Orioles

Although I’m excited about the opening of spring training next week, I have to concede one point to the frustrated fans who wanted to see the team do much more to upgrade the major league roster over the offseason. The Orioles are not as talented – at least on paper – as last year’s club. That should be fairly obvious, since they were not able to replace pitching ace Corbin … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: Orioles naysayers are right about one thing

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images FanGraphs put out its first projection for the 2025 season, with the Orioles coming in at 83 wins. Hello, friends. There are now just six days remaining until pitchers and catchers report and Orioles spring training begins. Opening Day is exactly seven weeks away from today, or if you’d rather count down the days, it’s 49. We’ve got … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: Another projection system weighs in on the Orioles

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images In which we dig through the ZiPS and Steamer projections to see how the baseball writers view this Orioles team. Just give us baseball, already! We’re one week out from the first full squad workout, just over two weeks from the first spring training game, and after that, we need to chew through the month of March before the season road … [Read more...] about Preseason projections mostly see good things for key Orioles hitters

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Fans of other teams are practically lining up to see how they can get a surplus Orioles outfielder. How many outfielders is too many outfielders to possibly squeeze into the major league roster picture at once? The Orioles, with this week’s signing of Ramón Laureano, have got a lot of people thinking that one possible resolution of … [Read more...] about The Orioles crowded outfield picture keeps trade speculation alive