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Saturday Bird Droppings: Is a big move imminent?
Good morning Birdland, We are just one day away from the beginning of the 2025 Winter Meetings. Baseball fans get pretty excited for this week. While the conference itself doesn’t always include major moves, the building blocks for those deals are often laid during these few days at a hotel in a sunny climate. Rumors […]
Could the Orioles get the 2024 version of Zach Eflin in 2026?
The Orioles traded Andrew Kittredge to the Cubs at the trade deadline last July. Baltimore received a 17-year-old shortstop prospect, and Chicago gained a veteran reliever with a club option for 2026. The Cubs could have kept Kittredge around for the upcoming season, but Baltimore wanted him back. The Orioles reacquired the 35-year-old by sending […]
Orioles could get a big boost in Kyle Schwarber
It’s no secret that the 2025 Orioles offense underperformed. For all the talent on the roster, which helped the team win 192 games from 2023-24, things did not gel. None of us knows exactly why both the vibes and the performance were lackluster, but I know one thing that would help: Kyle Schwarber. Look, I’m […]
Friday Bird Droppings: The winter meetings are approaching
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Yesterday was a relatively quiet day on the hot stove — other than the Red Sox acquiring Johan Oviedo, a 27-year-old starting pitcher, from the Pirates — but the action should heat up soon. Monday marks the start of MLB’s winter meetings in Orlando, where executives, players, and agents converge for […]
Orioles news: Cedric Mullins signs with Rays
Hello, friends. There are now 112 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. There are a few more days to go yet until the winter meetings, which could be a focus for activity. As we’ve already seen this offseason, however, Mike Elias isn’t waiting around if he gets his hands on a signing or trade […]
Are the Orioles up for a Ryan O’Hearn reunion?
On his last night as an Oriole, about ten players pulled up chairs around Ryan O’Hearn’s locker at Camden Yards. They all knew what was coming: the trade deadline was hours away, and their teammate was about to be dealt. So they sat, talked shop, and said their goodbyes to a player who’d become a […]
Wednesday Bird Droppings: Baseball America reveals new Top 10 Orioles prospects
Good Morning Birdland, As we await the next Orioles move of the offseason, we look for other Orioles content to enjoy. The folks over at Baseball America have done their part, revealing their newest Top 10 list of Orioles prospects. I won’t give the exact list here, although it is easy enough to find, even […]
Munetaka Murakami is the power threat the Orioles need
While pitching was clearly the Orioles’ biggest need coming into this offseason, that doesn’t mean the offense was without its holes. After all, Baltimore went from having Top 10 offenses in 2023 and 2024 to the 24th offense in baseball last year. After the trade deadline saw Ramón Laureano, Ryan O’Hearn and Cedric Mullins head […]
Tuesday Bird Droppings: Brandon Hyde has a new job
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s official: Ryan Helsley is an Oriole. Yesterday the O’s announced the signing, which was first reported on Saturday by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. As previously reported, it’s a two-year, $28 million deal that includes an opt-out after the first year. Meanwhile, Helsley’s former team, the Mets, replaced him in their bullpen […]
Taylor Rogers would be a low-risk addition to the Orioles bullpen
Now that Ryan Helsley has been signed to close games for the Orioles in 2026, we probably shouldn’t expect any other massive additions to the team’s bullpen. But that doesn’t mean the unit is a finished product either. For a team that claims to have postseason ambitions next season there are still far too many […]
Monday Bird Droppings: December in Birdland
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters, and welcome to December! The Orioles made a splash over the holiday weekend by signing a new closer. Ryan Helsley got a two-year deal from the Orioles with a player opt-out after year one. Helsley had three outstanding seasons with St. Louis before falling apart with the Mets after the trade […]
Orioles news: Ryan Helsley signed
Hello, friends. There are now 116 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. We’ve already had one piece of news come out of the Thanksgiving weekend, so who knows, maybe today will bring another item of interest. If you haven’t already seen it, a solid report emerged yesterday that the Orioles are in agreement on […]
Orioles sign closer Ryan Helsley to two-year deal
