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Thursday Bird Droppings: Two weeks left until the Orioles season begins

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Today’s Orioles spring training game will be on Blue Jays television, though there’s no local broadcast.

Hello, friends.

There are now just two weeks remaining until Orioles Opening Day. It’s almost here!

The Orioles played the kind of game in spring training yesterday where it’s not exactly feeling exciting to think about how the games will start counting in 14 days. They got blasted by Atlanta, 13-5, with Dean Kremer giving up four runs over four innings, Keegan Akin allowing two runs in an inning, and Jordan Westburg committing two errors.

On the plus side, Ryan Mountcastle hit a dinger, and each of Colton Cowser and Heston Kjerstad walked twice. That will help the on-base percentage.

Today’s Grapefruit League contest will see the Orioles traveling to Blue Jays camp. There will not be a local O’s broadcast. Those who are able to access other teams TV feeds can watch the Jays feed. Cade Povich is set to be the starting pitcher for the game.

Being this close to Opening Day means that I’m ready to start to see the contours of a successful team showing up in these spring training games. For guys who’ve been stinking, it’s time to get into gear. For guys who are looking like they’re ready to rock, keep themselves ready to rock until when they make it up into Canada.

Who’s on that struggle bus? Cedric Mullins with a .311 OPS in 27 AB might be the worst. Coby Mayo, not expected on the OD roster, is even less likely to make it after a .337 OPS spring. Ryan O’Hearn is below .450. That’s not very good. Things have also not been good as far as results for a variety of pitchers, including Kremer, Albert Suárez, Bryan Baker, and a variety of others who just haven’t thrown that many innings yet.

For starting pitchers especially, there will only be a couple more opportunities to make starts before everything starts to count for real. Roster spots are mostly settled by now, barring injury developments, so there’s not much competition left. We just need the guys who are going to be the Opening Day guys to be ready. Some of them aren’t looking like it yet. Time remains, but only so much.

Around the blogO’sphere​

Kittredge provides update on knee surgery, Henderson fields ground balls (School of Roch)
Gunnar Henderson taking ground balls seems like a positive development, although I’m still impatiently awaiting some kind of return to games timeline from the team. As for Andrew Kittredge, maybe he’ll be back a little earlier than expected, but also maybe he won’t.

Despite slow start to spring, Kremer looking for consistency in 2025 (Orioles.com)
After yesterday’s outing, Kremer has a 9.00 ERA in 12 spring innings. It’s not great.

How do Orioles feel about robot umps? They’re already thinking strategy. (The Baltimore Sun)
I’ve liked seeing the ABS system in action during spring training. The challenges are resolved quickly and the players get the benefit of correct calls.

Orioles announce Eutaw St. Block Party, which sure feels a whole lot like FanFest (The Baltimore Banner)
I disagree with the headline writer here because you have to be in the offseason to be like FanFest. I do hope the just-announced event, set for the first Saturday afternoon of the regular season while the O’s are playing in Toronto, is a success. The game will be shown on screens in the stadium.

Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries​

There is one lone former Oriole who was born on this day. Happy 61st birthday to 1999-2000 Will Clark, who was pretty good here at the tail end of his career.

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday to you! Your birthday buddies for today include: baseball Hall of Famer Home Run Baker (1886), actor William H. Macy (1950), rapper Common (1972), Super Bowl champion Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer (1972), gold medal skier Mikaela Shiffrin (1995), and tennis star Coco Gauff (2004).

On this day in history...​

In 1567, mercenaries in the employ of the Spanish Empire attacked a band of rebels in Oosterweel in modern day Belgium. This small battle involving about 3,000 men on both sides is recognized as the first battle of the Eighty Years’ War.

In 1781, the planet Uranus was discovered by astronomer William Herschel. It was an exciting discovery at the time as planets beyond Saturn had not been discovered since centuries back into the BCE years.

In 1954, Viet Minh attacked the French at Dien Bien Phu in present day Vietnam. The capture of this fortress two months later, one of the phrases in Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire,” led to the French withdrawing from its colonial possession and Vietnam being divided into a Communist-aligned North and a US-aligned South.

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And that’s the way it is in Birdland on March 13. Have a safe Thursday.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/13/24383953/orioles-news-rumors-gunnar-henderson-injury-update

 

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Zach Eflin officially named as Orioles Opening Day starter

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The Orioles made the obvious choice official on Friday afternoon.

Opening Day is 13 days away for the Orioles. On Friday afternoon, the O’s made it official which of their starting pitchers will get the ball for the first game. Manager Brandon Hyde announced Zach Eflin as the choice.

Eflin was really the only choice, especially after Grayson Rodriguez injured his elbow. Eflin’s nine starts with the Orioles last year were just that good. He was getting #1 starter results with his 2.60 ERA while averaging more than six innings per start. So, in some sense, this is just a formality, with no more surprise than a year ago when Corbin Burnes was named as the Opening Day starter.

Now that the #1 choice is out of the way, it’s going to be interesting to see how the Orioles line everybody else up. You could make the case in just about any order for Dean Kremer, Charlie Morton, and Tomoyuki Sugano, depending on which of those guys you think is more interesting or dependable or whatever criteria is important to you. It’s also going to be interesting to see who gets the #5 spot, Cade Povich or Albert Suárez.

Hyde confirmed that one person will be out on Opening Day. That’s Jorge Mateo, whose recovery from elbow surgery is in the later parts but not advanced enough for him to ramp up enough in games by the time Opening Day rolls around.

Still to be determined is when the Orioles will get Gunnar Henderson back into the spring lineups. He’s not in for Friday night’s game against the Twins and there’s still no indication when he’ll return from his intercostal strain.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/14/24385982/orioles-opening-day-starting-pitcher-zach-eflin

 

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Camden Chat’s 2025 Pre-Season Contest

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It’s that time of year again! Make predictions about the 2025 season, win bragging rights and glory.

Welcome to the 2025 pre-season contest! If you’re new to Camden Chat over the past year, this contest is a fun exercise we do every year to gear up for the new season. We ask 30 questions broken into five categories designed to get you thinking about this year’s team.

Will the Orioles finally win their first postseason series since the 2014 ALDS? Who will lead the team in innings pitched? Will Tyler O’Neill be a suitable replacement for Anthony Santander? We’re asking all that and more in this year’s contest. Give it your best shot, and if you answer more questions correctly than any other Camden Chatter, glory will be yours.

Things to keep in mind:

• Player stats only count when that player is an Oriole. If a player is traded mid-season, his new team’s stats don’t matter.
• A series sweep must be at least two games. There is no such thing as a one-game sweep.
• The contest will close at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26th

If you have any questions or want clarification, let us know in the comments. If you can’t see the embedded form below, you can find it here.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/14/24385421/camden-chats-2025-pre-season-contest

 

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Saturday Bird Droppings: Spring Breakout tonight

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Watching some prospects, Eflin starts the opener, and pitcher friendships.

Good Morning Birdland!

Spring training is nearing its end. There’s a full week of games left, and then the teams head out to begin their respective regular seasons. It’s about time. By this point in the spring, the excitement that baseball of any kind has returned wanes a bit, and in it’s place is a yearning for games that actually count. Let’s get this show on the road.

One addition that has broken this monotony is the introduction of the Spring Breakout games. The prospect feature debuted last year, and it seemed like a big success. It’s back again in 2025. Some teams have already had their turn, but the Orioles get their chance tonight in Sarasota.

Prospects of the Orioles and the Yankees will face off at 6:05 tonight. The game can be watched on MLB Network or heard on MLB Audio. Clearly, this is a game that the league wants people to take in, and that is good with me.

The entire roster was already announced, and as expected it is chock full of familiar youngsters. Samuel Basallo is the one with the reputation, but the Orioles haven’t exactly hidden him this spring. The guy’s tools and performance speak for itself. He will be in Baltimore sometime this summer.

It could prove more interesting to get eyes on the players that have spent most of their time in minor league camp. That includes recent draft picks like Vance Honeycutt or Griff O’Ferrall, or one of the many unheralded pitchers set to appear.

A season ago, Jackson Holliday and the the Orioles played Paul Skenes and the Pirates in this spot. The Orioles lost 3-1, and only managed one hit (Enrique Bradfield Jr.), but Cade Povich did well (three innings, one earned run, four strikeouts). Hopefully the offense provides a bit more support this time around.

Links

How to watch the Orioles’ Spring Breakout game | MLB.com
A national TV audience for the Orioles (and Yankees) youngsters is pretty cool. Go impress some people, fellas!

‘Blast off!’ Eflin’s family tells him he’s O’s Opening Day starter | MLB.com
Adorable! Also, not a terribly surprising outcome. Who else was going to start Opening Day for the Orioles? Grayson Rodriguez may have been a contender prior to his injury, but even then Eflin was the most likely choice.

Orioles notes and thoughts on Eflin, Rutschman, position players, baserunning, Mateo and Bautista | Roch Kubatko
I love that the Orioles are planning to run more this season. The ran early last year and then largely abandoned it. It sounds like they will try to keep their foot on the gas this season.

The breakfast club: How a daily ritual has shaped these Orioles pitchers’ careers | The Baltimore Banner
It’s always interesting to hear which guys are besties on the team. On top of the Kremer/Bradish friendship we have the six guys sharing a house in Siesta Key this spring.

Orioles birthdays

Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!

• Freddie Bynum is 45 years old. He was a utility option for the Orioles between the 2007 and ‘08 seasons.
• Mike Pagliarulo also turns 65 today. The infielder spent the final month-and-a-half of the 1993 season with the O’s, and put up big offensive numbers (143 OPS+).
• Harold Baines celebrates his 66th birthday. The Hall of Famer had three stints with the Orioles, first from 1993-95, then again from 1997-99, and again in 2000. In total, he spent parts of seven seasons in Baltimore and was worth 9.5 bWAR in that time.

