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Camden Chat

Orioles position preview: Outfield

Photo by Scott Taetsch/ There hasn’t been nearly as much change here as anticipated, and that might be a good thing for 2024. Heading into the offseason, many speculated that changes could be coming to the Orioles’ outfield. The old guard of Cedric Mullins, Austin Hays, and Anthony Santander was getting more expensive and inching closer to free agency. Meanwhile, a batch of talented youngsters appeared ready to burst onto the big league scene and take on everyday roles. Maybe it was time to pass the torch. Instead, O’s GM Mike Elias stood firm. Rather than...

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Trades that give Kyle Stowers, Connor Norby a path to playing time away from Orioles

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via The young outfielder and infielder seems to be the odd men out, so we cooked up four trades to improve the Orioles and give them the playing time they deserve. After last season’s trade deadline, I presented Birdland with a list of four prospects that seemed destined to be future trade chips. These were players who just didn’t have a path to regular playing time on a team pushing for AL East titles and postseason success. The Orioles already cashed in on one of those prospects—sending Joey Ortiz (along with DL Hall)...

MASN: School of Roch

Kemp settles in with new team, reunited with Irvin

Infielder Tony Kemp didn’t have a team to play for Sunday and decided to join a close friend at a baby shower in Indiana. Hang out for a while. Take his mind away from being in professional limbo after the Reds granted his release and put him back on the free agent market.Kemp was headed to the party destination when his agent called to notify him of the Orioles’ interest, that the sides had engaged in talks. A deal seemed imminent.“Once we heard about it, we were pretty excited,” he said.The Orioles have signed Kemp to a major league contract that pays $1 million, and he’s at this...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Brewers

Photo by Ron Schwane/ The Royals have done quite well in deals with the Brew Crew. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, and Marlins. Today we look at the history of deals with the Milwaukee Brewers Total number of Royals/Brewers trades: 29 The Royals and Brewers have had a bunch of trades together, and the Royals have come out on the positive end of a lot of them. There were some terrific trades that don’t even make the...

MASN: School of Roch

French recalls early days coaching Pérez

SARASOTA, Fla. – The reunion between Orioles reliever Cionel Pérez and pitching coach Drew French was much easier to arrange than their first meeting.The Astros signed Pérez, a native of Matanzas, Cuba, to a $5.15 million bonus in 2016 as an international free agent, but they voided the deal a month later due to an issue with his physical that led to concerns from the medical staff that he’d eventually need elbow surgery. The agreement was restructured in December at $2 million.Perez made his professional debut in 2017 with the Class A Quad Cities River Bandits, the eventual Midwest...

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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...

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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...

Royals Review

Royals trade partner history: The Marlins

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via The Royals don’t deal with Fish too much. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, and Angels. Today we look at the history of deals with the Miami Marlins. Total number of Royals/Marlins trades: 13 The two teams haven’t engaged on very many big trades together, and hardly any have worked out well for the Royals. Kansas City did unload former All-Star reliever Aaron Crow on the Marlins, but the...

Over the Monster

OTM Open Thread 3/5: It is Tuesday

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ And then there were two...(ish) Happy Tuesday. The Boras Two (and a few others) remain unsigned. On the bright side, the Baltimore Orioles could really use a pitcher so them sitting this out too is a slight reduction in strength of the AL East. A tiny boost for the Red Sox. 20 years ago - March 5, 2004 - Nomar Garciaparra was struck with a ball in batting practice and would miss a large part of the season before famously being traded to the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline. Garret Whitlock and the Red Sox take on the Tampa...

MASN: Steve Melewski

TT Bowens' feel-good moment part of another good day for the O's in Florida

SARASOTA, Fla. – An Orioles minor leaguer since the 2020 season, TT Bowens has shown some pop in his time in Birdland with 33 farm homers.Yesterday he hit one that helped the Orioles win yet another spring training game. Bowens’ three-run homer to left in the top of the ninth in Bradenton broke a 2-2 as the O’s beat the Pirates 5-2 to get to 9-1 in the Grapefruit League.The Orioles are rolling in Florida and Sunday it was Bowens, 25, with a real big swing and a feel-good moment.The 2020 MLB Draft was shortened to five rounds and the O’s signed Bowens as a free agent out of Central...

MASN: School of Roch

Hearing from newest Orioles Wong and Teheran on their first day in camp

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles might not be a last-chance stop for pitcher Julio Teheran and second baseman Kolten Wong. However, they’re grateful to be detached from the free-agent market and the uncertainty in their futures, and hope to seize the opportunity as late arrivals in camp.Their minor league deals became official yesterday and they found their lockers this morning at the Ed Smith Stadium complex.Wong, 33, is trying to bounce back from a hugely disappointing 2023 season, when he batted .165/.241/.227 in 67 games with the Mariners and was released Aug. 3. The Dodgers signed him...

Tim Beckham non-tendered, headed to free agency

After hitting 12 HRs in 96 games with the Orioles in 2018, Tim Beckham was non-tendered by the team, making him a free agent About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and

Brewers non-tender Schoop, making him a free agent

Jonathan Schoop gets non-tendered, becoming a free agent after splitting time with the Orioles and Brewers in 2018 About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists