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Jon Meoli

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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, lives in Riverside with his wife, two children and cat.

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Juaron Watts-Brown pitches for the Double-A Chesapeake Baysox.
Arms on the Farm: The intriguing present and future of Orioles trade addition Juaron Watts-Brown
Watts-Brown came to the Orioles organization from the Blue Jays in the trade for Seranthony Domínguez.
Kyle Bradish watches from the dugout in the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.
Inside the Dugout: Enjoy Kyle Bradish’s return
Baltimore Orioles Kyle Bradish returns to the mound.
Orioles' Samuel Basallo at the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla., in February.
Jon Meoli: Samuel Basallo’s contract extension with the Orioles is different. He can be, too.
Giving Samuel Basallo the first long-term deal of the Mike Elias era makes so much sense.
Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at spring training.
Jon Meoli: Samuel Basallo is the first Orioles’ international product in the big leagues. Who’s next?
The majority of talent that has advanced the farthest in the system is at the plate. Here are some prospects to follow.
Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo photographed during the 2025 Baltimore Orioles Media Day at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida Wednesday February 19, 2025.
Inside the Dugout: How about extending Rogers and Basallo?
In the latest Inside the Dugout, Jon Meoli says the Baltimore Orioles should extend Trevor Rogers and Samuel Basallo.
Samuel Basallo celebrates his first major league hit, a two-run single against the Astros on Sunday.
Jon Meoli: Why Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo represent a different kind of future for the Orioles
The Orioles need to stay good at what they’re good at. We know they’re good at scouting and developing hitters.
Baltimore Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino takes questions from reporters following a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Inside the Dugout: Trying to define this era of the Orioles
This Baltimore Orioles season can be called what exactly? That's the question Jon Meoli is trying to answer.
Boston Bateman pitched three innings in his debut at Class A Delmarva, allowing five hits and one earned run.
Arms on the Farm: Evaluating Orioles’ trade deadline addition Boston Bateman
Cedric Mullins left Baltimore with a .744 OPS, 101 home runs and 139 stolen bases in 784 games.
Jon Meoli: Cedric Mullins’ departure illustrates one of the Orioles’ greatest challenges, and so does its timing
Adam Jones’ six-year, $85.5 million extension in May 2012 was the last the Orioles signed to keep a young player from reaching free agency.
Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser completes his special handshake with strength coach Trey Wiedman before a game at Camden Yards last month.
Jon Meoli: Colton Cowser’s search for his approach carries outsize importance for the Orioles
The Orioles acquired Trevor Rogers at the 2024 trade deadline, and he looks like a major part of their plans in 2026.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ pitching moves over the last year illustrate their singular challenge
The margins are too fine for this team to traffic in anything other than the highest-caliber arms available.
Members of the Savannah Bananas pose for a photo ahead of Friday’s game against The Firefighters at Camden Yards.
Jon Meoli: The Savannah Bananas give Camden Yards the life it deserves
Put aside the dances and songs and the nonstop spectacle and the bananas — so many bananas. It was vibrant. It was nonstop fun. And it was full.
Mike Elias, executive vice president and general manager for the Baltimore Orioles, speaks to the media before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Milwaukee.
Orioles trade deadline grades: Best deal, worst deal and overall take on the prospect haul
Here’s how The Baltimore Banner’s Orioles writers grade the work done ahead of the deadline.
Center fielder Cedric Mullins and first baseman Ryan O'Hearn cross paths Wednesday during the eighth inning of their final game with the Orioles.
Jon Meoli: Making sense of a massive Orioles deadline sell-off
Jordan Westburg, right, and Gunnar Henderson had a strong homestand as the Orioles offense showed a return to form.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ pre-deadline homestand, with hot bats and bullpen turmoil, is what this stretch run will look like
Cedric Mullins jogs back to the dugout in the 9th inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies.
Inside the Dugout: Brace yourself for the trade deadline
The idea of this team, coming off two playoff appearances, now being deadline sellers, would have been incomprehensible entering the season.
Outfielder Vance Honeycutt, shown on base for the Aberdeen IronBirds, was one of the Orioles’ two first-round draft pick last season.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ top 2024 draft picks are struggling. Here’s how each can turn it around.
Aberdeen hitting coach Zach Cole broke down how these well-regarded players have fared and what success in the second half would look like for each.
Orioles general manager Mike Elias discusses trading right-handed pitcher Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay on July 10.
Jon Meoli: 3 ways the Orioles can win the MLB trade deadline
This is a rare opportunity for a team in its competitive position, and hitting on this could further the Orioles’ long-stated goal of building a perennial contender that’s immune to off years like this.
The way this played out — a couple of playoff appearances and then a return to selling — was absolutely not what was promised.
Inside the Dugout: Why this Orioles season isn’t as painful as the rebuild years
It’s just that we were not supposed to be here. Not this year. Not at this point in the process.
Mike Elias said he hopes to see the Orioles win as many games as possible in July.
Jon Meoli: Why the next few weeks — and beyond — are pivotal for Mike Elias and the Orioles
The slim chance that the team goes on a run and returns to the playoff picture is overshadowed by a singular opportunity to prevent a repeat of the season-opening calamity that tanked 2025.
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