This day in history​

There’s no major Orioles history on March 15, according to Baseball Reference. So, instead, here are a few happenings from beyond Birdland:

1783 - George Washington, then the commander of the Continental Army, gives a speech to ask his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy.

1820 - Maine is admitted as the 23rd state.

1877 - The first official cricket test match is played. It’s Australia vs. England in Melbourne.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/1...b-trade-rumors-prospects-spring-breakout-2025

 

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Andrew Kittredge’s latest injury could soften the impact he makes on the Orioles bullpen

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This offseason’s key reliever addition will start the season on the IL thanks to knee surgery. Can the former All-Star get healthy in time to make big contributions in 2025?

When the Orioles announced the signing of Andrew Kittredge back in January, it became the most universally praised move of the offseason. After years of seeing how nasty Kittredge can be as a member of the Rays, Mike Elias brought in the former All-Star to make the O’s bullpen a true strength. However, after discovering a knee injury that required surgery, Kittredge’s impact in 2025 is now a big unknown.

Under Mike Elias, the O’s have built a strong track record of bringing in outside relievers and maximizing their talents. In 2022, the breakout stars were Jorge López, Cionel Pérez and Félix Bautista. In 2023, the O’s plucked Yennier Cano, Danny Coulombe and Jacob Webb out of relative obscurity and turned them into valuable bullpen pieces.

After a rocky 2024 amongst the relief corps, Elias brought in the established Kittredge to join a healthy Bautista in rejuvenating this bullpen. The 34-year-old veteran was coming off a 2024 season in St. Louis that saw him set a career high in appearances, come just short of setting a career high in innings, and put up a sub-3.00 ERA for the first time since 2021.

Kittredge also possesses a profile different than any of the Orioles’ other established relievers. Most of the O’s right-handed relievers are fastball-first pitchers, whether it’s Bautista and Seranthony Dominguez’s four-seamers, or Cano’s sinker. Kittredge, on the other hand, throws his slider more than almost any other reliever in baseball. Last season, opponents hit only .177 off his breaking ball and swung through the slider 41% of the time.

The knee injury complicates Kittredge’s role this season, as he’ll join the likes of Grayson Rodriguez, Jorge Mateo and Kyle Bradish in starting the season on the IL. As Roch Kubatko of MASN reported, the procedure was a “knee debridement,” which is a fancy way of saying he got his knee scoped. The recovery should keep him off the mound through at least April and will probably require a rehab assignment after Kittredge only got into one spring training game.

The one known downside of Kittredge throughout his career is his propensity for injuries. He made only 31 appearances for Tampa between 2022 and 2023 due to Tommy John surgery. Prior to his UCL falling apart, he battled back and neck injuries, and he’s only topped 50 innings twice in his career. Now, this knee flare-up is the latest addition to his medical file.

Kittredge’s ZiPS projections were compiled before he landed on the IL, as FanGraphs projected the O’s reliever to put up 57.1 IP in 2025. While most of the counting stats are probably out of reach, Kittredge could still meet his rate-based projections depending on the extent of his time on the IL.

57.1 IP, 3.61 ERA, 8.17 K/9, 2.20 BB/9, 1.26 HR/9, 3.95 FIP, 1.19 WHIP

A reliever’s strikeout rate is usually closely correlated to their success, and Kittredge’s strikeout numbers have been somewhat inconsistent across his career. In his best years in Tampa, he hovered around 10 K/9. Last year in St. Louis, his strikeout numbers dipped to 8.5, though he maintained an elite chase rate and an above-average swing-and-miss rate. Whether he can beat the 8.17 K/9 that FanGraphs projects for him will go a long way in determining his usefulness for Baltimore once he’s healthy.

The case for the over​

Kittredge’s familiarity with the AL East should give him a leg up when his knee is ready to go. He has a career strikeout rate of at least 8.9 against the Red Sox, Yankees and Blue Jays. The AL East also is not chock full of players great at hitting sliders. Kittredge will have to be wary of leaving his breaking ball over the plate to the likes of Aaron Judge, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Alex Bregman, but most of the O’s rivals struggle to hit sliders.

Kittredge will also have the added benefit of a less stressful role with the Orioles. For most of his career, he’s been his team’s main setup man, with more than half of his career appearances coming in the eighth inning. The presence of Cano means Kittredge figures to be used more in the 7th inning and before. The lack of pressure to come back from injury and pitch in the most stressful spots may help Kittredge return and dominate.

The case for the under​

While it’s easy to hope that Kittredge will come back from injury and be an important cog in the O’s bullpen, it’s also easy to imagine that this injury could derail his season. When Kittredge came back from Tommy John in 2023, he posted only 10 Ks in 11.2 innings for a 7.7 K/9. This knee injury will presumably leave less of a lasting impact than Tommy John. However, Kittredge will be 35 by the time he makes his Orioles debut and his less-than-stellar medical history might make this return from the IL that much harder.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/1...kittredge-season-preview-mlb-2025-projections

 

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Sunday Bird Droppings: Orioles prospects got a fun walkoff win over the Yankees

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In their turn in the Spring Breakout spotlight, several Orioles prospects got a chance to show their skills.

Hello, friends.

There are now 11 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. A week from today marks the last Grapefruit League game, after which the team will head north for one exhibition in our nation’s capital, then farther north into Canada so they can begin the season against the Blue Jays.

There was some fun in Birdland yesterday and it came almost entirely from the minor leaguers. The Orioles prospects were in action against a team of Yankees prospects last night as part of MLB’s Spring Breakout series. The O’s team stormed back from a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning to first tie up the game and then pick up the walkoff in a 5-4 victory.

Switch-hitting infielder Leandro Arias delivered the game-winning single not long after outfield prospect Austin Overn plated young shortstop DJ Layton for the game-tying run. What was fun about this turning into a walkoff win is that it clearly meant something to the players. Arias got the standard Gatorade bath and mob of celebrating teammates at first base. Even by spring training standards, the game didn’t count, but they got a chance to show off and they won.

Other highlights in the game included last year’s first round pick Vance Honeycutt getting a heck of an awesome inside-the-park home run. Usually when there’s an inside-the-parker you get some kind of fluke situation where a fielder falls over and there’s no one to back up the play or whatever. In this case, Honeycutt hit a ball that bounced off the warning track and looked like it might go over the fence for an automatic double.

Instead, the ball stayed in play and the Yankees center field and left field guys just didn’t make an effort to field the ball and get it in play quickly. So Honeycutt just kept on running and he scored.

Fellow outfield prospect Enrique Bradfield Jr., possibly the center fielder of 2026, had two hits in the game. Bradfield might have had more at stake than anyone else, as the MLB Network broadcast of the game (which included Orioles broadcaster Melanie Newman) frequqently mentioned Bradfield had a steak dinner bet going with his former Vanderbilt teammate and current Yankees prospect Spencer Jones.

As for the major leaguers, well... yesterday’s spring training game was one of those ones where it’s good that everything is getting wiped out in less than two weeks. The Orioles lost to the Pirates, 15-5, with Gregory Soto taking the loss after allowing an unearned run that resulted from his own throwing error. Later in the game, Seranthony Domínguez allowed three runs in only two-thirds of an inning.

Domínguez has gotten poor results through spring training so far. He might be the guy I’m side-eyeing the most as the regular season approaches. The thing about Domínguez is he wasn’t good last year, which is why the Phillies were trading him away, and he wasn’t good for the Orioles either. Yet Mike Elias wanted him anyway and constructed a bullpen that’s going to rely on him for key late innings, possibly even substantial numbers of ninth innings, and so here he is.

It’s a 23.14 ERA in spring. That rolls back to 0 for the regular season but if that’s anything close to how he’ll pitch, Domínguez is going to be everybody’s least favorite Oriole by the time the calendar turns to May.

In today’s spring training affair, the Orioles have a split squad day. The home Orioles will face the Phillies, while the road Orioles travel to play the Tigers. Albert Suárez is set as the starting pitcher for the road team, with Opening Day starter Zach Eflin in action at home. Neither game will be televised in any capacity. The Sarasota game will air on the flagship WBAL radio stations in the Baltimore area.

Around the blogO’sphere​

Gunnar Henderson (intercostal) still eyes return by Opening Day: ‘That’s my plan’ (Orioles.com)
Still waiting for anything more concrete than “a strong belief that he can still get back into games” before the end of spring training. Time is running out!

Urías slowed by sore hamstring, rotation’s fifth spot still up for grabs (School of Roch)
Had you noticed Ramón Urías hasn’t played for a few days? His hamstring is ailing, though according to Brandon Hyde, he’s supposed to be back imminently.

Birthdays and Orioles anniversaries​

There are a pair of former Orioles who were born on this day. They are: 1962-63 catcher Hobie Landrith, and 1954/60-61 catcher Clint Courtney.

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday to you! Your birthday buddies for today include: 4th president James Madison (1751), baseball Hall of Famer Lloyd Waner (1906), comedian Jerry Lewis (1926), actor Victor Garber (1949), longtime Baltimore Ravens executive Ozzie Newsome (1956), rapper Flavor Flav (1959), and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney (1965).

On this day in history...​

In 1916, two regiments of American cavalry led by John Pershing crossed into Mexico to apprehend or kill Pancho Villa. However, Villa remained at large by the time the US joined World War I and the force was recalled with its objective unaccomplished.

In 1945, World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima ended after five weeks of fighting on the island. Nearly all of the 20,000 Japanese soldiers died, with American combat deaths around 7,000, mostly marines.

In 1968, during the Vietnam War, American servicemen massacred up to 500 people in the villages of My Lai and My Khe. This was covered up for about 18 months before it became public.

In 1995, the state of Mississippi became the last state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery on its ratification in 1865.

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And that’s the way it is in Birdland on March 16. Have a safe Sunday.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/16/24386700/orioles-news-rumors-spring-breakout-yankees

 

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Monday Bird Droppings: A rough day for the Opening Day starter

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We’re just two weeks from the home opener, Mateo made his debut, and Holliday is looking good

Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! I hope you had a nice weekend. It was a relaxing one for me, and I’m looking forward to baseball on my TV almost every night very soon. We’re just 10 days from Opening Day and exactly two weeks from the home opener. I can’t wait to return to Camden Yards on March 31st to see that orange carpet and check out the new (temporary) sound system!

