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The Orioles have showed an aggressive, win-now mentality this offseason. But they’ve always got an eye on the future, too. And they’re pulling out all the stops to try to garner an extra 2027 draft pick through the Prospect Promotion Incentive system. As a refresher, PPI, created in 2022, was designed to encourage teams to […]
From Camden Chat | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 90 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. I hope that everyone who celebrated Christmas yesterday was able to have a nice and relaxing day. On account of yesterday having been Christmas, there will probably not be much happening in the baseball world today. Or maybe the sicko GMs will […]
From Camden Chat | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters, and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. For Orioles fans, it feels like Christmas has come early. For the first offseason in what feels like forever, the O’s have acted aggressively and decisively — and spent a boatload of money — to improve their team. Pete Alonso, of course, was the […]
From Camden Chat | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Good Morning Birdland, A quiet period in MLB may be approaching. Baseball players, agents, and executives are people, and they also like to spend time with family around the holidays. With today being Christmas Eve, that could mean relatively few moves of significance in the next couple of days. But that’s OK! The Orioles have […]
From Camden Chat | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Throughout the heyday of the Buck Showalter Orioles, Baltimore’s bats became synonymous with one thing: power, and lots of it. Between 2013 and 2016, an Oriole led the American League in home runs for four straight seasons. In 2016, the O’s led all of baseball with 253 home runs as the Birdland Power Company lit […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. There are just nine days until it’s 2026, but we have a much longer wait until there’s actual baseball. Spring training games begin Feb. 20 and Opening Day is on March 26, more than three months away. Plenty of offseason remains until then, and only half of MLB’s top 50 free […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! We’re just three days to Christmas, so if the Orioles are going to make another big move this week, it will probably happen today or tomorrow. It feels greedy to hope for another big move just days after Mike Elias traded four prospects and a draft pick to the Rays for […]
From Camden Chat | 5 days ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 95 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. If this weekend is any indication, things are not going to be sleepy from now until Christmas or even from then until the new year. Does Mike Elias have another (perhaps the last) substantial move in him before the calendar turns? A […]
From Camden Chat | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The Baltimore Orioles have seemingly been in perpetual pursuit of starting rotation upgrades as they emerged from their years-long rebuild at the end of last decade. Their position player corps is robust, with top draft picks littering the field in their uniforms each and every day. But the primary culprit for why they’ve fallen from […]
From Red Reporter | 7 days ago | 0 reads
In a flurry of moves involving the Pirates, Astros, and Orioles, the Rays acquired six prospects and a comp pick. While B-Lowe will be missed, the Rays got an impressive return that will positively impact the big league roster in 2026. And following the Baz trade, the Rays found a plethora of promising prospects piled […]
From DRaysBay | 7 days ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, This is the type of offseason that Orioles fans have been clamoring for since Mike Elias took control of the team back in 2018. Going into Friday, Elias had already been quite aggressive, trading for Taylor Ward and Andrew Kittredge, and signing Pete Alonso and Ryan Helsley. But the O’s EVP took […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 1 read
The division rival Rays were active on the trade market yesterday in another edition of sending their more experienced (read: expensive) players away, with longtime second baseman Brandon Lowe going to the Pirates as part of a three-team trade and pitcher Shane Baz going to the Orioles for four prospects and a 2026 Competitive Balance […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 7 days ago | 2 reads
The starting pitching dominoes are finally starting to fall. After Michael King returned to the Padres last night, the Orioles made a big move that set the trade market for starting pitchers. They traded for Shane Baz of the Rays in a deal that sent five pieces to Tampa, including highly touted outfielder Slater De […]
From Federal Baseball | 7 days ago | 1 read
The Orioles have struck at the starting pitching market. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Friday afternoon that the Orioles are acquiring pitcher Shane Baz from the Tampa Bay Rays. Going back to Tampa in the trade is a package of four prospects: outfielder Slater de Brun, catcher Caden Bodine, outfielder Austin Overn, and right-handed pitcher […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles have made a significant trade, swapping right-hander Shane Baz for five pieces, including three first round picks In return, the Rays receive outfielder Slater de Brun, catcher Caden Bodine, right-hander Michael Forret, outfielder Austin Overn, and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick, according to Jeff Passan […]
From DRaysBay | 8 days ago | 1 read
MLB Trade Rumors: Shane Baz is going to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielders Slater de Brun and Austin Overn, catcher Caden Bodine, pitcher Michael Forret, and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick, per multiple reports. Baz, 26, was a first round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017, and was sent to […]
From Lone Star Ball | 8 days ago | 2 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly deep into talks with the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates regarding a three-team deal that would send long time second baseman Brandon Lowe to the Pirates, while also considering a deal that would send Shane Baz to the Orioles. Brandon Lowe Rumor The deal has not been finalized but […]
From DRaysBay | 8 days ago | 3 reads
The Orioles coaching staff for next season is officially locked in. The team announced the staff for new manager Craig Albernaz in a press release on Friday morning. The names of the coaches had largely already been reported prior to this announcement, though for some, this represents the first public confirmation of what their job […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 1 read
I’ll be honest: I’ve never liked the strategy of not drafting pitchers. I get the risk with injured arms (“TINSTAPP“), but isn’t that what a draft is for? And how many position player prospects pan out, anyway? At any rate, this has been a signature of the last two Orioles front office/ownership regimes. Under owner […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 0 reads
The Orioles acquired a legitimate ace for the 2024 season when they traded for Corbin Burnes. Baltimore did its best to keep Burnes around for 2025 and beyond, but the former free agent eventually signed with the Diamondbacks. Burnes departure left the O’s banking on Zach Eflin and Grayson Rodriguez to lead the rotation last […]
From Camden Chat | 9 days ago | 1 read
Hello, friends. There are now 98 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. We’ve made it down below the triple digits! After a flurry of activity around the winter meetings, the pace of big baseball news has slowed somewhat. Signings are still happening, particularly teams that are looking for relievers who didn’t jump early in […]
From Camden Chat | 9 days ago | 1 read
The Mets have claimed catcher Drew Romo off of waivers from the Orioles. Romo, a former first round pick and top prospect, was claimed by the Orioles off waivers earlier this offseason but couldn’t survive the churn on their 40-man. Now he gets a chance to stick things out on the back of the Mets […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 9 days ago | 1 read
In a 2025 season full of white flags, the biggest white flag of them all came for the Orioles in July. In the three weeks leading up to the July 31st trade deadline, the O’s executed eight trades that saw nine major leaguers head out the door—along with any dreams of fielding a competitive team. […]
From Camden Chat | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Braves Franchise History 1995 – The Braves trade Kent Mercker to the Orioles in exchange for Joe Borowski and Rachaad Stewart. Merker spent the first seven years of his career with the Braves where he went 31-25 with a 3.49 ERA in 515 ⅔ innings. He appeared in 14 games for the Orioles in 1996 […]
From Talking Chop | 10 days ago | 3 reads
Good Morning Birdland, While much of the focus of Orioles fans has understandably shifted towards the rotation, there is another area that the team probably still needs to address. Are we cool with the current bullpen? Now, Mike Elias has made two major moves on the front already this winter. He reacquired Andrew Kittredge in […]
From Camden Chat | 10 days ago | 0 reads