Jon Meoli is the Baltimore Banner's Orioles columnist. He covered the team for the Baltimore Sun from 2016-2021, and started his own Orioles newsletter, Maximizing Playoff Odds, in 2022. Prior to that, Jon covered the Ravens and community news at the Sun. A Connecticut native, Jon is also the head coach of the women's hockey team at his alma mater, Loyola University Maryland. He lives in Riverside with his wife, daughter, and cat.
It feels as if at least this much is true: If you’re worth the money, the Orioles are more than willing to pay it. That’s always been true to an extent, but it feels more unqualified than ever.
There is well over a half-billion dollars in this year's World Series, which will likely lead to calls for the Orioles to spend more money. I think we’re past the point of that even being necessary.
The playoffs come down to a man holding a bat with a chance to make something happen, and the Orioles’ playoff runs in this era, to this point, have been devoid of them.