The Orioles announced their minor league coaching staffs for 2025 on Friday. Roberto Mercado will be returning to the renamed Double-A Chesapeake Baysox for a second season. Collin Woody will manage Single-A Delmarva for a second season, and Christian Frias will manage the Florida Complex League Orioles for a fourth season. Ryan Goll, who joined the Orioles’ organization in … [Read more...] about Orioles’ 2025 minor league coaching staffs: Mercado returns to Baysox, Goll takes over IronBirds
Peter Schmuck: Big market domination might be trending, but it isn’t a new concept
When two superstar players have already signed contracts worth enough guaranteed money to have owned their own major league franchises little more than a decade ago, it’s hard to view reliever Tanner Scott’s recent $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers as another sign of a looming baseball apocalypse. But still. The latest round of big-market spending shouldn’t surprise … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Big market domination might be trending, but it isn’t a new concept
Can Trevor Rogers help Orioles in 2025? | MAILBAG
Question: We gave up a lot to acquire Trevor Rogers from the Marlins. I understand that the coaches have been working to help him improve his delivery. Do you think his delivery was to blame for his poor performance for the Orioles? Or health issues? And are you optimistic he can bounce back to contribute this year? From: Stuart Nabors, Richmond Answer: Stuart, I know a lot … [Read more...] about Can Trevor Rogers help Orioles in 2025? | MAILBAG
Lost Voices: Steve Stone’s 25-win season for the Orioles
(One in a series of articles highlighting former Orioles whom I interviewed for my oral history a quarter-century ago, but only on the phone, depriving me of a recording that I could play now as part of the Bird Tapes.) When 31-year-old journeyman pitcher Steve Stone arrived at the Orioles’ spring training camp in February 1980, manager Earl Weaver told him to prepare to spend … [Read more...] about Lost Voices: Steve Stone’s 25-win season for the Orioles
Andrew Kittredge on joining the Orioles: ‘I want to win. I want to contend.’
The Orioles signed right-handed reliever Andrew Kittredge to a one-year, $10 million contract with an option for 2026 on January 13th. Kittredge spent seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, and last year with the St. Louis Cardinals. On Tuesday, Kittredge spoke with the Baltimore media. Here are excerpts from that conversation: Question: What kind of a perception of the Orioles … [Read more...] about Andrew Kittredge on joining the Orioles: ‘I want to win. I want to contend.’