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David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles will make their 3rd-10th round picks this afternoon as the draft continues. Hello, friends. Day 1 of the 2022 MLB draft is in the books. The Orioles had the chance on Sunday night to take four players who they hope will load up their farm system even further for the future. They made a semi-surprise pick at #1 overall, choosing … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: The Orioles are .500 at the All-Star break and that’s still fun

Orioles’ opponents celebrating is not something we’ve seen much in the last two weeks. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles’ 10-game winning streak ended at Tropicana Field last night, but it’s a feat no O’s fan will soon forget. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Wait. There must be some mistake. I’m poring over the Orioles’ box score from last night, and it … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Even the Orioles couldn’t win forever

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Orioles four full-season affiliates split their games on Friday night. Triple-A: Worcester Red Sox 6, Norfolk Tides 2 There were promising individual stories here even though the result was a Tides loss. For starters, 40-man pitcher Chris Vallimont took the loss despite a quality start: Two runs allowed on three hits and a walk … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 7/16: Ortiz homers twice for Hanifee’s Bowie debut

Jackson Holliday in action for his high school team. | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The son of 15-year MLB veteran Matt Holliday keeps coming up as being on the Orioles radar for the #1 pick. A few weeks before the draft, Orioles GM Mike Elias told reporters that the team had narrowed down to five players as possible choices for the #1 pick. He didn’t … [Read more...] about Orioles 2022 draft preview: Jackson Holliday

Dean Kremer licking his lips (well fingers) at the idea of starting a new winning streak. | Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The winning streak may be over, but the Orioles can still finish the first half with a winning record with a win this afternoon. Friday night saw the Orioles’ 10-game win streak come to an end. A furious comeback attempt and a career night … [Read more...] about Saturday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Rays, 4:10