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Hello, friends. There are now 102 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. Are you still riding the good feelings from Pete Alonso being introduced to Birdland a couple of days ago? The slugger was really impressive in his responses to questions from Friday and that’s going to keep the excitement high for at least […]
From Camden Chat | 2 days ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, A new era of Orioles baseball is upon us. On Friday, the team formally introduced their new slugger, first baseman Pete Alonso, to the city of Baltimore. It really was a glorious moment. Alonso, donning a black suit with an orange belt and matching pocket square, was everything you want your new […]
From Camden Chat | 3 days ago | 1 read
Not many pieces of Orioles-related news are worth holding a big press conference event. The signing of Pete Alonso absolutely makes the cut. The team is holding a presser with its $155 million man at 4pm Eastern on Friday. The press conference will be streamed online. I’ll be doing my best to transcribe the questions […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 1 read
From now until the end of the year, Camden Chat writers will be revisiting some of the biggest moments and storylines of the disappointing 2025 Orioles season. Few things illustrate that an MLB team’s season has not gone according to plan than firing the manager before Memorial Day even comes around. The 2025 Orioles found […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, Camden Chatters. Mark it down, O’s fans: Pete Alonso is really, truly a Baltimore Oriole. Alonso passed his physical yesterday and the Orioles officially announced his signing. It’s happening! The Birds will introduce Alonso to Baltimore today with a 4 PM press conference that will be broadcast on MASN, MASN+, and Orioles.com. The […]
From Camden Chat | 4 days ago | 1 read
Mike Elias is apparently serious in the things that he is saying about wanting to add another hitter into the lineup this offseason. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Tuesday afternoon, following the Phillies re-signing their free agent slugger Kyle Schwarber, that the Orioles had matched the five year, $150 million amount that Schwarber signed […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 5 reads
After two years of disappointing early postseason exits without even one win to show for it, the 2025 season was supposed to be one in which the Orioles made their way back to the playoffs and finally advanced. It never worked out that way. All manner of things went wrong with the team over the […]
From Camden Chat | 5 days ago | 1 read
Something feels different this offseason. How to put it? The Baltimore Orioles are … relevant? They’re a player in the AL East, a spending threat, a real free agent destination, for perhaps the first time in our lifetime. The organization was already making waves at the Winter Meetings when reports emerged this week that the […]
From Camden Chat | 5 days ago | 1 read
The Orioles did it. They spent big money on a free agent. After missing out on slugger Kyle Schwarber just a day ago, the Orioles pivoted to signing Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million contract on Wednesday afternoon. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Entering this offseason, I did not believe […]
From Camden Chat | 6 days ago | 1 read
Mike Elias deserves credit for taking the 2018 Orioles and turning them into a playoff team. He drafted well, hired a solid manager for a rebuilding squad, and injected talent into the organization without spending in free agency. After a few dark seasons, the Birds returned to relevancy ahead of schedule. They secured a division […]
From Camden Chat | 6 days ago | 1 read
Good morning Birdland, We are just one day away from the beginning of the 2025 Winter Meetings. Baseball fans get pretty excited for this week. While the conference itself doesn’t always include major moves, the building blocks for those deals are often laid during these few days at a hotel in a sunny climate. Rumors […]
From Camden Chat | 10 days ago | 5 reads
The Orioles were left out of the top six in the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery, garnering the seventh overall pick despite having the fourth-best odds of earning the #1 spot. The O’s had the fourth-worst winning percentage of the eligible lottery teams, with a 9.24% chance of bagging the top pick. But in MLB’s drawing […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 1 read
Dodgers catcher Will Smith will return to play for the United States in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said on MLB Network on Tuesday morning. Smith was one of four players announced for Team USA on Tuesday, along with Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, and Brewers […]
From True Blue LA | 7 days ago | 1 read
When the World Baseball Classic gets rolling next spring, there will be at least one Oriole to follow. On Tuesday morning, several more names were added to the Team USA roster, with one being relevant for O’s fans: shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Henderson may end up being the third baseman for the USA squad, rather than […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 1 read
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The first day of the winter meetings is behind us, and so far there’s been a lot more talk than action, both for the Orioles and the rest of MLB. The only player who signed a major league contract yesterday was Daison Acosta with the Padres. “Who?” you ask, which is […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 1 read
Will the Orioles actually sign a difference-making starting pitcher this offseason? I’ll believe this is going to happen when I see it happen. They do at least seem to be staying active in checking around on many of the remaining names seen as being near the top end of the market this winter. The Baltimore […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 1 read
No one would argue that the Orioles still have a few obvious holes on their roster. They need at least one more starting pitcher and additional veteran help in the bullpen, and a concrete solution in center field would be nice too. Based on his quotes throughout the offseason, Orioles EVP Mike Elias seems keenly […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 1 read
MLB’s winter meetings are officially under way. Executives, agents, players, and other baseball bigwigs began arriving in Orlando over the weekend for an eventful few days that will bring plenty of talk and hopefully even more action. With decision makers from all 30 teams housed under one roof until Wednesday, there’s the potential for a […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 1 read
Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! If you’re looking for Orioles news, there isn’t much. They ended last week with a pair of waiver claims. Will Robertson joins the team from the Pirates, and Drew Romo from the Rockies. Romo is a 24-year-old catcher who should only see time on the Orioles if the catastrophic catcher injuries […]
From Camden Chat | 8 days ago | 1 read
The Houston Astros are hot on the trail of free agent SP Ranger Suarez, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. In his recent article regarding the top 5 free agent starters on the market, Feinsand noted the Astros, Cubs and Orioles as the three teams as the most serious threats to signing Suarez away from […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | 11 days ago | 2 reads
The Orioles traded Andrew Kittredge to the Cubs at the trade deadline last July. Baltimore received a 17-year-old shortstop prospect, and Chicago gained a veteran reliever with a club option for 2026. The Cubs could have kept Kittredge around for the upcoming season, but Baltimore wanted him back. The Orioles reacquired the 35-year-old by sending […]
From Camden Chat | 11 days ago | 3 reads
It’s no secret that the 2025 Orioles offense underperformed. For all the talent on the roster, which helped the team win 192 games from 2023-24, things did not gel. None of us knows exactly why both the vibes and the performance were lackluster, but I know one thing that would help: Kyle Schwarber. Look, I’m […]
From Camden Chat | 11 days ago | 1 read
While pitching was clearly the Orioles’ biggest need coming into this offseason, that doesn’t mean the offense was without its holes. After all, Baltimore went from having Top 10 offenses in 2023 and 2024 to the 24th offense in baseball last year. After the trade deadline saw Ramón Laureano, Ryan O’Hearn and Cedric Mullins head […]
From Camden Chat | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Good Morning Birdland, As we await the next Orioles move of the offseason, we look for other Orioles content to enjoy. The folks over at Baseball America have done their part, revealing their newest Top 10 list of Orioles prospects. I won’t give the exact list here, although it is easy enough to find, even […]
From Camden Chat | 13 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning, folks… The Rangers stuff is pretty sparse today. Reliever Ryan Helsley and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed on a 2 year, $28 million deal, per reports. David Laurila has his Sunday notes column up at Fangraphs.
From Lone Star Ball | 16 days ago | 2 reads