The Orioles were busy over the weekend with four games between Saturday and Sunday. Mark Brown detailed Saturday’s exciting walk-off win by the prospects and the disappointing performance from the big leaguers earlier in the day.

Yesterday was split squad day where they beat the Tigers 7-1 on the road and fell to the Phillies 12-1 at home. Let’s dive into the performances, shall we? And we’ll start with the win.

Albert Suárez continued his quest for the rotation with a five-inning, one-run performance. His lone run came in the fourth inning when the Tigers rallied for three hits. Suárez faced the minimum number of batters in the other four innings despite allowing a single and a walk. Maverick Handley picked off a runner at first base in the first inning and Suárez induced a double play ball in the fifth.

On offense, the lineup teed off against former Oriole Jack Flaherty. Jackson Holliday, playing shortstop, reached base three times, including a triple to lead off the game. Colton Cowser hit his second home run of spring and Dylan Carlson had a two-hit, three-RBI day.

Now, the less fun news. Opening Day starter Zach Eflin got knocked around a bit. He allowed two baserunners in a scoreless first inning, but wasn’t so lucky in the third. An error by Jordan Westburg started the third inning and things snowballed from there. Eflin allowed the next three batters to reach, struck out a batter, and was pulled from the game. His relief, Nathan Webb, did not help him out. A bases loaded double brought in all of his inherited runners.

Eflin came back out to pitch the fourth (yay, spring training) and ended on a clean inning. He threw 84 pitches overall. He’s just shaking off the rust! I know the results don’t matter but I still wish they’d been a little better.

Being that it was the home game, the lineup had a few more regulars. Adley Rutschman, Tyler O’Neill, and Cedric Mullins all contributed exactly one single. Westburg doubled. Ramón Laureano hit a solo homer for the team’s only run and pinch-hitting prospect Vance Honeycutt added a single of his own.

And in exciting news, Jorge Mateo made his spring debut! It was uneventful, and 0-2 in five innings played. But it sure is nice to see his name in a box score.

For today’s St. Patrick’s Day game, the Orioles travel to Fort Myers to play the Red Sox, so expect it to be extra Irish-y. The game will be broadcast on MASN, piggybacking on the home team’s broadcast as they have multiple times this spring.

Links

Camden Chat’s 2025 Pre-Season Contest - Camden Chat
Don't forget to participate in our yearly contest! So far 116 of you have made your guesses in the 30-question quiz.

Jorge Mateo returns, but being ready for opening day is not a guarantee - The Baltimore Banner
It was great to see Mateo back out on the field! He hopes to be ready not long after Opening Day.

From Paul Skenes to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., extensions to get done now and ones that can wait - The Athletic
Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman both fall into the "better for the team than the player" category. That's definitely true for Gunnar, but I'm honestly not sure about Rutschman.

Enrique Bradfield Jr. plays in prospect showcase days after friend’s death - The Baltimore Banner
What a sad story. Thoughts with Enrique Bradfield after the loss of his friend in a motorcycle accident.

Orioles health notes on Mateo, Urías and Rivera, Hyde on Ðomínguez's rough spring - Blog
Having Ramón Urías, Gunnar Henderson, Jorge Mateo, and even Emmanuel Rivera dealing with injuries is not ideal.

Jackson Holliday continues to swing a hot bat in Orioles camp - MLB.com
Jackson Holliday is really being talked up this spring. I sure hope it's not a letdown.

Birthdays and History

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! Three former Orioles are St. Patrick’s Day babies just like you. The most notable is Chris Davis, who is celebrating his 39th birthday today.

Davis was acquired in an absolute steal of a 2011 trade that brought him to Baltimore with Tommy Hunter in exchange for Koji Uehara. Uehara had a rough go for the playoff-bound Rangers and appeared in just 37 games for the 2012 team before he reached free agency. Davis and Hunter combined to appear in 1375 games for the Orioles.

Davis spent several years as one of the best power hitters in baseball. He is ranked 6th in Orioles franchise history in home runs with 253. Because it’s his birthday, I won’t write about how his career ended. We all know.

Also born on this day in history are César Valdez (40) and Raúl Chávez (52). Valdez pitched in relief for the Orioles in 2020 and 2021, appearing in the majors for the first time since 2017. He and his “dead fish” change-up were a great story until they weren’t. Chávez was a catcher who got into 16 games with the 2006 team.

On this day last year, Kyle Stowers became the first player to hit three home runs in a spring training game. He still didn’t make the team and was sent to Triple-A Norfolk where he got off to a scorching start. He’s now with the Miami Marlins and I wish him great luck.

In 2022, the Orioles signed pitchers Chris Ellis and Conner Greene. Both saw time out of the bullpen that year; neither was good. In 2021, they signed Maikel Franco. Franco played in 104 games with the 2021 team despite an OPS+ of 65.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/17/24387180/orioles-news-links-spring-training

 

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Previewing the AL East: New York Yankees

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The Yankees lost Juan Soto to free agency and Gerrit Cole to Tommy John surgery. Can they overcome those absences to repeat as AL East champs?

This week, Camden Chat will be previewing the rest of the division and other expected AL contenders. First up: the Yankees.

What a difference a couple of weeks can make.

At the beginning of March, the New York Yankees were the presumed frontrunners to defend their AL East crown and make an encore appearance in the World Series. Then, with one shocking injury, their outlook took a definitive turn for the worse.

In the span of 10 days, Gerrit Cole struggled through an exhibition start, was diagnosed with a torn UCL, and underwent Tommy John surgery that will cost him the entire 2025 season. With it, the Yankees’ plan to build their team on the backbone of a stellar starting rotation went up in smoke.

Cole wasn’t the first Yankee to succumb to injury. Earlier in the spring, right-hander Luis Gil — last seen robbing Colton Cowser of the AL Rookie of the Year Award — suffered a right lat strain that will sideline him for about three months. Slugger Giancarlo Stanton, coming off a scalding hot postseason performance last year, has a calf injury in addition to tennis elbow in both arms, with no timeline on an expected return.

The Yankees might have been able to weather the losses of Gil and Stanton. Trying to do the same with Cole, the 2023 Cy Young winner and six-time All-Star, is going to be much, much harder. The Yanks may well unleash their devil magic and emerge as serious contenders again, but it shouldn’t surprise anyone if they fail to repeat as division champs.

Additions and subtractions​

• Notable additions: OF Cody Bellinger, RHP Fernando Cruz, LHP Max Fried, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, RHP Devin Williams
• Notable subtractions: IF Jon Berti, LHP Nestor Cortes Jr., RHP Clay Holmes, RHP Tommy Kahnle, 1B Anthony Rizzo, OF Juan Soto, 2B Gleyber Torres, C Jose Trevino, OF Alex Verdugo

Had I listed the subtractions in order of importance rather than alphabetically, it would start with Juan Soto in giant letters and everyone else in small font. It’s hard to overstate how much the Yankees will miss Soto, whose 7.9 WAR last year was more than twice that of any of his teammates aside from Aaron Judge. Soto’s one-and-done season with the Yanks saw him finish third in the AL MVP vote before he landed a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal with the crosstown Mets.

Joining Soto with his new team is Holmes, the Yankees’ embattled 2024 closer who is now the Mets’ scheduled Opening Day starting pitcher. The former Oriole lefty Cortes, who’d spent parts of four years in the New York rotation, was traded to the Brewers. And Torres, former destroyer of Baltimore pitchers who crushed 13 homers against the O’s in 2019, went to the Tigers on a one-year deal. Rizzo and Verdugo, both coming off of tough years, remain unsigned.

Starting rotation​

1. LHP Max Fried
2. LHP Carlos Rodón
3. RHP Marcus Stroman
4. RHP Clarke Schmidt
5. RHP Will Warren

If there’s any potential cushion to the blow of Cole’s injury, it’s the fact that the Yankees already have another established #1 starter ready to fill the void. They signed Fried, the longtime Braves ace, to an eight-year, $218 million deal in hopes of creating a dominant 1-2 punch atop the rotation. Now with Cole out, Fried is the unquestioned top dog.

Fried has been one of baseball’s best pitchers since becoming a full-time starter in 2019, going 71-31 with a 3.06 ERA and 141 ERA+ in that span, finishing as the NL Cy Young runner-up in 2022. Fried is not without injury concerns himself — he missed a month last year with forearm neuritis, and more than half the 2023 season due to hamstring and arm troubles — but when healthy, he’s arguably the most dominant starter in the AL East.

Behind Fried, the Yankees will be counting on veteran Carlos Rodón to eat innings. Rodón, who signed a six-year, $162 million deal ahead of the 2023 season, rebounded from a disastrous debut campaign to make 32 solid starts for the Yanks in 2024.

The injuries to Cole and Gil have given new life to Marcus Stroman, whom the Yankees initially planned to move to the bullpen, an idea that the veteran flatly refused. Now he figures to get plenty of starting opportunities, hoping to bounce back from a mediocre 2024. Rounding out the expected rotation are Schmidt, the 28-year-old righty who had excellent results in limited starts last year (2.85 ERA in 16 games), and rookie Will Warren, who was torched for 26 runs in 22.2 innings in his first taste of the bigs in 2024. But Schmidt has been slowed by a bad back and a shoulder issue this spring.

Bullpen​

The Yankees’ bullpen has the chance to be a solid unit, even with the losses of Holmes and setup man Tommy Kahnle in free agency. The Yanks emphatically addressed their closer void by acquiring two-time All-Star Devin Williams from the Brewers. Williams, known for his devastating changeup called the “Airbender,” had a sub-2.00 ERA in each of his three full seasons as Milwaukee’s closer, though he missed the first four months of last year with stress fractures in his back.