The Orioles marked one big item off of their offseason checklist today, signing two-time All-Star closer Ryan Helsley to a two-year deal, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is worth $28 million and includes an opt-out after the first year. Helsley has been one of the game’s top closers since taking over […]
Saturday Bird Droppings: All quiet around baseball
Good morning Birdland, It seems that most of Major League Baseball is taking this long weekend to spend time with family and friends rather than working the phones. There has been very little news. Honestly, I get it. Baseball’s offseason is pretty long, and the Winter Meetings are right around the corner. It’s probably tough […]
Orioles news: Ryan Helsley signed
Hello, friends. There are now 116 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. We’ve already had one piece of news come out of the Thanksgiving weekend, so who knows, maybe today will bring another item of interest. If you haven’t already seen it, a solid report emerged yesterday that the Orioles are in agreement on […]
Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles are “showing interest” in major free agents
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Happy Day After Thanksgiving, everyone. Now that you’ve digested your (hopefully) heaping helpings of turkey, we can get back to digesting some MLB hot stove rumors. The latest scuttlebutt comes from the New York Post’s Jon Heyman — so, you know, make of that what you will — who writes that […]
Orioles news: Mike Shildt hired, Cease signs with Jays
Hello, friends. There are now 119 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. Probably nothing is going to happen on this particular day, Thanksgiving, in the United States. Or at least I’m going to take it quite personally if Mike Elias or anyone connected with the Orioles makes any kind of news today. I’ve got […]
Orioles could make a splash with Tatsuya Imai
These days, whenever a young Japanese player is posted to come to MLB, the assumption is that he will join the Dodgers. And why not? The Dodgers are good every single year. They have more money than they can spend. They’re in a somewhat Japanese-friendly time zone. And they have a sizeable Japanese contingent already […]
Wednesday Bird Droppings: Hot stove keeps burning
Good Morning Birdland, Over the last week, things have slowed down around the warehouse. Meanwhile, the hot stove remains pretty active throughout the league. The Brandon Nimmo/Marcus Semien deal a few days ago was an interesting one. And then, on Tuesday, the Red Sox traded for Sonny Gray. Gray is a few years removed from […]
Zac Gallen’s ace days are behind him, but he’d help the Orioles’ rotation
The Orioles didn’t have the kind of 2025 season they were hoping for. On the other side of the country, neither did Zac Gallen. Now the two could be a perfect match as they both look to improve their fortunes in 2026. The Orioles’ search for a starting pitcher continues apace, and the longtime Arizona […]
Orioles news: Broadcaster Geoff Arnold is out
Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters. There hasn’t been any movement to the Orioles roster since the Grayson Rodriguez trade, but there was some news about the team yesterday. Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic reported that broadcaster Geoff Arnold will not return to the team in 2026. Arnold had been with the Orioles since the 2020 season […]
Orioles free agent target: Chris Bassitt
The 2026 Orioles starting rotation is full of holes. Camden Chat writers have written over the last couple of weeks about the ideal candidates to help at the front of the rotation. The back end needs some help too, particularly with even the dim possibility of a healthy Grayson Rodriguez having been removed from the […]
Monday Bird Droppings: Should the Orioles be in on Pete Alonso?
Good morning, Camden Chatters. There was a bit of news on the MLB hot stove yesterday, as the Mets and Rangers made a surprising challenge trade — my struggling, expensive veteran for your struggling, expensive veteran — with a one-for-one swap that sent outfielder Brandon Nimmo to Texas and second baseman Marcus Semien to New […]
Orioles news: Elias explains Rodriguez trade and more
Hello, friends. There are now 123 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. After Mike Elias pulled off the surprise Grayson Rodriguez trade last week, it seems like anything could happen at any time, which means constant vigilance for me. It’s days later now and I’ve still got Rodriguez being traded for Taylor Ward running […]
Saturday Bird Droppings: What is Mike Elias planning?
Good morning Birdland, One of the more significant offseason deadlines has come and gone. The Orioles have tendered contracts to all but one of their arbitration-eligible players. Albert Suárez was the only one left out. He will now become a free agent. The one move that is getting more attention than the others is the […]
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