I emptied the mailbag over the weekend, but a question arrived yesterday that I wanted to address and expand on rather than save it for later. It pertains to one of the most important members of the 2024 team, an unexpected development that can’t be disputed. It’s just fact, and further proof that minor league signings can’t always be downplayed or

For someone who covers the minor leagues as I do it is a question to ponder: When referring to the Baysox moving forward, do I go with Chesapeake, their new name, or in some cases is Bowie still acceptable? A case like when I refer to a player who spent time in 2024 with the Baysox. They were still Bowie then, so do I say this player hit such and s

PROSPECT REVIEW: YOHANDY MORALES Age on opening day 2025: 23 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2023 from the University of Miami (Fla.) Ranking: No. 9 per MLB Pipeline, No. 7 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2025* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $2.6 million 2024 levels: Single-A Fredericksburg and Double-A Harrisburg 2024 stats: 75 G,

I would have an easier time catching a fly ball in left field in a heavy rainstorm while wearing stilettos than catching a break. I should be coming home today from Sinai Hospital, except the pharmacies contacted don’t have my new AFib prescription and I have to wait until Monday. I can only get it here in-patient. My response is, why can’t you jus

As the search for starting pitching goes on throughout MLB, all teams, including the Orioles, might be taking note of free-agent right-hander Nathan Eovaldi. The right-hander is a remarkably consistent pitcher in recent seasons, who at his age will not command a long-term deal or the major dollars of the top-tier pitchers. Eovaldi is also known as

The so-called utility man has always been thought of in somewhat negative terms. If someone plays multiple positions, it’s probably because he’s not good enough to play every day at one position. While that line of thinking has mostly held true throughout baseball history, there have been some more recent examples of teams treasuring a good player’

For Orioles top 30 catching prospect Creed Willems, some mental skills work this year help his physical talents play and show more often. One can help the other and for Willems in 2024, it did. The lefty-hitting catcher, who turned 21 in June, played 98 games this past season, the first 82 with High-A Aberdeen and the last 16 with Double-A Chesapea

PROSPECT REVIEW: DAYLEN LILE Age on opening day 2025: 22 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2021 from Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. Ranking: No. 12 per MLB Pipeline, No. 17 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2025* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $1.75 million 2024 levels: High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg 2024 stats: 130

Making the qualifying offer to Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander probably was the most predictable act performed by the Orioles since the playoffs. Tendering contracts to the top players on their arbitration list also could be seen from miles.   Like any offseason, there also have been a fair share of surprises. Here are a batch, in no particular

A new Baseball America O’s top 10 prospects list dropped this week. Before or even after you get to your Turkey today, take a look at the list and a few thoughts on each player. 1 – Catcher Samuel Basallo: The big man with the big bat ascends to the top spot. Now it’s a matter of time before he makes his MLB debut. A shining star for the O’s intern