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Camden Chat Mar 15, 2024
Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Craig Kimbrel

Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Craig Kimbrel

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports The free agent signee is one of the best closers ever to play the game, but how well he fill the Félix Bautista-sized hole in the bullpen? It’s no exaggeration to say that the expectations for the 2024 Orioles are the highest they’ve been in decades. And why not? Coming off a 101-win season and AL East title, the Birds’ roster seems just as strong, if not more so. The acquisition of ace Corbin Burnes has made the rotation a real force, even with Kyle Bradish and John Means injured to start the year. The offense didn’t lose...
Camden Chat Mar 14, 2024
Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Corbin Burnes

Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Corbin Burnes

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Can the Orioles’ recently acquired ace live up to the projections and expectations? The Orioles became a contender by drafting well, acquiring young players, and developing talent from within. The club made a few low-risk trade and free agent acquisitions, but Mike Elias had yet to make a true splash move before this offseason. That all changed when the Orioles sent DL Hall, Joey Ortiz and the 34th pick to Milwaukee in exchange for Corbin Burnes. The Orioles acquired Burnes during one of the most exciting offseason weeks in team...
Over the Monster Mar 12, 2024
OTM Open Thread 3/12: It is Tuesday

OTM Open Thread 3/12: It is Tuesday

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Silver lining? Happy Tuesday. After their disappointing 2023 the New York Yankees made one of the biggest acquisition of the winter by acquiring Juan Soto. But now Gerrit Cole is getting an MRI and Aaron Judge is “beat up” after a few Spring Training games. Sure, Soto is a star. And of course Alex Verdugo is no slouch himself. But Cole and Judge are essential to the Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles lost a pitcher which is merely offset by adding Corbin Burnes. Wander Franco is probably done in MLB. Vlad Jr. has only been a...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 12, 2024
Teammates happy for Burnes to be handed ball on Opening Day

Teammates happy for Burnes to be handed ball on Opening Day

SARASOTA, Fla. – Announcing that Corbin Burnes is the Opening Day starter is like confirming salt content in the ocean or the negative effects of snorting pollen.Burnes wasn’t acquired from the Brewers to work in a supporting role. The Orioles are holding an ace. He goes on top of the deck.An elbow injury removed Kyle Bradish from any consideration. John Means might not be ready to pitch in a major league game until late April or early May, since he won’t get any Grapefruit League innings.Manager Brandon Hyde began Sunday’s media scrum with the Burnes news, which fell considerably...
MASN: Steve Melewski Mar 11, 2024
O's Opening Day starter on high expectations and pressure pitching in a walk year

O's Opening Day starter on high expectations and pressure pitching in a walk year

This spring the announcement of the Orioles' Opening Day starter seemed to come earlier than it has most years. But why wait? There were no surprises when manager Brandon Hyde told reporters Sunday in camp that right-hander Corbin Burnes will be first up March 28 versus the Los Angeles Angels.The Orioles acquired their new ace Feb. 1, and he will indeed pitch the first game of their 2024 season, and many more this year, they hope.During a lengthy one-on-one interview last Friday in the Baltimore clubhouse, I asked Burnes what kind of club he sees from his new teammates.“It’s a great young...
Camden Chat Mar 11, 2024
Monday Bird Droppings: Only two more weeks of spring training

Monday Bird Droppings: Only two more weeks of spring training

Opening Day starter Corbin Burnes, reporting for duty. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via More than halfway through their Grapefruit League schedule, the Orioles have lost just twice and their prospects have put on a show. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Two weeks from today, the Orioles will be finished with spring training, breaking camp in Sarasota and heading to Baltimore for their March 28 regular season opener against the Angels. Maybe it’s just me, but this spring training feels like it’s flying by. Most years, I get bored with the endless exhibition...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 10, 2024
Orioles name Corbin Burnes Opening Day starter

Orioles name Corbin Burnes Opening Day starter

SARASOTA, Fla. – The assumption became official this morning.Orioles manager Brandon Hyde announced that Corbin Burnes will start Opening Day against the Angels at Camden Yards.Who else could have received the honor?Burnes stood on the mound for the last two openers with the Brewers, and he was the obvious choice again after the Orioles acquired him on Feb. 1 for pitcher DL Hall, shortstop Joey Ortiz and the 34th overall pick in the upcoming draft.“Take all the guesswork out of that,” Hyde said, smiling.
Camden Chat Mar 10, 2024
Corbin Burnes officially announced as Orioles Opening Day starter