Adding Williams allows the Yankees to move 2024 revelation Luke Weaver, who served as their closer in the postseason, into a setup role, creating a tough 1-2 punch in the late innings. The rest of the Yankees’ relief corps includes righties Ian Hamilton and Mark Leiter Jr. and lefty Tim Hill, holdovers from last season, along with newcomer Fernando Cruz (acquired from the Reds).

Starting lineup (projected)​

1. Austin Wells, C
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Cody Bellinger, CF
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
5. Jazz Chisholm, 2B
6. Jasson Domínguez, LF
7. Ben Rice, DH
8. Anthony Volpe, SS
9. Oswaldo Cabrera, 3B

The Bronx Bombers, these ain’t. The departure of Soto’s 41 homers and .419 OBP has reduced the Yankees’ lineup to one otherworldly hitter and a whole lot of question marks.

Any lineup with Aaron Judge, of course, can’t be completely discounted. He’s a one-man wrecking crew who’s coming off of one of the greatest offensive seasons in baseball history — a league-leading 58 homers, 144 RBIs, 133 walks, .458 OBP, .701 SLG, 392 total bases, and unheard-of 223 OPS+ — on his way to unanimously winning his second MVP award.

Still, if Judge wants to see a pitch to hit ever again, he’ll need some help from some of the new veterans in the Yankees lineup. The team is taking a gamble on a pair of former NL MVPs in Goldschmidt and Bellinger. The 37-year-old Goldschmidt has seen his offensive stats fall off table since winning the award in 2022, dipping to a below-average 98 OPS+ last season for the Cardinals. With 362 career homers, he’s still a power threat, but Father Time may be getting the better of him.

Bellinger, meanwhile, has been all over the map, production-wise. His first three seasons with the Dodgers were sensational, culminating in a 47-homer, 1.035 OPS campaign that won him MVP honors in 2019. He then flat-lined so dramatically that the Dodgers cut him loose, only to bounce back with a resurgent 2023 season for the Cubs before starting to slip again last year. It’s hard to predict what the Yankees will get out of Bellinger offensively, though the former Gold Glover gives the club a natural center fielder, allowing Judge to slide back to his usual right field slot after starting 105 games in center last year.

If the Yanks can’t wring some production out of Goldschmidt, Bellinger or someone else — such as the highly touted Domínguez, the Yankees’ #1 prospect — then Operation Pitch Around Aaron Judge will be in full force for opposing teams this year.

Projections​

PECOTA: 85-77

FanGraphs: 86-76

DraftKings Sportsbook: Over/under 89.5 wins, +135 to win AL East, +330 to win AL pennant, +850 to win World Series

The Yankees’ betting odds, if you care about that sort of thing, took a bit of a hit when Cole went down, though the club is still listed with the third-best chance of winning the World Series, behind only the Dodgers and Braves. Meanwhile, Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA system projects an 85-win season for the Yanks, putting them in third place in the AL East behind the Orioles (88) and Blue Jays (85).

FanGraphs forecasts a decidedly mediocre AL East in which every team has between 82-86 wins. It’s not impossible to believe. At the moment, no club particularly stands out as being demonstrably better or worse than the other four. It’s anybody’s division to win, including — grumble, grumble — the Yankees.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/17/24387083/orioles-al-east-2025-competition-yankees

 

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Tuesday Bird Droppings: The regular season begins today

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Well, not for the Orioles. But the Dodgers and Cubs officially kick off the 2025 MLB season in the Tokyo Series this morning.

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Don’t look now, but the 2025 MLB regular season starts today. Snuck up on you, didn’t it?

OK, so we’re still more than a week away from the Orioles — and 27 other teams — opening their seasons. For the Dodgers and Cubs, though, it’s game on. The two clubs are in Japan for the two-game Tokyo Series, the first games of 2025 that will count in the standings.

If the raucous, deafening atmosphere at the Tokyo Dome doesn’t get you excited about baseball’s return, nothing will. It’s a homecoming for the five Japanese stars who will be representing their MLB teams, led by Shohei Ohtani and the defending champion Dodgers. Three of the four starting pitchers scheduled for the series are former NPB standouts, with second-year MLBers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga facing off today and newly signed 23-year-old sensation Roki Sasaki set to make his MLB debut for Los Angeles tomorrow.

At the time this post is being published, the opening game will be an hour old, so tune in on Fox if you’re up early this morning. Both games are at 7:10 PM Tokyo time, which is 6:10 AM for those of us in the eastern United States and — oof — 3 in the morning on the west coast. Not ideal for fans in L.A., but that’s why DVRs exist.

Meanwhile, for the Orioles, the wait for Opening Day continues. Yesterday in Fort Myers, the O’s fielded a lineup consisting entirely of backups and non-roster players — and still trounced a Red Sox club full of regulars, 12-3. The Birds did the bulk of their damage with an eight-run explosion in the sixth inning, part of a 16-hit performance. Livan Soto and Vimael Machín, potentially vying for a utility infield spot if Gunnar Henderson starts the year on the IL, each delivered an RBI single. Daz Cameron had three hits, and Enrique Bradfield Jr. reached base twice but disappointingly did not steal any bases.

The Orioles are back in Sarasota tonight for a 6:05 game against the Blue Jays, with Charlie Morton on the mound for the Birds. There will be no TV or radio broadcast for either team, so let’s just hope the O’s look good in the box score.

Links​

Hyde as season nears: ‘We’re not sure roster-wise where we are’; Orioles pound Red Sox, 12-3 - BaltimoreBaseball.com
There was a scary moment in yesterday’s game when Coby Mayo took a fastball off the wrist, bringing back painful memories of Nick Markakis and CC Sabathia. Fortunately, Mayo seems to be OK. Crisis averted.

Cedric Mullins could be about to start his last year as an Oriole - The Baltimore Banner
Much like Anthony Santander, I understand from a baseball standpoint why the O’s will likely move on from Cedric Mullins after this season, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be sad about it.

Updating Henderson and Rodriguez, Mayo and Vázquez leave game after being hit by pitches (O's win 12-3) - School of Roch
It’s sure starting to feel like Gunnar won’t be ready to start the season with the Orioles. Hopefully his absence will be a short one, or the O’s are in big trouble.

Orioles birthdays and history​

Is today your birthday? Happy birthday! Six former Orioles have March 18 birthdays, most notably Trey Mancini (33), the fan-favorite slugger who made an inspiring return from cancer in 2021. Mancini, who last played in the majors in July 2023, is attempting a comeback with the Diamondbacks and is crushing it in spring training with a 9-for-21 performance. We’ll all be rooting for him to hit his way onto Arizona’s roster.

Other ex-Orioles born on this date include right-handers Chris Vallimont (28) and Randy Miller (72) — each of whom appeared in just one game as an Oriole — along with catcher Craig Tatum (42), outfielder Gerónimo Berroa (60), and the late lefty Dick Littlefield (b. 1926, d. 1997) of the inaugural 1954 Orioles.

On this day in 1974, the Orioles played an exhibition game against the Rangers in which legendary country singer Charley Pride joined the Texas roster for a day, picking up a single in two at-bats. The 40-year-old Pride had previously played in the Negro Leagues. In terms of country music superstars playing baseball, Pride fared better than Garth Brooks, who went a combined 1-for-39 in spring training with the Padres and Mets in 1999 and 2000.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/18/24388093/tuesday-bird-droppings-the-regular-season-begins-today

 

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The Orioles still have decisions to make in their outfield

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The outfield is the group that faces the most uncertainty as we near Opening Day, as far as both who will make the roster and what each player’s future holds.

With nine days left to go before Opening Day in Toronto, the Orioles roster seems mostly set. Injuries to Grayson Rodriguez, Andrew Kittredge and Jorge Mateo mean Brandon Hyde and Mike Elias don’t really have any tough decisions in the starting rotation, bullpen or infield. With six spring training games left on the schedule, the only remaining questions surround the Orioles outfield.

Baltimore currently has six outfielders in camp who are already on the 40-man roster. Of those six, three are all but guaranteed to make the trip up to Toronto. Cedric Mullins has been the Opening Day CF each of the last four seasons and should make his fifth straight Opening Day lineup next week.

Colton Cowser, after finishing second in AL ROY voting and being named a Gold Glove finalist, also figures to have his spot in LF nailed down. Finally, after landing a $49M contract as Anthony Santander’s replacement, Tyler O’Neill is also a virtual lock to make the Opening Day 26.

The other three outfielders currently competing for a roster spot are a mixture of a young player looking for his first chance and a pair of veterans looking to reestablish themselves. In 2024, Heston Kjerstad seemed like the next Orioles prospect who was ready to make the leap to everyday player. After being recalled from Norfolk at the end of June, Silent J was hitting .378 with a 1.141 OPS and finally delivering on the potential that saw him drafted No. 2 overall. That progress, and his season as a whole, was derailed on July 12th when the Yankees’ Clay Holmes beaned Kjerstad in the face with a fastball.

The veterans looking to earn a trip to Baltimore are former Athletic Ramón Laureano and ex-Cardinal Dylan Carlson. The two veterans provide different skill sets as potential depth outfielders. Laureano is another lefty masher, like O’Neill, sporting a career .802 OPS against southpaws. Carlson is more similar to Cowser as an outfielder who can provide above-average defense in center and the corners, with the added benefit of being a switch-hitter.

Carlson has been the best of the bunch in the Grapefruit League. The 26-year-old Northern California native leads all O’s with eight walks and has a .459 OBP while slugging .600. Kjerstad has been a middle-of-road performer in Sarasota, going 9-35 (.257) with inconsistent power output. Laureano is bringing up the rear with only six hits in 29 ABs (.207) to go along with 11 Ks.

How Brandon Hyde and Mike Elias choose to round out their group of outfielders may speak not only to their plans for 2025 but beyond. This upcoming season seems like a make-or-break year for Kjerstad. The now 26-year-old only just exhausted his rookie eligibility last season, and despite being drafted in the same class as Jordan Westburg, has just 20% of Westburg’s career ABs.

