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2024 was the year the Orioles changed hands, started well and …
4 days ago · The Orioles’ 2024 season was a tumultuous year that began with promise and ended in disappointment. The team was officially sold just days after longtime owner Peter Angelos died. Right after the pending sale was announced, the Orioles acquired their best starter in more than two decades, Corbin Burnes. Burnes was the most accomplished starting […]
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November 22, 2024 at 8:40 pm Orioles offer contracts to 11 arbitration-eligible players, announce Rivera’s signing, Webb’s departure. The Orioles offered 2025 contracts to 11 players eligible for arbitration, agreed on a 2025 contract with infielder Emmanuel Rivera and declined...
Orioles’ week ahead should provide lots of news
Nov 18, 2024 · After a second week of free agency that was quiet until Mike Elias’ surprising Friday announcement that the left-field wall at Camden Yards would be brought in, this week promises plenty of news. Let’s look at what might be ahead: Cowser could be Rookie of the Year On Monday night, Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser could […]
A Christmas Eve check on Orioles’ starting pitching possibilities
Dec 24, 2024 · With Christmas just a day away and more free-agent starting pitchers signed to contracts, it’s beginning to look a lot like the Orioles will have to trade for an additional starter. Corbin Burnes remains a free agent, but no one is disclosing who might be the Orioles’ competition is for last season’s No. 1 starter, […]
Orioles expect improvement from prospects Bradfield, Honeycutt …
Dec 15, 2024 · Blood is in charge of the draft, and the Orioles’ top four picks in 2024 are among the leading prospects: outfielder Vance Honeycutt (1 st round, rated third); shortstop Griff O’Ferrall (32 nd overall pick, 7th-leading prospect); catcher Ethan Anderson (2nd round, 12th-leading prospect); and outfielder Austin Overn (3rd round, 16 th-leading prospect).
Orioles’ free agency off to a quick start - baltimorebaseball.com
Nov 5, 2024 · The first day of free agency was a dizzying one for Oriole fans. There was the expected — the $21.05 million qualifying offers to their top starting pitcher of 2024, Corbin Burnes, and top slugger, outfielder Anthony Santander. There was the unexpected — the declining of left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe’s $4 million option while picking […]
Starting pitching remains Orioles’ biggest need
Dec 13, 2024 · The pre-Winter Meetings additions of outfielder Tyler O’Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez didn’t satisfy an impatient Orioles fan base. It made some believe the momentum of two agreements in about three hours on Saturday night would continue into three days of the Winter Meetings. It didn’t, and the Orioles remain searching for that No. 1 […]
Another look at Orioles’ starting candidates for spring training
Nov 3, 2024 · Thirteen pitchers started games for the Orioles in 2024, and six spent time on the injured list. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias is acutely aware of that entering 2025. One of the starters was Matt Bowman, who was used as an opener in the penultimate game of the regular season when manager Brandon Hyde […]
Orioles hope additions of O'Neill, Sánchez make up for departures …
Dec 9, 2024 · DALLAS—As the Winter Meetings begin, the Orioles to-do list has narrowed. On Saturday, they signed outfielder Tyler O’Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez as replacements for outfielder Anthony Santander and catcher James McCann, both of whom are free agents. The Orioles weren’t going to spend huge money on Santander, even though he hit 44 home runs […]