Tony Mansolino reveals Orioles' likely offseason strategy

Tony Mansolino Admits Orioles Will Likely Pursue Relief Help This Offseason

Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino conveyed as much when speaking with MASN's Roch Kubatko for a September 19 article.

"I think the reality is that Mike [Elias, executive vice president/general manager] is probably going to go out and grab some bullpen guys this winter, several of them, at least, would be my guess," Mansolino said.

Mansolino also noted that several current Orioles relievers (specifically Kade Strowd) could earn a bigger role in 2026, given what he has done this year.

“Kade Strowd’s been really interesting,” Mansolino said. “All I ever heard about with Kade was that he couldn’t throw a strike, so that’s not what we’re seeing here. And I think he’s probably gotten over that hump here in the last, probably, 18 months, is my understanding. He’s been really good, he’s really interesting. Just the calm demeanor that he has."

Strowd has posted a 1.50 ERA in 24 innings pitched with Baltimore this season.

“He’s 28 years old, so he’s not a spring chicken, by any means. There’s some maturity there. It wasn’t a 23-year-old kid that is bright-eyed and just assumes he’s gonna be in the big leagues for the next 15 years, like a lot of guys do when they first get here. He’s had a tough road to get to this point and he’s had to kind of fight and scratch and claw for everything, so he stands out a lot," Mansolino continued of Strowd.

It will be interesting to see which bullpen pieces the Orioles pick up this winter, along with what role Strowd can carve out for himself by next spring.