Despite his limited chances the last two seasons, Kjerstad still has all the tools to be a 30+ HR outfielder. At his best, he’s the player on the roster most capable of replacing the production we saw from Santander the last three seasons. If Kjerstad breaks camp on the roster. and immediately assumes the role of starting RF/DH, that’d be a good indication that Elias, Hyde & Co. envision a bigger role for him moving forward. If Silent J is relegated to a bench role again, the trade speculation will begin to swirl.

Common sense says that Carlson will probably nab the fifth OF spot ahead of Laureano and serve as the Orioles’ primary backup CF. However, it’s not out of the question that Hyde tries to keep Carlson and Laureano so he can bench both Mullins and Cowser against lefties. Hyde has become infamous for over-adjusting his lineups against southpaws. Keeping both Carlson and Laureano would allow him to field a lineup where Gunnar Henderson is the only lefty who plays against LHPs.

Whether both the veteran OFs make the roster, and how big of a role they earn in the regular season, will also speak to the front office’s plans for Mullins. Santander’s departure makes Mullins the franchise’s longest-tenured player, but his exit could only be one season away. Mullins can become a free agent next winter and it’s hard to imagine the Orioles resigning him if he’s only playing against RHPs. Should the O’s keep both Carlson and Laureano, it almost surely condemns the former All-Star to a platoon role.

And as this is still the Mike Elias-led Orioles, we can’t forget about the prospects that will play a big role in the direction of the outfield long-term. Three of the Orioles' top six prospects are outfielders, and two of them have a chance to begin the 2025 season in Norfolk. Enrique Bradfield Jr. and Vance Honeycutt—the O’s last two first-round picks—also just got done showcasing their electric speed in the Spring Breakout prospect showcase. Should those two or any of the other highly ranked outfield prospects have breakout years in 2025, it could easily push a veteran off the major league roster.

After feeling like Austin Hays, Mullins and Santander would be the Orioles starting outfield for a decade, 2025 officially marks the beginning of a new era on the Camden Yards grass. How the O’s choose to approach their outfield from Game 1 of 162 should tell us a lot about this season and their plans for the future.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/1...c-mullins-tyler-oneill-colton-cowser-outfield

 

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Wednesday Bird Droppings: Coby Mayo is not happy about his demotion

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Spring training is winding down, demotions are happening, and Povich is making his case.

Good morning Birdland,

Opening Day is right around the corner, which means the Orioles’ roster is beginning to take shape. That continued on Tuesday, when the O’s “cut” more players, including top prospects Samuel Basallo and Coby Mayo.

These were not surprising moves. Basallo only played in 21 games at Triple-A last year, and there was no path to playing time for him right now. Mayo, on the other hand, has spent significant portions of the last two seasons in Norfolk. He did enough in 2024 to earn a major league cup of coffee, but it did not go well (4-for-41, 22 strikeouts). And coming into camp this year it was tough to see where he fit unless an injury at first or third base took place. So far, that has not happened, and so he will go back to Triple-A.

Mayo is not happy about the demotion. He described it as “difficult,” a “lose-lose” situation”, and said that “it sucks.” Of course, being disappointed and being confused are two different things. You can be sure that Mayo is aware of the roster makeup and that his chances of making the team out of camp were remote. He’ll just have to force their hand with monster stats in Triple-A.

It will be interesting to see what the Orioles do with Mayo in Norfolk. He played 34 innings at first base in the spring and 33 innings at third base. The team does not necessarily “need” a player at either of those positions, but first base could probably do with an upgrade at some point. Ryan O’Hearn is in a contract year, and Ryan Mountcastle is still trying to find another level to his offensive game. It could be that Mayo is the long-term answer, but that remains to be seen.

In any case, sending Mayo back to Norfolk to begin the season will slow down his service time accumulation, and likely keep him under team control for an additional year. That does not seem to be why the Orioles sent him down. There are legitimate concerns, plus a possible position change on the horizon. But you can be sure that they are OK with hanging onto one of their prized youngsters for a bit longer.

Links

Suárez or Povich? O’s No. 5 rotation spot could go either way | Orioles.com
I am putting my eggs into the Cade Povich basket. He showed promise last year. He has upside. He’s left-handed. And he doesn’t really fit in the bullpen, whereas Albert Suárez does. It’s the logical conclusion.

The Orioles optioning Coby Mayo might be unfair. That doesn’t make it wrong | The Baltimore Sun
Is it even unfair? This is not a case of service time manipulation. Mayo has struggled when on the major league stage, and the team has solutions at his two positions right now. The only other avenue for Mayo besides this would probably be a trade to get a big-time pitcher, but that doesn’t seem to be an option right now.

Notes on Orioles non-roster invitees who remain in camp and their chances to stick | Roch Kubatko
Some good info here on the guys that find themselves on the fringes of the roster. Will any of them make it? Eh, probably not unless the Gunnar Henderson injury continues to linger.

Orioles birthdays

Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!

• Rocky Coppinger turns 51 today. He spent parts of four seasons with the Orioles from 1996-99, throwing 182.1 innings and accumulating a 5.68 ERA in that time. He was traded to the Brewers in 1999 for Alberto Reyes.

This day in O’s history

March 19th has been a slow day in Orioles history, according to Baseball Reference. So, instead, here are some thing that have happened on this date beyond Birdland.

1918 - The United States Congress establishes time zones and aproves daylight saving time.

1965 - Teenage diver and pioneer E. Lee Spence discovers the wreck of a Confederate cruiser called the SS Georgiana 102 years after it was destroyed.

1979 - The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via cable TV network C-SPAN.

2008 - A gamma-ray burst referred to as GRB 080319B is detected 7.5 billion light-years away from earth, becoming the farthest object that is visible to the naked eye.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/1...ter-coby-mayo-samuel-basallo-cade-povich-2025

 

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Previewing the AL East: Toronto Blue Jays

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Will the additions made by the Blue Jays pull them out of the basement of the AL East?

This week, Camden Chat is previewing the rest of the division and other expected AL contenders. We’ve already covered the Yankees and Red Sox.

The recent Blue Jays often seem like a team that should be better than it is. They just never seem to be able to put the pieces together. That’s not to say they’ve been bad. They put up a winning record every season from 2020-23 and made three playoff appearances over those four years. They lost in the Wild Card round in all three of those appearances.

Last year things went south for them in a big way as they finished 74-88 and in last place in the AL East. Outside of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. the offense was largely lackluster. The starting rotation underperformed. They finished with a run differential of -72 and they ranked in the bottom third of the AL in both runs scored and runs allowed.

The Blue Jays went into this offseason looking to extend Guerrero, their star player. But the negotiations broke down. Details came out last week where it was noted that Guerrero was hoping for $500 million over 14 years, but the Jays’ requirement to include deferrals tanked the deal. He will now be a free agent after this year unless the Blue Jays pull something off in-season.

Aside from that, the Blue Jays did add to their roster, including one big signing that Orioles fans are all too aware of. But will their changes move the needle? The Orioles play the Blue Jays to open the season next week so they’ll get the first look at the Jays upgraded lineup.

Additions and Subtractions​

• Notable additions: RP Yimi García, 2B/SS Andrés Giménez, RP Jeff Hoffman, OF Anthony Santander, SP Max Scherzer, OF Myles Straw, RP Dillon Tate
• Notable subtractions: RP Jordan Romano, RP Génesis Cabrera

The Blue Jays had the offseason reputation of being in on every free agent and then losing them, but they actually did add a few players to their active roster.

The biggest contract they handed out is also the one of most interest to Orioles fans. The Jays signed former Oriole and fan favorite Anthony Santander to a five-year, $92.5M contract in mid-January. Santander will play right field and, presumably, wallop a lot of home runs for his new team.

Santander’s contract was the splashiest move the Blue Jays made this winter, but the biggest may end up being the trade for Andrés Giménez. Giménez is a few years removed from his career season when he clocked an OPS+ of 141 while playing incredible defense. His bat has fallen off since then but his defense remains top-notch. He has won the Gold Glove three years in a row and he is just 26 years old.

Max Scherzer will turn 41 years old about halfway through this season and this year marks his 18th in major league baseball. He was limited to just nine starts last year after having back surgery before the start of the 2024 season. At his age, every year is a risk. But it’s Max Scherzer. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if he had a strong year. He’ll fill a hole in the rotation made by the trade of Yusei Kikuchi last season.

The Blue Jays lost Jordan Romano to the Phillies, so in return they signed former Phillie Jeff Hoffman to be their closer. Hoffman’s offseason wasn’t without controversy. He was nearly signed by both the Orioles and Braves, but both teams backed down over concerns from his physical. That didn’t stop the Blue Jays from giving him a three-year contract. We’ll see how that turns out for them.

Starting Rotation​

1. José Berríos
2. Kevin Gausman
3. Chris Bassitt
4. Bowden Francis
5. Max Scherzer

Multiple depth charts place Gausman above Berríos in the rotation, but Berríos has been named the Opening Day starter so that puts him at the top of the list for me. Berríos has been an above-average pitcher over his nine-year career and he has always pitched well against the Orioles. That includes last year when the Orioles went just 9-for-46 against him over two starts. So we have that to look forward to.

Scherzer is the only member of the projected rotation who was not with the Blue Jays last year. It was a choice not to try and upgrade more than that as the team’s rotation was below average last year, ranking 9th by fWAR in the American League and worst in their division (tied with the Rays).

Bassitt is a player I hoped the Orioles would before the Jays got him. He’s now in the final season of his three-year deal with the Blue Jays. His first year was good but last season he fell off quite a bit. It continues a downward trend that started with the Mets in 2022.

Francis started last year in the bullpen and moved to the rotation in early August. In nine starts he put up an ERA of 1.53 with 56 strikeouts to just seven walks. Not bad.

Bullpen​

As mentioned above, Hoffman will be the closer after signing his big deal. Chad Green stepped in as closer last year when Romano went down with injury, and he’ll be back this year as Hoffman’s setup guy.

