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Grayson Rodriguez sizes up his outing today in Bradenton (updated, O’s win again)

Grayson Rodriguez sizes up his outing today in Bradenton (updated, O’s win again)

BRADENTON, Fla. – Break ’em up. The 2024 Orioles are spring training darlings. Today they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2...

Steve Melewski March 03, 2024 7:56 pm
Orioles lineup for the game with Pittsburgh

Orioles lineup for the game with Pittsburgh

BRADENTON, Fla. – The Orioles will play the Pittsburg Pirates for the third time this spring when the teams meet...

Steve Melewski March 03, 2024 3:20 pm
Camp long shot Andrew Suarez made a nice first impression

Camp long shot Andrew Suarez made a nice first impression

SARASOTA, Fla. – If you call non-roster invite pitcher Andrew Suarez a long shot to make the Orioles roster, the...

Steve Melewski March 03, 2024 12:00 pm
In second spring start, Cole Irvin puts up more zeros (updated, O’s win again)

In second spring start, Cole Irvin puts up more zeros (updated, O’s win again)

SARASOTA, Fla. – In his second outing of spring training, O’s lefty Cole Irvin put up more zeros today and...

Steve Melewski March 02, 2024 7:42 pm
John Means making progress but not likely to pitch in any spring games

John Means making progress but not likely to pitch in any spring games

SARASOTA, Fla. – The timetable for lefty John Means has not changed. He began spring training a month behind the...

Steve Melewski March 02, 2024 3:18 pm
Orioles and Yankees lineups for game at Ed Smith Stadium

Orioles and Yankees lineups for game at Ed Smith Stadium

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles currently hold the best record for the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues combined at 7-1 and have...

Steve Melewski March 02, 2024 2:34 pm
This week we got a glimpse of what “Spring Breakout” could look like

This week we got a glimpse of what “Spring Breakout” could look like

SARASOTA, Fla. – When Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, faced...

Steve Melewski March 02, 2024 12:00 pm
A look at MLB Network’s stop at O’s camp

A look at MLB Network’s stop at O’s camp

The Orioles got some national attention this week when MLB Network aired its “30 clubs in 15 days preview” on...

Steve Melewski March 01, 2024 1:00 pm
Just for fun, a look at PECOTA projections

Just for fun, a look at PECOTA projections

If there is one computer projection that seems consistently confounded by the Orioles, it is PECOTA. From Baseball Prospectus, that...

Steve Melewski February 29, 2024 1:00 pm
A take on how the bullpen could look for the opener

A take on how the bullpen could look for the opener

It’s still very early in spring training but never too early to take a shot at guesses – and that...

Steve Melewski February 28, 2024 1:00 pm