Corbin Burnes officially announced as Orioles Opening Day starter

Coming on Opening Day to a baseball stadium near you, as long as you’re in central Maryland. | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports It seemed likely as soon as the Orioles traded for Burnes and now it’s official As soon as the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes from the Brewers, you could take a pretty good guess that he would be making the start on Opening Day. This became even more of a near-certainty when the only other remotely plausible candidate, Kyle Bradish, was revealed to be injured. With 18 days left to go before the season begins, manager Brandon Hyde made...
Baltimore Sun Mar 5, 2024
Corbin Burnes is a curveball for Orioles’ opponents in switch from National League

Corbin Burnes is a curveball for Orioles’ opponents in switch from National League

After spending six years in the National League, Orioles starter Corbin Burnes presents a new challenge for the rest of the American League.
MASN: School of Roch Mar 4, 2024
Because You Asked - Fresh Meat

Because You Asked - Fresh Meat

SARASOTA, Fla. – The time has come to march into a new month with a spring training mailbag.(March. You see what I did there.)This is the latest sequel to the beloved 2008 original. So many have been published that there’s no reason to go over the format, rules and disdain for tinkering with style, clarity, length, brevity or anything else.Also, and this is real important, my mailbag relaxes underneath an umbrella at the Siesta Key beach and your mailbag sells warm beers in a brown paper bag. (I may have bought one.)In the little bit I've read about Corbin Burnes, it seems like he does...
MASN: School of Roch Feb 29, 2024
Holliday stands out after Skenes' matchup, Burnes works on cutter and slider (Orioles win 9-8)

Holliday stands out after Skenes' matchup, Burnes works on cutter and slider (Orioles win 9-8)

SARASOTA, Fla. – Orioles leadoff hitter Jackson Holliday swung at the second pitch from Paul Skenes today and grounded to second baseman Nick Gonzales.The first-overall pick in the 2022 draft retired by the first-overall pick in the 2023 draft, with the assist going to the seventh-overall selection in 2020.And after catcher Henry Davis, the top selection in 2021, hit a three-run homer against Corbin Burnes in the top of the first.This was not your typical spring training game.Skenes’ fastball topped out at 102 mph in his exhibition debut and he hit 100 mph against Holliday, who lost the...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Feb 29, 2024
2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East

2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL East

Photo by Adam Hunger/ This will again be a division filled with very good teams. Three teams from the AL East made the postseason last year, four finished over .500 and the fifth barely missed the latter mark. This shouldn’t be any different in 2024. It’s entirely possible that four teams in this division win 90 or more games. Could that mean four postseason teams from the AL East? Maybe. Baltimore Orioles Key departures: Jack Flaherty, Adam Frazier, Kyle Gibson, DL Hall Key arrivals: Craig Kimbrel, Corbin Burnes, Tyler Nevin The O’s, after an 83-win season in...
MASN: School of Roch Feb 29, 2024
Orioles lineup vs. Pirates in Sarasota

Orioles lineup vs. Pirates in Sarasota

SARASOTA, Fla. – Jackson Holliday is playing second base again and leading off this afternoon against the Pirates’ Paul Skenes, pitting the 2022 first-overall draft pick against the 2023 first-overall selection.The hype keeps building.Adley Rutschman, the first-overall selection in 2019, is catching and batting directly behind Holliday. Heston Kjerstad, the second-overall pick in 2020, is the right fielder and cleanup hitter.Coby Mayo gets another start at third base, Kyle Stowers is in left field and Ryan McKenna is playing center.Corbin Burnes is making his second start after tossing a...
MASN: School of Roch Feb 29, 2024
A few thoughts on Teheran and Wong acquisitions

A few thoughts on Teheran and Wong acquisitions

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles are back home this afternoon to play the Pirates, with baseball’s No. 3 prospect, Paul Skenes, starting opposite Corbin Burnes.Yes, everyone is primed for the expected Skenes-Jackson Holliday matchup - the first-overall picks in the last two drafts going head-to-head. A potential sneak peek of the Spring Breakout game next month in Bradenton that features top prospects from both organizations.  Or, as I call it, “a double header in Bradenton that I didn’t ask for,” but this isn’t about me.Always keep in mind that it’s spring training. This is the...

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