Paul Goldschmidt Camden Chat 44 mins ago
Monday Bird Droppings: It’s time for the Winter Meetings
Photo by G Fiume/ Will the wheeling and dealing finally begin? Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! Thanksgiving is over, Hanukkah kicks off this week, Christmas is just a few weeks away, and finally, something is happening in MLB. That’s right, the Winter Meetings kicked off last night in Nashville, TN and run through Wednesday. Will the Orioles make a big splash? It’s unlikely. But some dominoes could start to fall. It seems that everyone hopes that first domino will be the biggest of all, Shohei Ohtani. Most outlets seem to think the Dodgers are the favorites to land...
MASN: Steve Melewski 23 hours ago
Still robust and impressive: The O's top 10 prospects list
With the release of a new top 10 O’s prospects list this week by Baseball America comes confirmation of what we already knew: the O’s system remains loaded. They currently hold the title of top farm system in all of baseball.The new top-100 prospects lists are likely to come out sometime in January and February. But on the latest lists from Baseball America and MLBPipeline.com, the Orioles have six top-100 prospects.Here is how Baseball America ranked them this week on its new team top 10.1) Shortstop Jackson Holliday: Did we expect anyone else? The player drafted No. 1 overall by the...
Camden Chat 23 hours ago
Sunday Bird Droppings: The Orioles are linked to a free agent reliever
The Orioles have reportedly shown interest in Robert Stephenson, for whatever that is worth. | Photo by Rob Carr/ There aren’t many rumors that involve the Orioles, so every one is worth thinking about Hello, friends. There are now 116 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2024. This week, we will be preoccupied with baseball’s winter meetings. Will the Orioles do anything other than pick some dude in the Rule 5 draft? Will they lose anyone in that draft? Are they ever going to sign some free agent to a multi-year contract in the Mike Elias era? Will this be when...
BaltimoreBaseball.com Dec 3, 2023
Former Orioles could get Hall of Fame call
As the Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Nashville, the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will meet to consider eight candidates for the Hall of Fame. It’s a much different election than the more widely followed Baseball Writers’ of America balloting, which is underway. There are eight candidates: former managers Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Jim Leyland and […]
MASN: School of Roch Dec 3, 2023
Passing along possible Winter Meetings questions (Leyland elected to Hall of Fame)
This morning marks my last story minus a Nashville dateline until probably Friday. I’m boarding a flight in a few hours and landing into the next phase of baseball’s offseason.The Winter Meetings are held this week at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, a space so large it has its own mayor. Families come from all over the country to check out the holiday decorations and ask, “Has anyone seen my kid?”The Orioles are searching for starting and relief pitching.The first media session with executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias will be held Monday afternoon in...
