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Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images FanGraphs put out its first projection for the 2025 season, with the Orioles coming in at 83 wins. Hello, friends. There are now just six days remaining until pitchers and catchers report and Orioles spring training begins. Opening Day is exactly seven weeks away from today, or if you’d rather count down the days, it’s 49. We’ve got … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: Another projection system weighs in on the Orioles

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images In which we dig through the ZiPS and Steamer projections to see how the baseball writers view this Orioles team. Just give us baseball, already! We’re one week out from the first full squad workout, just over two weeks from the first spring training game, and after that, we need to chew through the month of March before the season road … [Read more...] about Preseason projections mostly see good things for key Orioles hitters

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Fans of other teams are practically lining up to see how they can get a surplus Orioles outfielder. How many outfielders is too many outfielders to possibly squeeze into the major league roster picture at once? The Orioles, with this week’s signing of Ramón Laureano, have got a lot of people thinking that one possible resolution of … [Read more...] about The Orioles crowded outfield picture keeps trade speculation alive

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Orioles announced 26 non-roster players who have been invited to big league spring training. Samuel Basallo is coming back to Orioles spring training. The catching prospect was part of big league camp a year ago, at which time he was maybe only the third-most exciting prospect behind Jackson Holliday and Coby … [Read more...] about Top Orioles prospect Samuel Basallo among 2025 spring training invites

Caravan recap, hoping to go deep into the playoffs, and minor league updates. Good morning Birdland, The Orioles made yet another mild splash this offseason, signing Ramón Laureano to a one-year, $4 million contract on Tuesday. It would seem that the strong-armed Laureano will factor into the team’s fourth outfielder competition, but you can never be sure of what Mike Elias is … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bird Droppings: An incoming roster crunch