The 2023 season got off to a good start for the Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle. But it didn’t stay that way. On April 11 at Camden Yards, he tied a team single-game record with nine RBIs versus the Athletics. He homered twice in the game and hit a grand slam. An Oriole with nine RBIs had happened before just twice since the team moved to Baltimore in 19

PLAYER REVIEW: PATRICK CORBIN Age on Opening Day 2024: 34 How acquired: Signed as free agent, December 2018 MLB service time: 11 years, 105 days 2023 salary: $24 million Contract status: Signed for $35 million in 2024 ($10 million deferred), free agent in 2025 2023 stats: 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 32 G, 32 GS, 180 IP, 210 H, 113 R, 104 ER, 33 HR, 57 BB, 124

The Orioles set up a competition at first base in spring training that became one of the more interesting follows for media and fans. About as engrossing as possible for a backup job. The tallying of stats and ranking perceived leaders, breaking down their strengths and weaknesses. Ryan Mountcastle was the undisputed starter, of course, but the non

PROSPECT REVIEW: YOHANDY MORALES Age on opening day 2024: 22 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2023 from the University of Miami (FL) Ranking: No. 7 per MLB Pipeline, No. 8 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $2.6 million 2023 levels: Rookie-level Florida Complex League, Single-A Fredericksburg, High-

PLAYER REVIEW: MACKENZIE GORE Age on Opening Day 2024: 25 How acquired: Traded with CJ Abrams, James Wood, Robert Hassell III, Jarlin Susana and Luke Voit from Padres for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, August 2022 MLB service time: 2 years 2023 salary: $723,300 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 sta

For the Baltimore Orioles - a division champion coming off 101 wins, a team with higher expectations than they've had in years and a team with a talented young roster - it's nice to have options. And I don't mean player options, although that roster flexibility is always important for any club. No, I mean options for the front office. I mean choice

The offseason remains relatively quiet for the Orioles after their Division Series loss to the Rangers. They signed pitcher Guachi Jules to a minor league contract, and the only information I can find is he’s 19-years-old, right-handed and assigned to the Dominican Summer League orange team. Pitcher Austin Voth, catchers Anthony Bemboom and José Go

The Orioles averaged 4.98 runs per game in the 2023 season to rank fourth in the American League and seventh-best in the majors among the 30 teams.  Only six teams this year averaged 5.00 runs per game or better for the full year. The Orioles came up just short of that scoring 807. That was seventh-most in team history and the most since the 2004 O

PROSPECT REVIEW: DAYLEN LILE Age on opening day 2024: 21 How acquired: Drafted in second round in 2021 from Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. Ranking: No. 6 per MLB Pipeline, No. 14 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2025* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $1.75 million 2023 levels: Single-A Fredericksburg and High-A Wilmington 2023 stats: 1

PLAYER REVIEW: JOSIAH GRAY Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: Traded with Keibert Ruiz, Donovan Casey and Gerardo Carrillo from Dodgers for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, July 2021 MLB service time: 2 years, 75 days 2023 salary: $730,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 stats: 8-13, 3.