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Projecting how the 2025 Orioles will differ from 2024
Nov 24, 2024 · Starting pitching: The Orioles haven’t lost free-agent right-hander Corbin Burnes to another team, and it seems that Elias and team owner David Rubenstein will make an attempt to retain last season’s top starter. Burnes finished fifth in the Cy Young voting, but he’s the top starter on the free-agent market. The Orioles face competition from the big-spending teams, and they’ll have to ...
Burnes finishes 5th in Cy Young voting; Orioles' bullpen additions ...
Nov 21, 2024 · For the first half of the 2024 season, Corbin Burnes looked to be a contender for the American League Cy Young Award. Burnes was 8-5 with a 2.94 ERA, and the Orioles had a 58-38 record. The eventual unanimous winner of the Cy Young, Detroit’s Tarik Skubal, was even better than Burnes with a 10-1 […]
How Orioles’ 26-man roster would look if 2025 season began today
Dec 6, 2024 · The Winter Meetings begin on Sunday in Dallas, and it’s expected to be a busy time for the Orioles. So far this offseason, they’ve made some additions and subtractions to their 40-man roster, which is at 38. Opening Day is more than three months away, March 27th in Toronto. There will be moves made before […]
Mateo’s role on 2025 Orioles is to be determined
Nov 30, 2024 · During Orioles executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias’ press availability to discuss moving in the left-field wall, he surprised those listening with an unprompted endorsement of Jorge Mateo. Mateo, who missed nearly the entire second half of the season after colliding with shortstop Gunnar Henderson in Miami in late July, had Tommy John surgery a […]
A look at Orioles' minor league system: Basallo, Mayo and the …
Dec 7, 2024 · Ben Badler has provided baseball analysis, prospect rankings and scouting reports for Baseball America since 2007. We talked about the Orioles’ farm system and their chances for signing Japanese pitching prospect Roki Sasaki. This interview has been edited for brevity. Question: The Orioles’ farm system was long ranked as the best in baseball.
Orioles still searching for Rutschman’s backup for 2025
Dec 1, 2024 · Besides a top-of-the-rotation starter and a middle-of-the-order right-handed hitting outfielder, the Orioles also could use additional back-end relief pitching, and a backup catcher. While each of the other spots could be filled by several players, perhaps the trickiest to fill is the No. 2 catcher behind Adley Rutschman. Rutschman’s backup for the last two seasons, […]
Orioles name Tim Federowicz as Triple-A Norfolk manager
Dec 6, 2024 · When Buck Britton was promoted from Triple-A Norfolk’s manager to the Orioles’ major league staff, the Orioles needed to replace him. On Friday, they hired 37-year-old Tim Federowicz to manage the Tides for the 2025 season. Federowicz managed Triple-A Toledo for the Detroit Tigers in 2024 and served as the Tigers’ catching coach in 2023.
Keegan Akin made pitch for a stronger role in the Orioles’ bullpen
Dec 5, 2024 · Very quietly, Keegan Akin has made himself a highly valued member of the Orioles’ bullpen. Last season, Akin led relievers with 78 2/3 innings and had a 3.32 ERA. Akin allowed just 6.3 hits per nine innings, the best in his career, and his walk/strikeout rate was also his best. He struck out more than […]
Orioles' painful postseason exit leaves players stunned: 'I feel like ...
Oct 3, 2024 · BALTIMORE—What happened? As the Orioles’ clubhouse door opened, players stood in full uniform in shocked silence. Some walked to others, exchanging hugs and good wishes, but the overriding emotion was shock. For the second straight year, the Orioles were swept out of a playoff series by a team they’d been favored to beat. The Orioles […]