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The Orioles need a starting pitcher. Why not reunite with one of the best? The Orioles came into the offseason with a checklist that included a backup catcher, a right-handed hitting outfielder, and a front-of-the-rotation starting pitcher. They knocked those first two off the list with Gary Sánchez and Tyler O’Neill, but still need to address the third. Corbin Burnes had a … [Read more...] about Orioles offseason wish list: Corbin Burnes

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The trade of Garrett Crochet takes another name who might have improved the Orioles off the board. Hello, friends. There are now three months and 15 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2025, and probably around two months and two days until pitchers and catchers report for the start of spring training. They still haven’t announced that … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: The starting pitching market continues to shrink

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images With other frontline starting pitchers quickly coming off the board, the Padres’ ace might be an unexpected option for the O’s. Look, folks. The Orioles need an ace. You know it. I know it. The Orioles know it. But boy, was that point hammered home at the just-concluded MLB Winter Meetings. On consecutive days, two of the Orioles’ AL East rivals … [Read more...] about Orioles offseason wish list: Dylan Cease

Tim Heitman-Imagn Images Things are happening, the Orioles are planning, and we are waiting. Good Morning, Birdland, Some of the bigger free agent dominoes are beginning to fall, including pitchers that the Orioles were reportedly interested in at various points of the offseason. The big one was Max Fried, who is joining the Yankees on an eight-year, $218 million deal, … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bird Droppings: The big pitchers are starting to sign

Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images A delivery tweak has the 32-year-old lefty looking more interesting now. So—the Orioles won’t sign Max Fried, after all, as the lefty signed late on Tuesday for 7 years, $218 million with the Yankees (grr). They’re apparently not in the running for Chicago’s Garrett Crochet. With Corbin Burnes predicted to get six years … [Read more...] about Orioles offseason wish list: Sean Manaea