Another mailbag left me with another batch of leftovers. Grab a plate. You ask and I answer. Everybody knows the rules. Everybody also knows that my mailbag signs long-term extensions and your mailbag gets cut by Rancho Cucamonga. Why the mass exodus?Too much Taco Bell. Oh, you mean changes on the coaching staff and in the front office. Some left o

The Orioles made one decision today regarding club options for 2025 and it was the easiest to forecast. The team announced that it declined the $16.5 million option on Eloy Jiménez’s contract, which puts him on the free agent market. His deal with the White Sox included a $3 million buyout. Jiménez wasn’t staying with the Orioles after batting .232

The 2024 baseball season ended Wednesday night, when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 7-6 to win the World Series four games to one. Last year the World Series was a matchup of wild card teams with No. 5 seed Texas beating No. 6 seed Arizona for the WS championship. In 2023, there were three teams that won 100 games or more. The At

PLAYER REVIEW: JACOB BARNES Age on Opening Day 2025: 34 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, February 2024 MLB service time: 6 years, 91 days 2024 salary: $740,000 Contract status: Free agent 2024 stats: 8-3, 4.36 ERA, 63 G, 0 SV, 66 IP, 67 H, 36 R, 32 ER, 10 HR, 20 BB, 55 SO, 0 HBP, 1.318 WHIP, 93 ERA+, 4.38 FIP, 0.1 bWAR, 0.0 fWAR Quo

Let’s dive into the first post-World Series mailbag while the offseason heats up. You ask again, I answer again, and we have the latest sequel to the beloved 2008 original. This is a politics-free mailbag. Let’s consider it practice for next week. It’s also an editing-free mailbag. Let your clarity, length and style shine. An important reminder her

The Orioles have made the following roster moves: Agreed to terms on 2025 minor league contracts with C David Bañuelos, RHP Yaramil Hiraldo, and RHP Rodolfo Martinez.

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