Tag: offseason
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The Orioles can’t go into the 2026 season with 3 right handed first basemen on the roster. Right? Right?
Before the Orioles added Pete Alonso to their roster they already had more right handed first basemen than they needed. Now that they have Pete Alonso they have WAY more right handed first basemen than they need Out of all the positions to have a surplus of, first base is a problematic one. An extra…
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The Orioles need to finish the job
In an offseason defined by inaction the Orioles have been among the most active teams in all of baseball. They’ve made splash moves both in free agency and in the trade market, however despite everything they’ve done the work is not finished. Who will the Orioles get to round out their rotation? This question is…
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The Orioles just made their most aggressive trade yet. Was it good?
Even if I haven’t understood every move they’ve made so far I have enjoyed this Orioles offseason. After years of being intensely risk averse Mike Elias has suddenly adopted a real “you only live once” mentality and one by one he’s checking things off his wishlist with much less reserve for the cost of those…
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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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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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