home awaits […]
11 days ago | 3 reads
It’s beginning to feel more like spring, kind of. Temperatures in Baltimore will reach nearly 60 degrees today. It’s positively balmy around here. The Orioles, of course, have been enjoying pleasant weather for a couple of weeks now, and they’re back in action in Sarasota today. Kyle Bradish will make his second start after a […]
11 days ago | 4 reads
The World Baseball Classic begins this Thursday with opening tournaments in Houston, TX; Miami, FL; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tokyo, Japan. Since its debut in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has offered many memorable moments. Most recently, in 2023, brought possibly the biggest. In the final game, Angels’ teammates Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout […]
12 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning Birdland, The final day of February has arrived. Our long wintery nightmare is nearly over. Today is expected to be a sunny one around Baltimore, with temperatures nearing 60 degrees! And while I don’t want to jinx anything, I may have taken a gander at the ever-inaccurate 10-day forecast and spotted an upcoming […]
12 days ago | 4 reads
A year ago, Cade Povich was the answer to one of the Orioles’ most pressing questions. On the final day of spring training in March 2025, the club named him their fifth starter. He was 25 years old, making his first Opening Day roster, and stepping into a rotation that needed him. Twelve months later, […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
The Orioles answered a lot of questions this offseason. The question marks surrounding the offense were addressed via the signing of Pete Alonso and the trade for Taylor Ward. Starting pitching was addressed with Shane Baz, Chris Bassitt and the resigning of Zach Eflin. The bullpen added Ryan Helsley and brought back Andrew Kittredge. But […]
13 days ago | 5 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. I’m sorry to report that the Days Since The Last Orioles Injury counter has, unfortunately, reset to zero. Samuel Basallo was the latest member of the Birds’ young core to suffer a spring injury, leaving yesterday’s game in the top of the third inning with right side abdominal discomfort. Basallo, playing […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
The Orioles are 3-2-1 through their first six Grapefruit League games. They had a tie with the Tigers on the road back on Sunday. The two teams – with very different lineups, because it’s early in spring training and this one is in Sarasota instead – will be back at it again today. This game […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
Last week, Camden Chat’s Tyler Young wrote of Kyle Bradish: “All of this offseason talk around the Orioles’ ‘need’ for an ace seems to ignore the fact that they already have one in-house.” I’d venture to say they might even have two. That belief, of course, depends on how much you’re banking on Trevor Rogers’ […]
14 days ago | 4 reads
Hello, friends. Today marks exactly one month until Orioles Opening Day! The team will be playing exhibition games from now through March 23 to get ready for that. After yesterday’s 4-3 victory over the Rays, the Orioles are now 3-2-1 in Grapefruit League action. Awaiting today is a 1:05 game against the Tigers that will […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
After a three-day hiatus from our television screens, the Orioles are back on the air this afternoon with a MASN broadcast against the Rays. Trevor Rogers becomes the first O’s starter to make an encore appearance this spring after opening with two scoreless innings against the Yankees last Friday. He’ll take on another AL East […]
14 days ago | 2 reads
It’s a real rush following a team that’s active in free agency. The Orioles flushed a disappointing 2025 by making several moves that should significantly improve the team this season. The Pete Alonso deal rivaled the Corbin Burnes trade as the most exciting offseason acquisition in recent memory. The Birds brought in an established closer, […]
15 days ago | 5 reads
The Orioles made a lot of noise this offseason, and Pete Alonso arriving on a big contract was the loudest noise of all. The Polar Bear gives Baltimore a genuine middle-of-the-order presence that the offense sorely lacked in 2025. But his arrival also created a puzzle at first base that the front office has yet […]
15 days ago | 7 reads
Good Morning Birdland, Yesterday was one of those spring days where the Orioles were playing a game in one Florida town, while most of the news was happening back in Sarasota. A split squad of O’s was sent to Fort Myers for a matchup with the Twins. It went well! A six-run first inning led […]
15 days ago | 4 reads