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The latest from Jon Meoli
Jon Meoli: More Orioles played through injuries last year than we knew. How might things change in 2026?
It’s hard to quantify the impact of the injuries they play through and what kind of weight they are on the club’s performance.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles have done plenty this winter. Why does it feel like another starter is so important?
The Orioles have accomplished a lot in the offseason, but still they fill one starting pitcher light.
Jon Meoli: Craig Albernaz and Pete Alonso are the new faces of the Orioles. We saw why Thursday night.
COLUMN: It’s not a coincidence that the baseball-related kickoff of this calendar year for the Orioles featured these two.
Jon Meoli: MLB’s big spenders are at it again. There are plenty of implications to that.
COLUMN: Last week’s additions of Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette by the Dodgers and Mets, respectively, set off plenty of consternation around the league. Those deals can also help the Orioles.
Jon Meoli: How I filled out my first Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
A decade in the Baseball Writers Association of America means this year’s ballot arrived at my house in the fall, and while I can’t rewrite history or relitigate the group’s decisions, I can help shape the Hall going forward.
Jon Meoli: Finally caught up with MLB, the Orioles have a signature international signing class coming
COLUMN: The Orioles are set to add four position players worth seven-figure signing bonuses — headlined by shortstop Jose Luis Acevedo, along with outfielders Ariel Roque, Pedro Gomez and Gabriel Rosario, according to Baseball America — plus left-hander Andri Hidalgo, one of the top pitchers of this 2026 class.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles need Pete Alonso to slug into his 30s. His plan to do so is underway.
“His mindset is so strong, and he’s so disciplined, and he wants to be great,” said Phil Wallin, founder and CEO of Diesel Optimization, where Alonso trains.
Jon Meoli: In trading for Shane Baz, the ‘transactional’ Orioles show again how things have changed
COLUMN: The value is in talented, productive major leaguers. The future value going the other way is, to the Orioles, a risk worth taking.
Jon Meoli: Hitting coach Dustin Lind is new to the Orioles, but his ideas have been here for years
COLUMN: Lind's friendship with Anthony Villa, the Orioles’ director of player development, helped inform the team’s hitting philosophies. Now they’ll work together in Baltimore.
Jon Meoli: Pete Alonso gives the Orioles ‘arguably the best batting lineup’ in baseball, Mike Elias said. He might be right.
Alonso and Taylor Ward are, to this point in the offseason, the most significant additions any club has made to its lineup.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles made their splash. It feels like they’re just getting started.
There are some once-outlandish outcomes for the remainder of the Orioles’ offseason that are a lot more realistic.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ deal for Pete Alonso shook the winter meetings. That’s the whole point.
Free agency is a zero-sum game. One team wins and all the rest lose, and the Orioles now have a win on their ledgers.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles stars keep telling Craig Albernaz the same thing. What does it mean?
“They talked through what they need to do to get better and win games,” Albernaz said. “A lot of it has been just attacking the little things each day. That gets lost, especially with young players, but all baseball players."
Jon Meoli: How new Orioles manager Craig Albernaz used data and heart to help ‘level up’ a former O’s catcher
"In my career, at that time, he made me a better player and person, and just evolved the player that I am,” former Orioles catcher Austin Wynns said.
Jon Meoli: Analyzing the Orioles’ top prospect list from Baseball America
Samuel Basallo, Dylan Beavers and Trey Gibson top Baseball America’s list of the Orioles’ best prospects.
Jon Meoli: How Ryan Helsley’s signing sets the standard for the rest of the Orioles’ winter deals
Even with Helsley having the ability to opt out of the second year of his two-year, $28 million deal after the 2026 season, we’re still talking about a significant investment in a reliever — and a very good one at that.
Jon Meoli: Even with Taylor Ward’s ‘stability,’ the Orioles’ outfield work feels unfinished
At its best, this collection of outfielders is a group you can win with.
Jon Meoli: What does Taylor Ward have to do with the Orioles’ Mountcastle decision? More than you think.
Some performance and playing time trends suggest the Orioles could be ready to move on from Mountcastle and hand first base to Coby Mayo.
Jon Meoli: Orioles risk seeing Grayson Rodriguez join list of pitchers who flourished elsewhere
The Orioles traded Grayson Rodriguez. You can legitimately wonder if he’s even going to have a prime, but if he does, he’d be entering it the moment he dons an Angels uniform.
