Baltimore Baseball

The pre-Winter Meetings additions of outfielder Tyler O’Neill and catcher Gary Sánchez didn’t satisfy an impatient Orioles fan base. It made some believe the momentum of two agreements in about three hours on Saturday night would continue into three days of the Winter Meetings. It didn’t, and the Orioles remain searching for that No. 1 starter. They could still re-sign last … [Read more...] about Starting pitching remains Orioles’ biggest need

Question: Now that all the high-profile pitchers are off the market except Jack Flaherty and given how THAT worked out last time, do you think that management will be all in for Corbin Burnes? From: John Fischel Answer: John, I think that the Orioles should be all in on Corbin Burnes, and I keep thinking that they may surprise with an aggressive bid. Burnes is the best starter … [Read more...] about Should Orioles be all-in on Corbin Burnes? | MAILBAG

DALLAS—What happened? The Orioles concluded the third day of the Winter Meetings on Wednesday by not taking a player in the Rule 5 draft for the second straight year. They had taken at least one player in every draft from 2006-2022. They lost right-handed pitcher Juan Nuñez, whom they acquired in August 2022 in the trade that sent reliever Jorge López to Minnesota, to San … [Read more...] about Orioles’ Elias on Holliday, Kjerstad, Mayo; Winter Meetings end

Question: What is your take on last weekend? I was hoping for Teoscar Hernández to replace Anthony Santander, but I guess we could do worse than Tyler O’Neill. Do you think the Orioles were afraid to wait, knowing Hernández would probably be highly sought after by the losers in the Soto bidding war? Gary Sánchez at $8.5 million is a heads scratcher at best. Why not make an … [Read more...] about What do O’Neill, Sánchez bring to Orioles? | MAILBAG