Baltimore Baseball

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde spent Thursday night in Salisbury as the keynote speaker at the Delmarva Shorebirds’ banquet, and a night later, he and 10 of his players met fans at the PBR Bar in Baltimore for an evening of karaoke. As Hyde settles in for his seventh season, he’s managed the fourth most games in franchise history, trailing only Earl Weaver, Buck Showalter and … [Read more...] about Hyde on Orioles’ depth, camp competition; Rutschman on bouncing back; Mountcastle on closer wall

Question: Ever since the Winter Meetings, several times each day I click on this awesome app. Each time, I get to read some excellent, interesting articles … thank you. But what I’m really waiting for is when you’ll break the news that our Orioles have traded for the front-end starter we have been looking for. Perhaps Dylan Cease? Maybe Luis Castillo? Someone who can take the … [Read more...] about When will the Orioles trade for a No. 1 starter?| MAILBAG

As the Orioles begin spring training in just under two weeks, fans remain dissatisfied with their offseason moves. The rise in their payroll to $156 million, 15th in the majors, doesn’t matter because the Orioles didn’t “win” the offseason. I’m not sure how the Orioles could have won the offseason because they weren’t going to compete for Juan Soto, who signed a 15-year, $765 … [Read more...] about Orioles’ 2025 roster full of players without long-term commitments

While interviewing former players and team executives for my book on Orioles history a quarter-century ago, it became clear that Dave McNally had been an especially popular figure in the clubhouse. Many of his former teammates and superiors had good stories to tell about the left-handed pitcher from Billings, Montana. It wasn’t because he was that staple of baseball … [Read more...] about What Dave McNally’s Oriole Teammates Really Loved About Him

Fans often have questions about batting orders. They’re sure they have a better batting order than the one by the manager. There will be even more questions going into spring training because one of the mainstays in last season’s Orioles lineup, Anthony Santander, signed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Santander started at least 20 games in the second, third, … [Read more...] about Numbers to think about for possible Orioles’ batting orders in 2025