The calendar is soon flipping to February, meaning the Baltimore Orioles’ pitchers and catchers report to camp on Feb. 11. The signings of first baseman Pete Alonso and closer Ryan Helsley helped start Baltimore’s offseason on a grand note.
The Baltimore Orioles made some big moves in the offseason, but they have not fully addressed the situation with their starting rotation. Meanwhile, Framber Valdez still remains unsigned in the free agent market.
Hello, friends. There are now 53 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. We’re getting there! WBC-participating pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota in just eight days, while the first Grapefruit League game for the Orioles is 19 days away.
It’s conventional wisdom that if both Coby Mayo and Ryan Mountcastle are on the Orioles’ Opening Day roster, there’s no room for a utility player. While
Good morning Birdland, There has been a whole lotta smoke around the Orioles’ hunt for a starting pitcher this week. A few days ago, Jon Heyman described the O’s as “in” on Zac Gallen, alongside the Cubs and the Diamondbacks.
The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.
Greetings! It’s that magical time of the year when baseball pundits publish their annual rankings and Orioles fans can argue about whether Samuel Basallo should be the fourth-best prospect in baseball or the eighth.
Good morning, Camden Chatters. This week has brought a renewed focus on the Orioles’ farm system — well, theirs and everyone else’s — as various publications have updated their prospect rankings for 2026, including The Athletic and ESPN.
In constructing their roster, the Orioles have added depth, and right-handed power. They’ve got options at many positions. However, some players are so crucial to their success in 2026 that the Orioles can’t afford for them to fail.
Hello, friends. There are now 56 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day, which is to say, real baseball will be back exactly eight weeks from today. That’s fun!
Framber Valdez is the top free agent remaining on the market despite going into the offseason as arguably the best starting pitcher available. The controversial incident involving the Houston Astros catcher last year may have lowered his stock.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Starting pitching continues to be an area of need for the Baltimore Orioles as the start of spring training draws closer. After their starting rotation
The Baltimore Orioles have undoubtedly had one of the best offseasons in baseball. They shored up the offense by acquiring two impact bats in Taylor Ward from the Los Angeles Angels and slugger Pete Alonso on a five-year deal.
The Baltimore Orioles are still looking to make moves in free agency, and they seem to have their eyes on one player in particular. Framber Valdez is that player, and as the days go by, it feels as if he will sign with the team, especially after this latest report from Steve Phillips.
Sometimes drafting feels like a boxing match with 11 opponents. Or maybe more like Die Hard with a Vengeance. You have to solve a puzzle in 90 seconds every round based on all the factors to make sure your draft does not blow up.
Free agent Tomoyuki Sugano is not planning to return to Nippon Professional Baseball, per a report from Yahoo Japan (hat tip here for the translation).
The Yankees signed right-hander Dylan Coleman to a minor league deal last week, according to Coleman’s MLB.com profile page. It wasn’t specified if the contract included an invitation to New York’s Major League spring camp.
The Baltimore Orioles have had a busy offseason in 2026. It started with a trade for outfielder Taylor Ward, then the massive five-year deal for first baseman Pete Alonso.
The Baltimore Orioles suffered through a brutal season in 2025, and that did not sit well with the team’s management, the players or Orioles fans. The Orioles had been American League playoff participants in 2023 and ’24, and most observers believed the team was going to be a postseason contender once again.
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad received an important update on Friday, via Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun. “Orioles manager Craig Albernaz says outfielder Heston Kjerstad (undisclosed) is expected to be a ‘full participant’ in spring training,” Weyrich wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
With pitchers and catchers starting to report to spring training in one month, free agency is heading into the home stretch. As teams work to finalize their rosters, the Baltimore Orioles have been quiet after doing a lot of their work early in the offseason.
The Baltimore Orioles signed several international free agents to their farm system as they seek to replenish their minor league depth. They have signed 10 international free agents, one of the lowest nets per team so far.
One day after the Atlanta Braves received news that their shortstop for 2026, Ha-Seong Kim, suffered a hand injury, they found their stopgap at shortstop until his return.