Both Ryan Burr and Erik Swanson are expected to be part of the bullpen this year but are dealing with injuries. The returned García will have a big role and also expect to see a combination of Ryan Yarbrough, Brendon Little, Nick Sandlin, Yariel Rodríguez, and Zach Pop. Former Oriole Dillon Tate signed a split contract and could see time as well.

Starting Lineup (projected)​

1. Bo Bichette, SS
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B
3. Anthony Santander, RF
4. George Springer, LF
5. Daulton Varsho, CF
6. Andrés Giménez, 2B
7. Alejandro Kirk, C
8. Will Wagner, DH
9. Ernie Clement, 3B

The star of this lineup is Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., who is coming off a dominant year in which he hit .323/.396/.544 with 30 HR and 44 2B. It was a resounding bounce back from his disappointing 2023. If he comes close to his projections, he’ll be a menace to the Orioles this season.

Santander will bring pop to the lineup with his power bat, but he’s never been a high-OBP guy. Varsho and Giménez are two players whose bats are likely to hover around league average, but their outstanding defense more than justifies their spots in the lineup.

And what about Bo Bichette? From 2020-23, Bichette was great. He led the league in hits in ‘21 and ‘22. He was just 26 years old last year and things went south for him. He missed a lot of the season with a calf injury, then broke his finger in September. When he was on the field, he was awful. He OPS’d just .598 in 91 games. If he is healthy this year, I expect he’ll be more like the player who consistently put up an OPS of over .800. This is also his contract year, by the way.

This projected lineup is courtesy of MLB.com but it is crazy to me that the 35-year-old Springer would bat cleanup in this lineup. He has gotten worse every year he’s been with the Blue Jays and last year his OPS+ dropped below league average for the first time in his career. I don’t expect he’ll be much better this season and if so, he probably won’t last in that prime spot.

Will Wagner is currently the #9 prospect in the Jays’ system. He had a nice debut over 24 games last year and his scouting report indicates potential for him to be a solid offensive contributor. He came to the Jays in the Kikuchi trade last year and is the son of Hall of Famer Billy Wagner.

Projections​

PECOTA: 85-77

FanGraphs: 83-79

Either of these outcomes would be a marked improvement for the Blue Jays, who won just 74 games in 2024. PECOTA places the Blue Jays in third place, behind the Orioles and Yankees. FanGraphs puts them in fourth ahead of only the Rays.

In looking at the Jays, I find a 9 to 11 game improvement to be unrealistic. Their Pythagorean record last year was one game worse than they showed in the standing. Their starting rotation hasn’t been dramatically improved. They don’t have any big prospects knocking on the door.

Their lineup does have potential for improvement with the addition of Santander and Giménez as well as the probable bounce back from Bichette. That could be their saving grace.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/19/24389073/orioles-al-east-2025-competition-blue-jays

 

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A spring injury has cast a small shadow over the Gunnar Henderson hype train

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The 23-year-old is among the favorites in American League MVP betting odds, but will he make it back in time for Opening Day?

Gunnar Henderson fits the mold of a modern day MLB superstar. He’s fast, he hits for power, and he gives 100 percent on every play. The 23-year-old earned American League Rookie of the Year honors in 2023 and followed it up with a nine WAR season last year.

Henderson qualifies as the middle child of Baltimore’s three consecutive top prospects, but he’s the one that finished fourth in AL MVP voting a year ago. Henderson, Adley Rutschman, and Jackson Holliday represent one of the most talented young cores in recent memory, and Henderson may just be the best of the trio.

The former second-round pick—that’s still crazy by the way—played 159 games last season, but he suffered an early injury this spring. Henderson strained his right intercostal while making a jumping catch in the field on February 27.

Henderson took batting practice for the first time on Tuesday, but he has yet to return to game action. The injury is not expected to significantly impact his 2025 campaign. His status for Opening Day will remain a question until he returns to the lineup, although there’s no reason to tweak his season projections at the moment.

ZiPS anticipates a bit of a power dip for Henderson this season. The projections call for 28 home runs over 152 games. The full projections can be found below.

Gunnar Henderson: 152 G, .279 BA, .359 OBP, .495 SLG, 28 HR, 107 R, 97 RBI, 16 SB, 144 wRC+, 6.1 WAR

The 152 games played are the highest for any Orioles player. Henderson tallied 28 homers in his rookie season before leaving the yard 37 times in 2024. ZiPS doesn’t attribute the drop to a shift in Henderson’s approach at the plate, as the projected .279 batting average would fall just below his .281 average from last season.

These are still projections worthy of an All Star player, yet they don’t exactly scream AL MVP. How does ZiPS expect the competition to perform? The projections call for Aaron Judge to lead the league with 46 home runs. Henderson’s 28 would rank 18th in baseball, but his total line ranks right up there with the best in the business. Henderson’s projected WAR would trail only Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Juan Soto.

ZiPS projects Henderson and Bobby Witt Jr. to tie for fourth with 6.1 WAR. Witt qualifies as a natural rival after being selected 40 picks ahead of Henderson in the 2019 MLB draft. For what it’s worth, ZiPS anticipates 29 homers, 102 RBIs, and a .288 average for Witt Jr.

There’s plenty more to Gunnar’s game than just the long ball, but that feels like a fine place to start. Let’s stick with a round number. Do you project Henderson to post a second-consecutive 30+ home run season?

The case for the over​

The Orioles could use a few extra big flies without Anthony Santander, and they have plenty of players capable of helping out. It’s fair to expect a few more long balls with the left field wall inching in, and even the left-handed-hitting Henderson could benefit with a few Oppo Tacos.

At only 23, Gunnar might only be scratching the surface of his prime. He’s played the adjustment game with MLB pitchers for a pair of seasons, and I like his chances moving forward.

The case for the under​

It’s unclear how the lack of a normal spring training could impact the shortstop. Every player needs at least some form of a ramp up period, but it’s not like Henderson needed to overhaul his swing. Additional concern may have been warranted if the injury occurred to Rutschman after his rough second half, but the former number one pick entered yesterday hitting .364 (12-for-33) this spring.

Even with a player of Henderson’s caliber, there’s no reason to rush a guy back for the first of 162 games. The Orioles should be careful with their franchise player, and Brandon Hyde has reiterated that Henderson needs game action before his debut.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/20/24389707/gunnar-henderson-season-preview-baltimore-orioles

 

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Thursday evening Orioles spring training game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:05

Tomoyuki Sugano makes his final spring tuneup start and it’s actually going to be on MASN.

We are one week away from Opening Day. The Orioles have four spring training games remaining in Florida, plus a tune-up exhibition against the Nationals on Monday afternoon. The news from camp was not encouraging today, with manager Brandon Hyde indicating that both Gunnar Henderson and Félix Bautista are still up in the air for whether they’ll be on the Opening Day roster.

I’d been resigning myself to the idea that Henderson will miss at least a little bit of the season. The Bautista news is a bit more of a surprise. That’s my fault, I suppose, for buying in to how he’d been pitching and his own belief he’d have the velocity back by Opening Day. Before camp, Bautista being on the OD roster wasn’t guaranteed and the Orioles don’t seem to have ever wavered from that stance.

It’s an open question for each of these guys how long he might be out, or perhaps really just how long of a rehab assignment might be needed before they join the team. The bullpen picture without Bautista feels mighty grim.

1. Cedric Mullins - DH
2. Adley Rutschman - C
3. Ryan O’Hearn - 1B
4. Tyler O’Neill - LF
5. Colton Cowser - CF
6. Jordan Westburg - 2B
7. Heston Kjerstad - RF
8. Ramón Urías - 3B
9. Jackson Holliday - SS

The following pitchers are lined up to get some work in: Tomoyuki Sugano (starter), Keegan Akin, Matt Bowman, Seranthony Domínguez. This deep into spring training, that could end up being the only pitchers who appear.

What do you think? Is this an Opening Day-looking lineup? Obviously I don’t expect Mullins as the DH when the real games get going, and it would be a surprise if we don’t see Ryan Mountcastle play that first game. But with Gunnar Henderson looking less likely to make the day 1 roster if only because they haven’t promised he will yet, this collection of players is a plausible lineup, in this order too.

By the way, Sugano has a 0.00 ERA through 10.1 spring innings, so he’s putting that on the line tonight. Previous 10+ inning guys who didn’t allow an earned run in spring training were Chris Ray, Troy Patton, and Paul Fry, so it’s not exactly distinguished company, but it’ll be fun if he keeps pitching well to carry some good feeling into the regular season. Sugano could turn out to be one of Mike Elias’s better signings.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/20/24390490/orioles-yankees-lineups-pitchers-game-chat

 

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The Orioles’ fate could depend on how well Félix Bautista bounces back

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If the Mountain looks like the dominant closer of old, the O’s will party like it’s 2023. If he doesn’t, things could get really dicey.

It seems strange to think that any team’s season could hinge substantially on their closer. I mean, the guy doesn’t play in the first 8/9ths of the game. For him to even have a chance to pitch in a big spot, a whole lot of things have to go right, long before he shows up. A closer is almost never a team’s most pivotal player.

That said...it sure feels like Félix Bautista could make or break the 2025 Orioles.

The impact that the Mountain had on the Birds two years ago, en route to winning AL Reliever of the Year, was undeniable. Bautista put up a herculean effort, posting 33 saves, a 1.48 ERA, and a ridiculous 16.2 K/9 before his season came to a premature end in late August. He not only locked down the ninth, but on multiple occasions he worked two innings, helping the O’s steal some road wins in extras. When the Birds were ahead or tied in the late innings and Bautista was available, Orioles fans could always feel good about their chances.

Last year, without Bautista’s services as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, finishing off games became a lot dicier for the Orioles. They tried Craig Kimbrel until Father Time took him out of commission, then rotated through Yennier Cano and Seranthony Dominguez, with inconsistent results. The loss of Bautista wasn’t the only reason the O’s fell from 101 to 91 wins last year, but it sure didn’t help.

