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Orioles Offseason Rubric
Five months from now the offseason will be over and we’ll be able to grade Mike Elias’ offseason. When I was in school I really appreciated when a professor gave you a detailed rubric that outlined what you needed to do in their class to get an A, to get a B or to get…
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Who Craig Albernaz isn’t
When it was announced that the Orioles had hired Craig Albernaz as their new manager the first thing I felt was relief. Did I feel this relief because from the moment the Orioles fired Brandon Hyde I was hoping that they would eventually hire Craig Albernaz? No. Albernaz was a name I was familiar with…
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Why was Jackson Holliday getting thrown out like that?
One of the most confusing parts of the Orioles season was that Jackson Holliday was so bad on the bases. Through spring training we heard a lot of stories about Holliday’s offseason. He ate nothing but ground beef, he put on a ton of muscle, he slept in his batting cage and yada yada. One…
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Can the Orioles remake their bullpen without “The Churn”?
One of the most difficult tasks that the Orioles front office is facing this offseason is that they need to completely overhaul the bullpen. Going into an offseason with zero serious backend relief options is not an entirely new experience for this front office but this year will be the first time they go into…
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Ranking the Orioles Starting Pitching Trade Targets
Of the two main ways that a team can improve their rotation trades are the most fun. With free agency you are limited to whoever happens to reach free agency in a given year but with trades technically every pitcher in the league is available. Unfortunately the old adage “you can never have too much…
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Ranking the Orioles Free Agent Starting Pitching Targets
Earlier this week Mike Elias went on the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast and was asked very directly what happened last offseason when he was putting together the Orioles rotation. “With Rubenstein taking over and like you said, you made the playoffs in 23 and 24 and you fanned the flames a little bit last November…
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End of Season Report Cards – What the Orioles returning players need to do better in 2026 (part 1)
The 2025 Orioles season has mercifully ended. If I had to choose one word to describe this past season I would have a hard time picking between disappointing and embarrassing. Maybe I’d combine them and create a new word like disabaressing or embapointing. This season featured a 20 point loss, a spoiled 8 run lead,…
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Mike Elias’ top secret promotion
Last week it was announced that Mike Elias was promoted to President of Baseball Operations last offseason. If that seems like a weird sentence it’s because it is. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear the Orioles decided that Mike Elias’ promotion to POBO needed to be kept secret. Even the reporting in the Athletic remains…
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5 aspirational veterans the Orioles could acquire this offseason if they have the courage
A few weeks ago both Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg gave interesting quotes to the media highlighting the fact that the Orioles had dealt the team’s clubhouse leaders at the trade deadline and that the team needs outspoken veteran leadership. Henderson and Westburg are the two guys who are most suited to taking on a…
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Credit, Concern, and Everything Else That Comes With Signing A Big Extension
Yesterday the Orioles signed their top prospect Samuel Basallo to an 8 year 67 million dollar guaranteed extension, with a team option and escalators that can get the deal up to 9 years 88.5 million. This extension is a major departure for how the Orioles have done things during Mike Elias’ tenure in fact since…
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