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Jon Meoli

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.

The latest from Jon Meoli

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.

Aug 4, 2025

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.

Aug 2, 2025

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.

Aug 1, 2025

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

Jul 31, 2025

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

Jul 30, 2025

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.

Jul 29, 2025

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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.

Jul 25, 2025

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.

Jul 24, 2025

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.

Jul 22, 2025

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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.

Updated Jul 19, 2025

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 30: Tomoyuki Sugano #19 of the Baltimore Orioles walks to the bullpen before playing against the Toronto Blue Jays in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on March 30, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Inside the Dugout: The Orioles’ most unusual draft story

In this edition of Inside the Dugout, Jon Meoli discusses the Baltimore Orioles draft stories.

Jul 15, 2025

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Auburn's Ike Irish had the highest hard-hit rate among potential first-rounders in the college ranks (61% of batted balls over 95 mph).

Jon Meoli: The Orioles draft was strong in all the same ways. This year, that matters.

I don’t feel like much actually needs to change, other than luck, around Camden Yards. I just want to see what areas the Orioles decide to adjust, and this wasn’t it.

Jul 14, 2025

Orioles general manager Mike Elias has the unexpected task of deciding whether to trade players off the current roster for prospects or younger talent.

Jon Meoli: Where does the Orioles’ farm system stand ahead of a pivotal draft and trade deadline?

The complexion of the system has changed with the gaduation of homegrown stars to the big leagues and trades to supplement that group.

Jul 12, 2025

Orioles general manager Mike Elias discusses trading right-handed pitcher Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Jon Meoli: Mike Elias says trading Bryan Baker is ‘a step’ toward selling. There are several ways to take that.

The timing of Sunday’s draft, a few weeks before the trade deadline, meant the Orioles had to execute the deal before the broader trade landscape and their role in it came into focus.

Jul 10, 2025