Now the Mountain is back, and — with all due respect to Tyler O’Neill, Charlie Morton, and Tomoyuki Sugano — he’s the most impactful addition to the 2025 Orioles. He is also, though, one of the biggest wild cards. Exactly what version of Félix Bautista are we going to see? There’s often an adjustment process for pitchers coming back from Tommy John as they work their way back to their previous velocity and command. We’ve seen that in spring training with Bautista, whose fastball hasn’t yet reached the triple-digit mark he hit so often in 2023.

Bautista’s presence changes the entire complexion of the bullpen. You can live with the likes of Cano, Dominguez, Gregory Soto, and Keegan Akin as seventh- or eighth-inning guys when you know you’ve got Félix to lock it down in the end. But if he has a health setback and you’ve got to sift through that group for a replacement closer, the Birds’ relief crew falls from solid to scattershot in a hurry.

Nothing is more demoralizing for a team than working hard for eight innings to build up a lead, only to blow it in the ninth. When Bautista is available, fans rarely have to worry. Without him, well, look out.

No pressure, big fella. But we really, really need you to be good. And if you could be the lights-out, dominant Félix Bautista of old, even better.

ZiPS projections: 50 G, 52.2 IP, 26 SV, 2.56 ERA, 12.5 K/9

The case for the over​

With a full, healthy season, 26 saves seems like an easily reachable goal for Bautista if he’s back to his former self. He had 33 in 2023 despite missing the entire month of September. The year before, he had 15 saves even though he wasn’t the closer until August. Assuming the Orioles have a similarly successful year as the previous three, they’ll carry plenty of leads into the ninth inning and will have plenty of save opportunities for a closer who almost always locks them down.

The case for the under​

Even if the Orioles do have plenty of ninth-inning leads, it won’t always be Bautista who gets the call. The O’s have stated that they’re going to be very careful with Félix in his return, and early on he might not pitch on back-to-back days. It’s possible he won’t even be on the Opening Day roster as he continues to build up, as Brandon Hyde acknowledged yesterday. Even if he is, there’s always the unsettling but very real possibility that Bautista could suffer a setback or another health issue during the season that lands him back on the IL, which could put the 26-save mark out of reach.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/21/24389098/orioles-player-projections-felix-bautista

 

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The Orioles signed Kyle Gibson again for some reason

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Mike Elias loves a late spring training surprise.

With less than a week to go until the season starts, the Orioles made another free agent signing. Kyle Gibson, a familiar face from the 2023 team, has been signed to a one-year contract, the team announced out of nowhere on Friday night.

Gibson, 37, will presumably be delayed in actually getting into the MLB roster picture since he’s going to have to go through some minor league buildup after missing all of spring training. Whenever the team deems him ready, they will have to figure out where to fit him in to a rotation that already includes old guys Tomoyuki Sugano (35) and Charlie Morton (41). It’s a lot of old.

We already know that Grayson Rodriguez will be starting the season on the injured list. Rodriguez is back to playing catch but he doesn’t have a timetable for a return. The Orioles could have just rolled with either Albert Suárez or Cade Povich at the back of the starting rotation. It doesn’t say very much about what they think of either of those guys as a starting pitcher if they’re getting bumped aside for Gibson.

In fairness to Gibson, he has had durability going in his favor. That’s something that teams seem to value in building their rosters with current pitching trends. The Texas Rangers just recently added Patrick Corbin, who’s been the worst starting pitcher over the last four years but at the same time has started 32 or 33 games a year.

Gibson isn’t nearly that bad, coming in right around league average with the Cardinals a year ago after a 4.73 ERA innings-eating season with the Orioles in 2023. I have not had interest in a reunion with Gibson either last year or this year because I thought the Orioles should be better than Kyle Gibson by now. Mike Elias has other ideas.

MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported that the contract guarantees $5.25 million for Gibson for 2025 with the potential for another roughly $1.5 million in performance bonuses. It is yet another instance of the Orioles spending money this offseason, just not for a guy who will excite pretty much anybody.

The corresponding roster move with the Gibson signing is that Kyle Bradish is transferred to the 60-day injured list. That’s no surprise, since we know Bradish won’t be back until at least the second half of the season as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The Orioles just weren’t allowed to put him on the 60-day IL until there was a corresponding move. Six days before the start of the season, they finally made that move.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/21/24391354/orioles-news-kyle-gibson-free-agent-contract-signed

 

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Current Baltimore Orioles roster

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Orioles players on the 40-man roster and their number of remaining minor league options

The below roster is updated as of 3/22/25.

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40-man roster transactions​

The tracking for this log was reset for the start of the 2025 season on 3/22/25. Listed in reverse chronological order.

3/22 - RHP Kyle Gibson signed to one-year, $5.25 million contract. RHP Kyle Bradish placed on 60-day injured list.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2024/8/20/24224636/baltimore-orioles-40-man-roster-transaction-log

 

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Saturday Bird Droppings: The final weekend of spring training

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Gibson signs, the O’s DH situation, and the Baysox alternate identity goes viral.

Good Morning Birdland!

There are just two games left on the Orioles’ Grapefruit League schedule, and then one add-on exhibition before the regular season gets underway. In Florida, they play the Pirates at 1 p.m. today, and then the Braves at 1 p.m. on Sunday. After that, they head to D.C. for a final tune-up on Monday against the nearby Nationals. The entire trio of games will be on TV in some way, shape, or form.

The Orioles lost 9-1 to a Tigers split squad on Friday. It was a tough showing as Albert Suárez coughed up eight runs over 4.2 innings. His spring ERA is back up to 7.89 after he had been better in his previous three outings. Félix Bautista pitched as well, and also struggled a bit, striking out two but also walking two and giving up a home run.

The offense had to deal with Tarik Skubal, a tough matchup regardless of the date. Their only run was a Gary Sánchez solo homer. Adley Rutschman smacked a double off Skubal as well.

There was still no sign of Gunnar Henderson, while Jorge Mateo got into his fourth game of the spring. More and more it’s looking like Mateo will be ready to go north with the big league club, and Henderson could be the one to take a rehab stint. That is not ideal, but it’s better to be cautious with the star than force him back onto the field before his body is ready.

Perhaps the biggest news of the day was the team’s late-night signing of Kyle Gibson, yet another old to supplement their rotation. Gibson is probably headed for extended spring training followed by a ramp up in the minors before joining the roster at some point in April, although that has not been spelled out by the team yet.

The signing of Gibson is an indication that Mike Elias is a tad worried about pitching depth right now. That is a reasonable concern. We know Grayson Rodriguez is starting the year on the IL, and although he is back to throwing, a timeline for his return is unknown. Depth options Trevor Rogers and Chayce McDermott are also less than 100%. Either Suárez or Cade Povich is expected to be the fifth starter to begin the year, although both come with question marks.

Gibson is a safe bet to be...competent. The guy is gonna show up and give you five innings of decent quality. That alone has value, and it allows the Orioles to survive what could be a tough month of April. Without knowing the expected return of Rodriguez, it’s unclear how exactly Gibson fits, but his presence will allow the team to take their time with G-Rod.

Links

Chesapeake Baysox make charitable pledge after alternate identity goes viral for, well, the wrong reasons | The Baltimore Banner
It’s a baseball logo and anatomy lesson all in one. Honestly, the Baysox are rolling with this one in a perfect way, and it looks like the jersey is already nearly sold out. An incidental rendering of a private part never goes out of style.

Orioles notes on tonight’s outings from Bautista and Suárez | Roch Kubatko
Roch gives a more detailed report on yesterday’s game. It wasn’t great overall, but it is still spring training so whatever. The most important detail is whether or not Bautista will be ready for Opening Day. For now, the answer there seems to be...maybe?

2025 Positional Power Rankings: Designated Hitter
Once again the Orioles are leaving the DH role wide open so that Brandon Hyde can cycle through various options. That includes the team’s primary catcher, Rutschman, who tends to get a start or two at DH every single week of the season to keep his bat in the lineup.

Orioles birthdays

Is it your birthday? Happy birthday!

• Andrew Susac is 35 years old. He caught nine games for the 2018 Orioles.
• Mike Morse turns 43 today. The outfielder had a 12-game stint with the 2013 Orioles.
• The late Billy Goodman (b. 1926, d. 1984) was born on this day. He spent 16 seasons in MLB, including a part of the 1957 season in Baltimore. Over 73 games that year he posted a 116 OPS+.

This day in history​

1981 - Orioles manager Earl Weaver is suspended by AL President Lee MacPhail as a result of Weaver’s forfeiture of a spring training game against the Royals. Weaver was upset with the umpires because he was not provided an official batting order after the Royals made several substitutions.

1997 - The Orioles acquire reliever Hector Ramirez from the Mets for shortstop Manny Alexander and third baseman Scott McClain.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/2...es-news-spring-training-mlb-trade-rumors-2025

 

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Orioles make it official: Gunnar Henderson will begin season on injured list

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Mike Elias delivered a number of end of spring training updates on Sunday morning.

As the days have gone by without Gunnar Henderson re-appearing in Orioles spring training lineups, the conclusion has been harder to escape that he will not be ready to start the season on time. The O’s finally made that official on Sunday morning, with GM Mike Elias delivering the news that Henderson will be on the injured list as the season begins.

This update was delivered as part of a larger availability with Orioles reporters in which he touched on a variety of topics dealing with both injury updates and other things to do with the roster. About Henderson in particular, Elias remains hopeful that it will be “days not weeks” that Henderson is on the IL. The rules for back-dating 10-day injured list stays mean he’ll miss at least the first week of the season.

I will be surprised if Henderson is ready on day 8; the team was acting like he might only miss days from the get-go on this intercostal strain and that was nearly a month ago.

