The Baltimore Orioles actually competed for a place in the postseason until the final week of September, so they are, theoretically, not that far away from playing in October.
Dylan Beavers played his way into Baseball America’s Top 100 prospect list with a strong 2025 season. The former first-round pick slashed .304/.420/.515 over 94 games at Norfolk before finally earning a promotion in the middle of August.
Good morning Birdland, November is usually a “paperwork” type of month in baseball. Options getting accepted or declined. Qualifying offers and arbitration decisions going out.
Free agency has begun, and it’s time for the Orioles to begin thinking about life without Trevor Rogers. We don’t know what the marketplace will say about Rogers, but four recent predictions indicate he’ll do well wherever he lands.
The Baltimore Orioles enter the offseason with a clear hierarchy of priorities and an equally clear exception to their openness on the trade market. After finishing 79-82 and missing the postseason for a second straight year, the club is hunting for starting pitching and outfield help.
The 2026 MLB season was driven by top performances from young players, and the crop of young talent in the minors has never been greater. These 25 prospects could emerge as top MLB players in 2027.
The Orioles are going into the offseason with a very open mind, reports Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner. Per Kostka’s report, first baseman Pete Alonso is the only untouchable player on the roster.
The Baltimore Orioles have declined Ryan Mountcastle's $7.5 million option, making him a free agent for the first time. Mountcastle suffered a left foot fracture early in the year, and suffered an oblique strain just as he was getting ready to start a rehab assignment.
Grant Wolfram came to the Orioles in April 2025 in a minor trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. He made his Major League debut at that month at the age of 28.
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s just a few weeks now until the MLB lockout is expected to begin, essentially freezing all baseball roster moves for however many months it may last.
The Orioles announced a dizzying slew of roster moves ahead of the deadline to get 40-man rosters down to 40 players. Baltimore claimed right-hander Josh White off waivers from the Marlins and southpaw Philip Abner off waivers from the Mets.
Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad is heading to the free agent market after clearing outright waivers, Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner reports. The team previously designated him for assignment, per Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun.
The Orioles are going to turn down the $7.5MM club option on first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, reports Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun. Mountcastle will become a free agent for the first time in his career.
Let’s talk about 2026 Gunnar Henderson. I put off writing Gunnar’s season recap for a little while because I need space from disappointment. So while there was still playoff baseball to enjoy, and we didn’t have to directly confront the possibility of no baseball in 2027, I let the Gunnar Henderson retrospective simmer.
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope you had a fun Halloween weekend. If you’re a Ravens fan, my condolences on whatever that game was yesterday. It was, obviously, a slow weekend for the Orioles.
The Baltimore Orioles have declined their $20 million club option on center fielder Luis Robert Jr. for the 2027 season, sending the 29-year-old to free agency with a $2 million buyout.
Long-time veteran pitcher Zach Eflin is a free agent for the second consecutive offseason after the Baltimore Orioles declined their side of a mutual option on his 2027 contract, according to the MLB transaction log.
The Baltimore Orioles endured a difficult season. They entered the 2026 campaign with lofty aspirations, but Baltimore ultimately missed the postseason.
The Orioles' 79-82 record was good enough to keep them in contention for the final wild-card spot, but that was more an indictment of the American League than a testament to their roster.
The Baltimore Orioles fell short of the playoffs yet again in 2026, finishing with a record of 79-82. Following three straight seasons with a winning record from 2022-24, the team has now finished under .500 in back-to-back years.
The Baltimore Orioles endured another disappointing season in 2026, missing the playoffs and finishing below .500 for the second year in a row. With the Orioles heading into a pivotal offseason, they'll have a new general manager in their front office.
The Baltimore Orioles named Chicago Cubs executive Jared Banner as their new general manager on Monday. Banner will work alongside president of baseball operations Mike Elias, who held the GM role in Baltimore from 2018-25.
As the CBA negotiations intensify and the threat of a lockout looms over baseball, Baltimore Orioles owner David Rubenstein may have said something that could put the league’s long-standing push for a salary cap under fresh scrutiny.
Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.