Latest news and updates about the Orioles
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It was a quiet day on the MLB hot stove yesterday, unless you count the Cardinals signing former Oriole (and Baltimore native) Bruce Zimmermann to a minor league deal, which I do not. The calendar is creeping closer toward spring training and all those remaining big-name free agents are going to […]
From Camden Chat | 23 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. We’re not all that far off now from spring training. Just one month remains until pitchers and catchers report to camp. But this MLB offseason feels anything but complete. Plenty of top-tier free agents have yet to sign anywhere. Of MLB Trade Rumors’ top 10 ranked FAs, half of them remain […]
From Camden Chat | 24 days ago | 3 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 74 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. We’re now at one month to go until all pitchers and catchers are required to report to Sarasota for spring training. WBC participants of pitchers and catchers will be two days sooner than that. One thing changed in the baseball world over the […]
From Camden Chat | 25 days ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, While we wait for the next significant pitching domino to fall, we can look forward to the start of spring training. It’s not far away now! According to MLB.com, Orioles pitchers and catchers that will be taking part in the 2026 World Baseball Classic will report to Sarasota on February 9. That […]
From Camden Chat | 26 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Whatever else happens between now and the start of the 2026 season, there’s no question that Mike Elias […]
From Camden Chat | 27 days ago | 2 reads
Today is the deadline for players and teams to file arbitration salary figures for the 2026 season, meaning players will often come to terms with teams rather than heading to court. However, teams and players can still negotiate right up until the hearing date, typically in mid-February. Once the hearing happens, an independent arbiter will […]
From Twinkie Town | 27 days ago | 4 reads
One of the many disappointing aspects of the 2025 Orioles roster was the fact that no one hit more than 17 home runs for the team. Gunnar Henderson was one of the three players who tied with 17. After hitting 37 the year before, it was a big drop-off. Calling in to the Orioles Hot […]
From Camden Chat | 27 days ago | 4 reads
The Orioles spent 2025 on the outside of October baseball looking in, and Mike Elias got the message loud and clear: It’s time to get aggressive. After years of stockpiling prospects and preaching patience, the front office finally opened the checkbook and made some noise. But in the AL East—where our neighbors include the Yankees’ […]
From Camden Chat | 27 days ago | 4 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. It’s salary arbitration season, everyone. Try to contain your excitement. Yesterday the Orioles agreed to terms on 2026 salaries for nine of their 11 arbitration-eligible players. The pay bumps for the players ranged from the modest (Tyler Wells’s $375,000 raise) to the dramatic (a nearly $8 million raise for Gunnar Henderson). […]
From Camden Chat | 27 days ago | 1 read
The Orioles entered Thursday’s deadline for teams and their arbitration-eligible players to either settle on deals or exchange figures on a path towards an arbitration hearing with 11 players still to settle. When the deadline came and went, they’d arrived on deals with nine out of those 11 players, including two key home-grown players, Gunnar […]
From Camden Chat | 28 days ago | 3 reads
Pitching, defense, and three-run homers. It was legendary Orioles manager Earl Weaver’s recipe for success during the Birds’ dominant runs of the 1960s and 70s. It’s a simple rule of thumb, but those three components aren’t always so easy to replicate. The 2026 Orioles might have the pitching. They’re banking on the homers. But the […]
From Camden Chat | 28 days ago | 3 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 77 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. Much closer than that, WBC-participating pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in one month and one day. That’s both a lot of time and not very much time. One thing that’s set on the baseball calendar today is the deadline for […]
From Camden Chat | 28 days ago | 2 reads
The Orioles beefed up the rotation by trading for Shane Baz and resigning Zach Eflin. With the current roster configuration, Baltimore’s depth chart will feature more than five starting pitchers if each player remains healthy. Anyone that watched the Birds lose starter after starter last season knows that’s a big “if.” Mike Elias knows that […]
From Camden Chat | 29 days ago | 2 reads
Good Morning Birdland, Just because you are an Orioles fan does not mean that you are a Ravens fan, but it is fair to say that the two fan bases overlap quite a bit. After all, they are the only two major sports teams in the city. The organizations often support one another. Their stadiums […]
From Camden Chat | 29 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Orioles fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Whatever else happens this offseason, the Orioles are heading towards spring training with a starting rotation […]
From Camden Chat | 30 days ago | 2 reads
After fielding a patchwork rotation for much of 2025, strengthening the starting staff felt like Baltimore’s biggest priority heading into the 2026 offseason. After two additions and one subtraction, the rotation is undoubtedly better, but the front office still has an incomplete grade when it comes to adding starters. The front office started their efforts […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Good morning, Camden Chatters. While Orioles fans wait for the next starting pitching shoe to drop — if it ever does — the O’s are staying busy tinkering with the fringes of the 40-man roster. Yesterday the Birds claimed Jhonkensy Noel, the slugger known as “Big Christmas” for his large frame and Yule-themed surname, off […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The 1995-1996 offseason saw the Yankees and Orioles in an arms race — quite literally. The two teams, who had finished second and third in the AL East, respectively, had competed hard for David Cone, who ultimately opted to re-sign with the Bombers four days before Christmas. The Orioles then swung a trade with the […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The 2026 season is going to be a crucial one for the Baltimore Orioles. This team is supposed to be in the midst of their competitive “window.” Their homegrown core of position players are multiple years into their major league careers, and things should be clicking by now. But it is well-documented that the 2025 […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! If you, like me, are back to work today for the first time since before Christmas Eve, my condolences. It’s never easy to jump back into things after almost two weeks off, and I, for one, am not even sure I remember how to do my job. You know what would […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Hello, friends. There are now 81 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. Just a month and five days stand between now and World Baseball Classic-participating pitchers and catchers reporting to Sarasota. It’s getting close. Going into the offseason, everyone was wondering if the Orioles would do a big move to fortify the top of their […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Good morning Birdland, Spring training starts next month! Any pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball Classic must report to Sarasota by February 9, while the rest will be in by February 11. Position players that will take part in the WBC must make it to Ed Smith Stadium by February 12, and all […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
For most of my adult life, I have been able to count on receiving an Orioles calendar for Christmas from a well-meaning relative. When my grandmother was alive, she gave calendars to everyone, and since she passed, my mom has picked up the mantle. Christmas is a great time to get a calendar because I’d […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Good morning, Camden Chatters. In the Orioles’ pursuit of a big-name starting pitcher, one major candidate just came off the board. Nippon Professional Baseball standout Tatsuya Imai reportedly will sign with the Houston Astros on a three-year, $54 million contract that includes opt-outs after every season. It’s one of the most surprising free agent deals […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Hello, friends. You’ve made it! The cursed year 2025 is over and you have survived. 2026 will surely bring its own share of challenges but hopefully at least within the sphere of our favorite baseball team things will go better on the strength of internal and external improvements to the roster that are made this […]
From Camden Chat | about 1 month ago | 0 reads