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How Orioles’ 26-man roster would look if 2025 season began today
Dec 6, 2024 · The Winter Meetings begin on Sunday in Dallas, and it’s expected to be a busy time for the Orioles. So far this offseason, they’ve made some additions and subtractions to their 40-man roster, which is at 38. Opening Day is more than three months away, March 27th in Toronto. There will be moves made before […]
A look at Orioles' minor league system: Basallo, Mayo and the …
Dec 7, 2024 · Ben Badler has provided baseball analysis, prospect rankings and scouting reports for Baseball America since 2007. We talked about the Orioles’ farm system and their chances for signing Japanese pitching prospect Roki Sasaki. This interview has been edited for brevity. Question: The Orioles’ farm system was long ranked as the best in baseball.
Projecting how the 2025 Orioles will differ from 2024
Nov 24, 2024 · Starting pitching: The Orioles haven’t lost free-agent right-hander Corbin Burnes to another team, and it seems that Elias and team owner David Rubenstein will make an attempt to retain last season’s top starter. Burnes finished fifth in the Cy Young voting, but he’s the top starter on the free-agent market. The Orioles face competition from the big-spending teams, and they’ll have to ...
Orioles name Tim Federowicz as Triple-A Norfolk manager
Dec 6, 2024 · When Buck Britton was promoted from Triple-A Norfolk’s manager to the Orioles’ major league staff, the Orioles needed to replace him. On Friday, they hired 37-year-old Tim Federowicz to manage the Tides for the 2025 season. Federowicz managed Triple-A Toledo for the Detroit Tigers in 2024 and served as the Tigers’ catching coach in 2023.
Orioles hope onetime high pick Nick Gordon can be a contributor …
3 days ago · The Orioles didn’t have a first-round pick in the 2014 draft or a second-round choice. They surrendered those picks to sign slugger Nelson Cruz, who led the majors in home runs with 40 that season and starting pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez, who had a disappointing four-season stint with the team. In his only season with the […]
Burnes finishes 5th in Cy Young voting; Orioles' bullpen additions ...
Nov 21, 2024 · For the first half of the 2024 season, Corbin Burnes looked to be a contender for the American League Cy Young Award. Burnes was 8-5 with a 2.94 ERA, and the Orioles had a 58-38 record. The eventual unanimous winner of the Cy Young, Detroit’s Tarik Skubal, was even better than Burnes with a 10-1 […]
Mateo’s role on 2025 Orioles is to be determined
Nov 30, 2024 · During Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias’ press availability to discuss moving in the left-field wall, he surprised those listening with an unprompted endorsement of Jorge Mateo. Mateo, who missed nearly the entire second half of the season after colliding with shortstop Gunnar Henderson in Miami in late July, had Tommy John surgery a […]
Should Orioles bring back Austin Hays? | MAILBAG
Nov 25, 2024 · Answer: Bill, players who were signed at age 18 or younger and have played five minor league seasons or players signed at 19 and above, who’ve played four minor league seasons, need to be added to the 40-man roster to avoid being subject to the Rule 5 draft. The Orioles added three pitchers this year — Luis González, Kade Strowd and Brandon Young.
Orioles still searching for Rutschman’s backup for 2025
Dec 1, 2024 · Besides a top-of-the-rotation starter and a middle-of-the-order right-handed hitting outfielder, the Orioles also could use additional back-end relief pitching, and a backup catcher. While each of the other spots could be filled by several players, perhaps the trickiest to fill is the No. 2 catcher behind Adley Rutschman. Rutschman’s backup for the last two seasons, […]