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The latest from Jon Meoli
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.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ farm is in a weird spot. Their possible Rule 5 protections show that.
Teams have until 6 p.m. Tuesday to add players who signed as teenagers in 2021 or earlier, or as college players in 2022 or earlier.
Jon Meoli: Mike Elias set a high bar for the Orioles’ offseason. This time feels different.
The club executive has never set such a high bar for the Orioles’ offseason plans.
Jon Meoli: 4 factors framing my Orioles offseason thoughts
Here are four things president of baseball operations Mike Elias and his team have likely discussed at great length over the last couple of months.
Jon Meoli: As free agency begins, whether the Orioles will spend shouldn’t be a question anymore
All signs point to an offseason that might excite a fan base that had little reason to be interested in this club last year.
Jon Meoli: Craig Albernaz’s biggest job with the Orioles is clear. And he seems ready for it.
He’s here to fix and elevate the young core. That’s his mandate.
Jon Meoli: There’s more turnover in the Orioles’ hitting coach group. Could this mean actual change?
Is this going to be another new set of chefs with the same menu, or is the flavor of the hitting program about to change?
Jon Meoli: Why Craig Albernaz is a good fit for the Orioles
The Orioles can still make win-now moves this winter with this first-time manager in place. But there’s no indication that Mike Elias and company are just going to change tack and go a traditional route to get there.
Jon Meoli: Before pursuing pitching, the Orioles have to decide what they can count on from within
Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Tyler Wells, Grayson Rodriguez and Dean Kremer make for an imposing rotation on paper. But can the Orioles depend on them?
Jon Meoli: It was fun not taking the Blue Jays seriously. Those days are over.
You have to take Toronto seriously from now on, and you can’t just assume it won’t deliver when it matters. The Yankees and Red Sox always reside in that category where the division is concerned.
Jon Meoli: What really matters about Mike Elias’ offseason goal for the Orioles
Elias’ Orioles just finished a dispiriting 87-loss season, one in which the club’s offseason of short-term deals and stopgap measures caught much of the blame.
Inside the Dugout: The Orioles who played through pain
Jon Meoli remembers the Baltimore Orioles who played through the pain in the past season.
Jon Meoli: Mike Elias says the Orioles need to evolve. Where can that actually make a difference?
After an 87-loss season, more with the Orioles is wilting than thriving. Not Mike Elias’ perspective, though.
Jon Meoli: Judging the Orioles’ coaches on just this year would be a mistake
This is an uneasy time in a lot of pockets of the Orioles organization, and the coaching room is a hot spot of uncertainty.
Inside the Dugout: This new O’s billboard speaks volumes
What a new billboard, featuring Baltimore Orioles players Samuel Basallo, Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday, say about the MLB team.
Jon Meoli: Trevor Rogers’ turnaround wasn’t easy. There’s a lesson in it for the Orioles.
His honest look in the mirror and diligent work to rebuild his body and free his mind got him back to the pitcher who was an All-Star in 2021.
Jon Meoli: Is David Rubenstein ready to play ball this offseason?
Deals for veterans are far riskier propositions and take a lot more capital. They’re the kind of moves that will likely make the Orioles a contender again.
Inside the Dugout: Don’t overlook Kade Strowd
If you want to know what's going on with the Baltimore Orioles and it's pitching, look no further than Kade Strowd.
