Eight weeks ago, I broke down the possible paths the Orioles might go down to have a successful offseason. One of the possibilities I laid out was some combination of Framber Valdez or Ranger Suárez and a big bat like Kyle Tucker, Kyle Schwarber or Pete Alonso. That possibility seems set to come to fruition, […]
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We’re just a couple of weeks away now from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. As of now, that group of Orioles pitchers still does not include Framber Valdez. I will continue to update you as nothing occurs. In the meantime, it’s prospect hype season, as publications continue to drop […]
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Prospect list season continued on Monday with the release of Keith Law’s top 100 list at The Athletic. His list joins recently-published ones by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline. Five Orioles minor leaguers made the cut for Law’s list this year, headlined by Samuel Basallo at #8. Basallo has been a top ten prospect in […]
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The Orioles roster seems to be in pretty good shape. Mike Elias has beefed up the rotation and, if reports are to be believed, he could still bring in Framber Valdez. The additions of Pete Alonso and Taylor Ward should provide some pop in the middle of the lineup. And Ryan Helsley feels like a […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! If you’re in Maryland or one of the other areas that got hit with winter weather, I hope you’re staying warm. Here in Columbia, we got about seven inches of snow and a whole lot of ice. I’ll be staying home again today, because who wants to go out if they […]
about 1 month ago | 8 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 60 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. WBC-participating pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota in just 15 days. I don’t normally derive much excitement out of spring training is approaching milestones but in the midst of the current snow/ice and with the possibility of not seeing above-freezing temperatures for several […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Good morning Birdland, The Orioles’ search for another rotation upgrade probably feels a lot like going to the grocery store ahead of the big snow storm about to tear through half the country. Many of the shelves are barren. If you poke around, you can probably find that last gallon of milk or loaf of […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
When it comes to the starting rotation, the Orioles’ 40-man roster currently includes these names: Kyle Bradish, Shane Baz, Brandon Young, Tyler Wells, Trevor Rogers, Cade Povich, Dean Kremer, and Zach Eflin. True to GM Mike Elias’s promises, the Orioles have been beefing up the offense with some new bats, notably the Polar Bear, Pete […]
about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. MLB teams are continuing to make big moves for starting pitchers. Unfortunately, the Orioles are not currently one of those teams. The Texas Rangers were the latest to strike for a high-upside hurler, acquiring Nationals ace MacKenzie Gore yesterday for a five-prospect package. The 26-year-old Gore was a first-time All-Star last […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Picture the scene. An Orioles hitter works his way into an extended at-bat. On a 3-2 pitch, he lays off of one that’s outside the zone and starts to head to first base — only for the ump to ring him up on a called strike three. The O’s have an out instead of a […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 63 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. We’re much closer to the assorted milestones of spring training, now less than a month away from even the first spring training game. WBC-participating pitchers and catchers report on February 9, which is only 18 days away. Everyone’s assumed list of choices for […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
On Wednesday, Baseball America released its Top 100 prospects list for the season, kicking off the unofficial top prospect list season that will play out between now and the start of the regular season. Relevant to Orioles fans, five O’s prospects appear on this year’s edition of the list, starting with catcher Samuel Basallo at […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was announced on Tuesday night, with outfielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones earning their way into Cooperstown after receiving the support of at least the necessary 75% of voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Shocking no one, another goes by without any Orioles connection […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Baltimore’s aggressive approach in free agency has left me wanting more. While the majority of Birdland remains focused on Framber Valdez, my attention has drifted to the outfield. The Orioles landed a true impact bat by inking first baseman Pete Alonso to a five year deal, but they also expect big things from left fielder […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Good Morning Birdland, The Orioles aren’t involved in any major rumors right now. Of course, that may change. The team doesn’t usually let much slip, so they could always make a splash out of absolutely nowhere. We shall see. The big baseball news of the day surrounds the Hall of Fame, where another class of […]
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There are big expectations for Baltimore backstop Samuel Basallo as he heads into his official rookie season. The 21-year-old out of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, doesn’t just represent the leader of a new wave of talent graduating from the Orioles’ farm system. Basallo represents the first real fruits of an increased emphasis on developing talent […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Friends, we are exactly one month away from the 2026 Orioles playing baseball. Spring training baseball, yes, but baseball nonetheless. There will be lineups and uniforms and everything! The O’s will kick off their Grapefruit League schedule on Feb. 20 with a home game in Sarasota against the Yankees, and most […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
There are many reasons for the Orioles failure in 2025. Injuries piled up. The rotation was too thin. And a little bad luck certainly contributed. But perhaps the most disappointing part of the entire squad was the offense, a largely homegrown unit that was supposed to be the backbone of the team’s championship window. Instead, […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope you had a nice weekend. It was another quiet weekend for the Orioles. MLB has had a busy past week overall, as the last big free agents are starting to find homes. Ranger Suárez going to the Red Sox is bad news for the Orioles, but the other signings […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 67 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. 6 7 is a big meme with the kids, have you heard? If you have, that’s probably because the kids have moved on to something else now that the old people found out about it. Things have popped off a lot over the […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Good morning Birdland, While much of the baseball-watching public is up in arms about the contracts that Kyle Tucker (Dodgers, four years, $240 million) and Bo Bichette (Mets, three years, $126 million) received this week, we have a much more modest rumor to talk about. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the Orioles, […]
about 2 months ago | 4 reads
A headline from this website in February of each of the past three years: They were nothing if not consistent. Along with revealing a sad, single-digit number of spring games to be broadcast, they also waited until pretty much the last minute to do it. The pattern has finally been broken in 2026, with the […]
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MASN announced yesterday that it will broadcast a record 20 spring training games this year, beginning February 20 against the Yankees at Ed Smith Stadium. That’s more than double the eight games aired last season, and it means Orioles fans will get an extended look at the organization’s next wave of talent earlier than expected. […]
about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Happy Friday, Camden Chatters! If you have a long weekend ahead of you, I hope you spend it well. The Orioles did not take any action yesterday to improve their 2026 team, but there was some news. First, the Orioles announced their 2026 international signings, and it was a big change from what we’re used […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
The Orioles kicked off another year’s international amateur signing period with some of their most high-end investments in signing bonuses yet. The 2026 signing class from the Orioles is the smallest they’ve had since Mike Elias’s team got rolling in this market, but that’s only because the team has signed four players to bonuses of […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads