Tag: mlb
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What else can David Rubenstein’s money do?
At the Pete Alonso press conference David Rubenstein made even more comments about how the Orioles do not have a limit on what they are willing to spend in order to contend of a World Series. Comments like this were beginning grow old for the fans after last offseason saw little long term financial commitment…
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There’s a Polar Bear in Baltimore
It feels a little silly to say that I didn’t see this coming. Mike Elias has been vocal for weeks that they were looking to spend this offseason, he gave several quotes saying things like “We’re looking to inject talent into the lineup and we’ll worry about the positional fit later” and it was widely…
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Could Tatsuya Imai be “The Guy” for the Orioles
Last offseason one of the Orioles biggest signings was longtime Yomiuri Giants star Tomoyuki Sugano. Sugano’s career as an Oriole got off to a good start and honestly if you did a blame pie for the Orioles collapse in 2025 Sugano’s plate might be completely empty. He had a 3.38 ERA halfway through the season…
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Grappling with the Grayson Rodriguez and Taylor Ward Trade
All offseason I have been saying that the Orioles need to pretend like Grayson Rodriguez doesn’t exist when planning for the 2026 season. Well last night Mike Elias said “I can do you one better than that” and traded him to the Angels in exchange for Taylor Ward. When I first saw the Andy Kostka…
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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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