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 […]
22 days ago | 0 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 […]
23 days ago | 2 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, […]
23 days ago | 2 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 […]
24 days ago | 3 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 […]
25 days 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, […]
26 days ago | 3 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 […]
26 days ago | 2 reads
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. […]
26 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
27 days ago | 2 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 […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
MASN announced today 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. […]
27 days ago | 2 reads
With one month to go until pitchers and catchers report, the Orioles can’t be considered a finished product as yet. Another high-end starting pitcher appears to be the top priority — although the options are dwindling there — but the Birds could use some help in the bullpen, too. New closer Ryan Helsley and reacquired […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 70 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. One month and one day from today is the full squad report date for spring training, though if it goes how these things typically do, most of the position players will probably be reporting before the deadline. Yesterday was a day with some […]
28 days ago | 4 reads
Baltimore’s high-leverage relievers mostly dodged the spotlight during a disappointing 2025 season. The Orioles failed to secure many late leads, and individual performances were overshadowed by one giant cloud of disappointment. The starting rotation suffered multiple injuries, and the replacements failed to make an impact. All of the pitching issues seemed to blend together during […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
Good Morning Birdland, We are still waiting for the Orioles to make that one final big move that has been rumored. On that front, there has been no movement—publicly, anyway—in some time. It seems like the team remains in the mix on free agents Framber Valdez and Ranger Suárez. Next to nothing has been said […]
29 days ago | 4 reads
With the recent firing of Ravens’ coach John Harbaugh, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is now the most tenured steward of either of Baltimore’s professional franchises. The same Albernaz who’s been on the job a grand total of 78 days and is yet to coach the Orioles in an actual game. With another 71 days until […]
29 days ago | 2 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It was a quiet day on the MLB hot stove yesterday, unless you count the Cardinals signing former Oriole (and Baltimore native) Bruce Zimmermann to a minor league deal, which I do not. The calendar is creeping closer toward spring training and all those remaining big-name free agents are going to […]
30 days ago | 3 reads
No one played more first base for the Orioles in 2025 than Coby Mayo. He had his ups and downs, but his best month as a big leaguer came in September, where he hit .301/.393/.548 with five home runs. After some extended struggles, it seemed like the former top prospect may have been turning a […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We’re not all that far off now from spring training. Just one month remains until pitchers and catchers report to camp. But this MLB offseason feels anything but complete. Plenty of top-tier free agents have yet to sign anywhere. Of MLB Trade Rumors’ top 10 ranked FAs, half of them remain […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 74 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. We’re now at one month to go until all pitchers and catchers are required to report to Sarasota for spring training. WBC participants of pitchers and catchers will be two days sooner than that. One thing changed in the baseball world over the […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, While we wait for the next significant pitching domino to fall, we can look forward to the start of spring training. It’s not far away now! According to MLB.com, Orioles pitchers and catchers that will be taking part in the 2026 World Baseball Classic will report to Sarasota on February 9. That […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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. Whatever else happens between now and the start of the 2026 season, there’s no question that Mike Elias […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
One of the many disappointing aspects of the 2025 Orioles roster was the fact that no one hit more than 17 home runs for the team. Gunnar Henderson was one of the three players who tied with 17. After hitting 37 the year before, it was a big drop-off. Calling in to the Orioles Hot […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Orioles spent 2025 on the outside of October baseball looking in, and Mike Elias got the message loud and clear: It’s time to get aggressive. After years of stockpiling prospects and preaching patience, the front office finally opened the checkbook and made some noise. But in the AL East—where our neighbors include the Yankees’ […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s salary arbitration season, everyone. Try to contain your excitement. Yesterday the Orioles agreed to terms on 2026 salaries for nine of their 11 arbitration-eligible players. The pay bumps for the players ranged from the modest (Tyler Wells’s $375,000 raise) to the dramatic (a nearly $8 million raise for Gunnar Henderson). […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read