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Yesterday’s action in the NL saw the Braves pull even with the reigning champion Dodgers and the Brewers take a comanding 2-0 lead over Manny Machado and the and Padres. Today, we shift back to the AL, with the White Sox and Rays looking to extend their series leads. From a former Orioles perspective, neither […]
The Orioles selected Caden Hunter with the 184th pick in the 2025 draft. It’s rare that a player can make a jump from the sixth round to MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospect list in only a year, but that’s exactly what Caden Hunter did after a dominant first season in professional baseball. Hunter spent two […]
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The MLB postseason rolls on, and yesterday brought two quality games in the NL Division Series. The Brewers and Padres played an absolute thriller, one that ended on Jackson Chourio’s dramatic two-run, two-out, two-strike walkoff single off of the unhittable San Diego closer Mason Miller, putting Milwaukee one win away from […]
The Yankees were in on Adley Rutschman before the Orioles sent him to Boston. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post , the price Baltimore set was steep enough that New York walked away. Heyman reports the Orioles asked for catcher Austin Wells, pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez, outfield prospect Yostin Pena, and either Will Warren or Ryan Weathers. Three of those four have already played in the majors. Pena, who turns 19 this month, was the sticking point. Heyman called his inc...
The Orioles used 60 players this season, 10 fewer than last season’s record of 70. That’s still a lot of turnover. Twenty-one of those 60, more than a third, had bit roles, position players who appeared in fewer than 20 games or pitchers who threw in six games or fewer. A handful of those 21 […]
Question: I’m a fan since 1954. No matter what Pete Alonso’s final WAR is, his impact on the team in addition to his stats leads to this question: Without Pete, would the O’s have won any more than 60-65 games this season? From: Neal Myerberg, Old Greenwich, Connecticut Answer: Neal, as you may know, I […]
How many of you utilize the MLB app? In addition to the new SB Nation app, the MLB app is a daily stop for me. Unfortunately, the app opens with the final Orioles game showing as canceled. If you navigate over to the scores tab, you’ll see two NLDS games on the docket for today. […]
Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg missed all of 2026 with multiple injuries. First, it was an oblique strain over the winter. Then, it was an elbow issue that resulted in Tommy John surgery. Westburg went under the knife in May. President of baseball operations Mike Elias gave a vague timeline for Westburg’s availability for the 2027 […]
Remembering the Blue Jays’ Wild Card Walk-Off ten years ago today. In the 11th inning of the Blue Jays’ Wild Card matchup, Edwin Encarnacion delivered a dramatic one-out home run, sealing a thrilling 5-2 walk-off victory over the Orioles. In the 11th inning, with the Orioles best reliever sitting in the bullpen (Buck Showalter was […]
Plus Reid Easterly's education, Mike Chernoff on Cleveland's potential postseason boost, Bryan Hudson on getting back in sync, Zyhir Hope on simplicity, facts and stats galore, and more.
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Look, it sucks that the Orioles aren’t in the playoffs. Their 2026 season was an abject failure. They were bad and they should feel bad. There’s no way to overcome that disappointment. But in the absence of the Orioles, watching the Yankees fail miserably in the postseason provides at least some […]
One of the many mysteries of the 2026 season was the failure of outfielder Dylan Beavers to capitalize on his impressive final six weeks of 2025. Beavers remained a rookie this season, and while his batting average was roughly the same (.226 in 2025, .227 this year), his on-base percentage plummeted. In 2025, Beavers played […]
The Orioles finished 2026 with a disappointing 79-82 record and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. They scored 718 runs on offense but gave up 739 runs to opponents thanks in part to a middling starting rotation. Their middle-of-the-pack defense was another part of that equation, and improving defensively is an area of […]
Prior to the blockbuster deal that sent Adley Rutschman to the Red Sox at the trade deadline, the Orioles were also discussing Rutschman with two other division rivals. The Rays and Yankees were known to have shown some interest in Rutschman’s services, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post shared some details on the […]
With expected Jordan Westburg return, hot corner is crowded in Baltimore
Gunnar Henderson had the worst statistical season of his career, hitting .226 with a .715 OPS, 24 home runs and 60 RBIs. Henderson, who made $8.5 million is in line for a handsome raise to $14.1 million in his second season of arbitration eligibility according to MLBTradeRumors.com The Orioles have seven arbitration-eligible players, and two […]
Jim Palmer has spent more than six decades in and around the Orioles, and apparently that still isn’t enough to get a text back from the team’s new manager. Appearing on the Bmore Sports Podcast, the Hall of Famer and MASN analyst recounted reaching out to first-year Orioles manager Craig Albernaz in February with a…
This past season saw the end of Dean Kremer’s time in Baltimore, as the longest surviving member of the Manny Machado trade ended his time with the Orioles with the same frustrating inconsistency that colored his entire career. When it came to Dean Kremer’s role on the Orioles pitching staff, I always had the mindset […]
During the Orioles’ frenzied trade deadline selloff in 2025, one of the last deals to come in under the wire was the biggest of them all: a seven-player swap that sent Ryan O’Hearn and Ramón Laureano to the Padres for five prospects. It was a trade that, even in a lost season for the Birds, […]
He led the O’s minor leagues in slugging and OPS and mashed 24 home runs
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Round 1 of the Orioles-less 2026 postseason is in the books. With the Braves finishing off the Phillies in the sudden-death Game 3 of the Wild Card Series last night, the Division Series matchups are set. Because of MLB’s bizarre decision not to re-seed teams between rounds, the American League pits […]
I think we all know which areas the Orioles need to improve upon during what figures to be an unpredictable offseason. All of them. OK, maybe we can assume that at least one of the team’s rehabbing closers will be ready to open the season next March, but you know what happens when you assume. […]
Question: How much difference does a full uninterrupted spring training make to a player? I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Gunnar Henderson has had two subpar years when not having a full spring training — 2025 due to injury and this year due to the World Baseball Classic. From: @therealmuncie Answer: Graham, I think […]
The Yankees beat Adley Rutschman head-to-head after the Orioles asked the world of them at the trade deadline.
Just over three years ago, Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias fielded a weak grounder and fired to first to retire Trevor Story. This was the final out of the Orioles’ 100th win of the season, as well as the division clincher. The team had gone from 110 losses to 101 wins in two seasons. What […] The post Post-Mortem: The Baltimore Orioles Disappointed Again appeared first on The Lead .