The latest from Jon Meoli
Inside the Dugout: The Orioles’ most unusual draft story
In this edition of Inside the Dugout, Jon Meoli discusses the Baltimore Orioles draft stories.
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.
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.
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.
Inside the Dugout: The anxiety of the 2025 trade deadline
This year, Jon Meoli just dreads that the MLB trade deadline exists at all.
Jon Meoli: With power galore, Orioles prospect Dylan Beavers is showcasing ‘a complete offense’
Beavers has been driving the ball all over and out of the park in Triple-A, a result of a tweak that seems to have been years in the making.
Arms on the Farm: Breaking down Orioles pitching prospect Trey Gibson
Gibson, a strikeout artist, is carving up Double-A just two years after signing as an undrafted free agent.
Inside the Dugout: A disorienting June in Birdland
The offense that frustratingly has been nearly no-hit so often was good in June. Really good, in some ways.
Orioles roundtable: 4 key questions as July begins and the trade deadline looms
The July 31 trade deadline is the point of no return when it comes to the 2025 season: either sell and wave the white flag, or stand pat and strive to pull off the unlikely.
Enrique Bradfield Jr., Keagan Gillies to represent Orioles in All-Star Futures Game
Held the weekend before the MLB All-Star Game each year, the All-Star Futures Game is a showcase of some of the most talented players in the minors.
Jon Meoli: How the Orioles rebuilt pitcher Trevor Rogers from the ground up
Rogers has regained a spot in the Orioles’ rotation and looked as close to the All-Star he was in 2021 as he has in years.
Jon Meoli: Inside Orioles top prospect Samuel Basallo’s offensive and defensive development at Norfolk
With Adley Rutschman and Maverick Handley hitting the injured list within the last week and the Orioles opting for journeymen deputies rather than Basallo, the 20-year-old backstop’s development has come into focus of late.
Inside the Dugout: The numbers behind the Orioles’ turnaround
Tuesday marks a month since the day we can truly say the Orioles started to turn things around, perhaps for good — but not before sneaking in one more loss.
Inside the Dugout: 6 thoughts on the trade deadline
The July 31 deadline has become a de facto measuring stick for how much ground the Orioles can make up in the standings and how quickly they can do it.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ lineup is finally close to whole. That should make a difference.
There are seven names written in pen every night — Jackson Holliday, Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Ryan O’Hearn, Colton Cowser, Jordan Westburg and Cedric Mullins.
Inside the Dugout: The emotional swings of the Orioles’ recent play
We had good feelings about the Orioles as they began their series against the Athletics, but they’ve been teetering ever since.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles are winning again. What should we make of it?
After every win comes the moment when you check the standings and start doing the mental math of what it will take for this team to play meaningful baseball again.
Jon Meoli: Heston Kjerstad has examples in Orioles clubhouse of poor starts turning quickly
Ryan Mountcastle has been advising the young slugger during his early-career slump.