In other not particularly good news, Elias said that Grayson Rodriguez is essentially starting back from the beginning of his season build-up. Rodriguez beginning the season on the IL was a certainty as soon as he was shut down for 10 days due to elbow inflammation that required a cortisone shot. The Orioles remain confident that it is not a ligament issue with Rodriguez, for whatever that is worth.

Top prospect Samuel Basallo is also dealing with some elbow inflammation. According to Elias, Basallo will be DH-only for at least the first few weeks of the Triple-A season, which gets under way on Friday. This is the second season in a row where Basallo begins without actually being able to catch. Last year, it was a stress fracture that had him delayed on getting into games as a catcher.

Two rehabbing Orioles may yet still make it onto the Opening Day roster. Félix Bautista and Jorge Mateo have both not been ruled out yet, though for me it’s discouraging about Bautista that he has not been explicitly confirmed to be ready yet either. If Mateo goes on the injured list, perhaps that means non-roster invite Vimael Machín gets a chance until either Mateo or Henderson return. If Bautista is on the IL, that could create a spot for the offseason waiver fodder, Roansy Contreras.

Also from Elias on Sunday morning: Cade Povich will be the team’s #5 starting pitcher to begin the season. This seemed like the best choice once Rodriguez got hurt. Hopefully he can show that the results he was getting last September weren’t a fluke. If he doesn’t, then he’ll probably be the guy to be bumped out whenever Rodriguez returns, or when the recently-signed Kyle Gibson, who’s also got to build up from close to zero, is ready for his debut.

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/23/24392193/orioles-news-gunnar-henderson-grayson-rodriguez

 

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Orioles regular season schedule and results

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All game start times listed in Eastern time. Games will air on TV on MASN or MASN2 except where noted. Games air on radio in Baltimore at 97.9, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM.

March/April​

• 3/27 at Blue Jays, 3:07
• 3/28 at Blue Jays, 7:07 (Apple TV only)
• 3/29 at Blue Jays, 3:07
• 3/30 at Blue Jays, 1:37
• 3/31 vs. Red Sox, 3:05 (home opener)
• 4/1 (off day)
• 4/2 vs. Red Sox, 6:35
• 4/3 vs. Red Sox, 1:05
• 4/4 at Royals, 7:40
• 4/5 at Royals, 4:10
• 4/6 at Royals, 2:10
• 4/7 at Diamondbacks, 9:40
• 4/8 at Diamondbacks, 9:40
• 4/9 at Diamondbacks, 3:40
• 4/10 (off day)
• 4/11 vs. Blue Jays, 7:05
• 4/12 vs. Blue Jays, 4:05 (orange uniform debut)
• 4/13 vs. Blue Jays, 1:35
• 4/14 (off day)
• 4/15 vs. Guardians, 7:05 (Jackie Robinson Day, also on TBS)
• 4/16 vs. Guardians, 6:35
• 4/17 vs. Guardians, 6:35
• 4/18 vs. Reds, 7:05
• 4/19 vs. Reds, 4:05
• 4/20 vs. Reds, 1:35
• 4/21 (off day)
• 4/22 at Nationals, 6:45
• 4/23 at Nationals, 6:45
• 4/24 at Nationals, 6:45
• 4/25 at Tigers, 6:40
• 4/26 at Tigers, 1:10
• 4/27 at Tigers, 1:40
• 4/28 vs. Yankees, 6:35
• 4/29 vs. Yankees, 6:35
• 4/30 vs. Yankees, 6:35

May​

• 5/1 (off day)
• 5/2 vs. Royals, 7:05
• 5/3 vs. Royals, 7:15 (FOX only)
• 5/4 vs. Royals, 1:35
• 5/5 (off day)
• 5/6 at Twins, 7:40
• 5/7 at Twins, 7:40
• 5/8 at Twins, 1:10
• 5/9 at Angels, 9:38
• 5/10 at Angels, 9:38
• 5/11 at Angels, 4:07
• 5/12 (off day)
• 5/13 vs. Twins, 6:35
• 5/14 vs. Twins, 6:35
• 5/15 vs. Twins, 12:35
• 5/16 vs. Nationals, 7:05
• 5/17 vs. Nationals, 4:05
• 5/18 vs. Nationals, 1:35
• 5/19 at Brewers, 7:40
• 5/20 at Brewers, 7:40
• 5/21 at Brewers, 1:10
• 5/22 at Red Sox, 6:45
• 5/23 at Red Sox, 7:10
• 5/24 at Red Sox, 4:10 (also on FS1)
• 5/25 at Red Sox, 1:35
• 5/26 vs. Cardinals, 3:05
• 5/27 vs. Cardinals, 6:35
• 5/28 vs. Cardinals, 6:35
• 5/29 (off day)
• 5/30 vs. White Sox, 7:05
• 5/31 vs. White Sox, 4:05

June​

• 6/1 vs. White Sox, 1:35
• 6/2 (off day)
• 6/3 at Mariners, 9:40
• 6/4 at Mariners, 9:40
• 6/5 at Mariners, 3:40
• 6/6 at Athletics, 10:05
• 6/7 at Athletics, 10:05
• 6/8 at Athletics, 4:05
• 6/9 (off day)
• 6/10 vs. Tigers, 6:35
• 6/11 vs. Tigers, 6:35
• 6/12 vs. Tigers, 6:35
• 6/13 vs. Angels, 7:05 (Apple TV only)
• 6/14 vs. Angels, 4:05
• 6/15 vs. Angels, 1:35
• 6/16 at Rays, 7:35
• 6/17 at Rays, 7:35
• 6/18 at Rays, 7:35
• 6/19 at Rays, 7:35
• 6/20 at Yankees, 7:05
• 6/21 at Yankees, 1:05
• 6/22 at Yankees, 11:35am (Roku only)
• 6/23 vs. Rangers, 6:35
• 6/24 vs. Rangers, 6:35
• 6/25 vs. Rangers, 6:35 (Pride Night)
• 6/26 (off day)
• 6/27 vs. Rays, 7:05 (Apple TV only)
• 6/28 vs. Rays, 4:05
• 6/29 vs. Rays, 1:35
• 6/30 at Rangers, 8:05

July​

• 7/1 at Rangers, 8:05
• 7/2 at Rangers, 8:05
• 7/3 (off day)
• 7/4 at Braves, 7:15
• 7/5 at Braves, 4:05
• 7/6 at Braves, 11:35am (Roku only)
• 7/7 (off day)
• 7/8 vs. Mets, 6:35
• 7/9 vs. Mets, 7:05
• 7/10 vs. Mets, 1:05
• 7/11 vs. Marlins, 7:05
• 7/12 vs. Marlins, 4:05
• 7/13 vs. Marlins, 1:35
• 7/14-17 (off days - All-Star Break)
• 7/18 at Rays, 7:35
• 7/19 at Rays, 7:05
• 7/20 at Rays, 12:10
• 7/21 at Guardians, 6:40
• 7/22 at Guardians, 6:40
• 7/23 at Guardians, 6:40
• 7/24 at Guardians, 1:10
• 7/25 vs. Rockies, 7:05
• 7/26 vs. Rockies, 7:05
• 7/27 vs. Rockies, 1:35
• 7/28 vs. Blue Jays, 6:35
• 7/29 vs. Blue Jays, 6:35
• 7/30 vs. Blue Jays, 12:35
• 7/31 (off day)

August​

• 8/1 at Cubs, 2:20
• 8/2 at Cubs, 2:20
• 8/3 at Cubs, 2:20
• 8/4 at Phillies, 6:45
• 8/5 at Phillies, 6:45
• 8/6 at Phillies, 12:35
• 8/7 (day off)
• 8/8 vs. Athletics, 7:05
• 8/9 vs. Athletics, 7:05
• 8/10 vs. Athletics, 1:35
• 8/11 (day off)
• 8/12 vs. Mariners, 6:35
• 8/13 vs. Mariners, 6:35
• 8/14 vs. Mariners, 1:05
• 8/15 at Astros, 8:10
• 8/16 at Astros, 7:10
• 8/17 at Astros, 2:10
• 8/18 at Red Sox, 7:10
• 8/19 at Red Sox, 7:10
• 8/20 (day off)
• 8/21 vs. Astros, 7:15 (FOX only)
• 8/22 vs. Astros, 7:05
• 8/23 vs. Astros, 7:05
• 8/24 vs. Astros, 1:35
• 8/25 vs. Red Sox, 6:35
• 8/26 vs. Red Sox, 6:35
• 8/27 vs. Red Sox, 6:35
• 8/28 vs. Red Sox, 1:05
• 8/29 at Giants, 10:15
• 8/30 at Giants, 7:15 (FOX only)
• 8/31 at Giants, 4:05

September​

• 9/1 at Padres, 6:40
• 9/2 at Padres, 9:40
• 9/3 at Padres, 3:10
• 9/4 (day off)
• 9/5 vs. Dodgers, 7:05
• 9/6 vs. Dodgers, 7:05
• 9/7 vs. Dodgers, 1:35
• 9/8 (day off)
• 9/9 vs. Pirates, 6:35
• 9/10 vs. Pirates, 6:35
• 9/11 vs. Pirates, 1:05
• 9/12 at Blue Jays, 7:07
• 9/13 at Blue Jays, 3:07
• 9/14 at Blue Jays, 1:37
• 9/15 at White Sox, 7:40
• 9/16 at White Sox, 7:40
• 9/17 at White Sox, 2:10
• 9/18 vs. Yankees, 7:15 (FOX only)
• 9/19 vs. Yankees, 7:05
• 9/20 vs. Yankees, 7:05
• 9/21 vs. Yankees, 1:35
• 9/22 (off day)
• 9/23 vs. Rays, 6:35
• 9/24 vs. Rays, 6:35
• 9/25 vs. Rays, 1:05
• 9/26 at Yankees, 7:05
• 9/27 at Yankees, 1:05
• 9/28 at Yankees, 3:05 (regular season finale)

Source: https://www.camdenchat.com/2025/3/23/24392276/baltimore-orioles-schedule-scores-results-tv-radio