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Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Coulombe not getting picked up is a surprise. Five days after the end of the World Series is the deadline for teams or players to make their decisions about contract options. The Orioles held 2025 team options for a number of players and had some decisions ahead of them. They announced the decisions on Monday … [Read more...] about Orioles decline 2025 contract option for Danny Coulombe, pick up three others

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Colton Cowser and Ryan Mountcastle are the two Orioles who are in the running at their positions. Hello, friends. The offseason is here. Things are happening! We are in the period over the first few days where teams and players are choosing to exercise contract options or decline them. The Orioles are in on this news already, as … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Gold Glove winners will be announced later today

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Still waiting for free agency to kick off, a familiar face with big aspirations, and the O”s make minor moves. Good Morning, Birdland! Don’t let the 80-degree temperatures in the Baltimore area fool you. The offseason has arrived. For me, that means regular trips to MLB Trade Rumors to learn what all is happening in the baseball-ing … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Trey Mancini is hoping for a comeback

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Orioles announced a slew of front office promotions and swung a minor trade on the first day of the MLB offseason. Good morning, Camden Chatters. The 2024 baseball season has been over for all of one day, and the Orioles have wasted no time kicking off the hot stove action. OK, maybe “action” is a bit strong. They didn’t land a … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The hot stove season has begun

Samuel Basallo, probably about to launch an extra-base hit for Bowie earlier this season. | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images The 20-year-old crushed the ball in Bowie, was named Eastern League Player of the Year, and finished with twenty strong games in Triple-A Norfolk. So far, so good for the Orioles’ recent crop of draftees. There was Adley … [Read more...] about Samuel Basallo managed to live up to the hype this season