Today’s Orioles activity centers on minor league depth. The team announced that its signed catcher David Bañuelos and right-handers Yaramil Hiraldo and Rodolfo Martinez to minor league contracts for the 2025 season. Bañuelos, 28, agreed to terms on Oct. 14, which I wrote about the following day. He could have become a free agent five days after the

It might have been, on the one hand, an indication that the new O’s ownership group might spend more on player salaries moving forward when they added a pitcher in July that is signed for $18 million in 2025. Not only did the Orioles give up three top 30 prospects when they acquired right-hander Zach Eflin from Tampa Bay on July 26, but they took o

PLAYER REVIEW: ROBERT GARCIA Age on Opening Day 2025: 28 How acquired: Claimed off waivers from Marlins, August 2023 MLB service time: 1 year, 86 days 2024 salary: $742,800 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2027, free agent in 2030 2024 stats: 3-6, 4.22 ERA, 72 G, 0 SV, 59.2 IP, 55 H, 34 R, 28 ER, 4 HR, 16 BB, 75 SO, 1 HB

The World Series is over and fans are deprived of an epic Game 7. The Dodgers ruined those hopes by winning in five. The offseason is underway, with players on the 60-day injured list returning to the 40-man roster and teams having exclusive negotiating rights with their free agents for five days before everyone else jumps into the bidding. Pitcher

Eight players elect free agency The Orioles today announced that they have acquired outfielder DAZ CAMERON from the Athletics in exchange for cash considerations. Cameron, 27, slashed .200/.258/.329 (34-for-170) with five doubles, one triple, five home runs, 22 runs scored, 15 RBI, 13 walks, one hit-by-pitch, and five stolen bases in 66 games with

The first day of the offseason includes some Orioles moves within baseball operations, which they announced this afternoon. * Senior director of pro scouting Mike Snyder is promoted to vice president of pro scouting. The Orioles explained in a press release that Snyder will continue to oversee their pro scouting and player analysis across the major

The Baltimore Orioles today announced the following promotions within Baseball Operations: MIKE SNYDER from Senior Director, Pro Scouting to Vice President, Pro Scouting; BRENDAN FOURNIE from Director, Baseball Strategy to Senior Director, Baseball Strategy & Operations; DI ZOU from Director, Baseball Systems to Senior Director, Baseball System

We’re kind of just thinking out loud here today. But as the Orioles look to win more games and get back on top of the American League East next season, I believe changing or making some slight alterations to how the Orioles do business could be helpful moving forward. Over the next few weeks, I will take a look in this space at some ways that could

PLAYER REVIEW: TANNER RAINEY Age on Opening Day 2025: 32 How acquired: Traded from Reds for Tanner Roark, December 2018 MLB service time: 5 years, 127 days 2024 salary: $1.5 million Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2026 2024 stats: 0-0, 4.76 ERA, 50 G, 0 SV, 51 IP, 47 H, 28 R, 27 ER, 8 HR, 29 BB, 44 SO, 4 HBP, 1.490 WHIP, 85 ERA

There’s fan interference, and then there’s grabbing an outfielder’s glove and ripping the baseball out of it with help from a friend. That’s a whole other level of intrusive, as well as dumb. The media loves to shine a spotlight on these people, as ESPN.com did Tuesday night with tremendous enthusiasm. Editors drool over it. Reporters are ordered o