Emptying out the mailbag isn’t as easy as it sounds. Questions are missed or held, the latter to keep the post at a reasonable length. I’m not worried about breaking the internet. Just your spirit. Here are some leftovers from last week, with a smattering of newbies. Enjoy my disregard for editing. And be aware that my mailbag leads the parade, and

PLAYER REVIEW: VICTOR ROBLES Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: Signed as international free agent, July 2013 MLB service time: 5 years, 33 days 2023 salary: $2.325 million Contract status: $3.3 million club option for 2024, free agent in 2025 2023 stats: 36 G, 126 PA, 107 AB, 15 R, 32 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 8 SB, 1 CS, 11 BB, 18 SO, .2

Yes, it is the first time this offseason that we put some specific questions your way. Every day here is an open forum for topics on the Orioles. Today we get a bit more specific about it. It was quite the season for Birdland in 2023. And while there is disappointment with the playoffs still going on without Baltimore, there is plenty of optimism f

With so much said and written about the Orioles throughout the offseason and spring training, it’s hard to remember how much the media got right, wrong or stuck in a gray area. The internet makes it a lot easier to keep score. So does a good memory. On a Sunday spent on the Eastern Shore, with my mother’s cooking a coma-inducing risk – her Italian

On an Orioles team that produced 101 wins, their first 100-win year since 1980, along with making the postseason for the first time since 2016 and winning the division for the first time since 2014, several veteran players made key contributions. But the Orioles have five free agents and all five could be playing somewhere else in the 2024 season.

PLAYER REVIEW: RILEY ADAMS Age on Opening Day 2024: 27 How acquired: Traded from Blue Jays for Brad Hand, July 2021 MLB service time: 2 years, 50 days 2023 salary: $728,800 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2025, free agent in 2028 2023 stats: 44 G, 158 PA, 143 AB, 8 R, 39 H, 13 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 0 SB, 0 CS, 11 BB,

Former Orioles closer Zack Britton didn’t pitch this summer after failing to reach agreement on a free-agent contract, providing him with the opportunity to spend more time with a family that’s grown to include four children ranging in age from nine to two. And to more easily follow along on his older brother’s journey to a Triple-A championship. H

PLAYER REVIEW: JAKE ALU Age on Opening Day 2024: 26 How acquired: 24th-round pick, 2019 Draft MLB service time: 73 days 2023 salary: $720,000 Contract status: Under club control, arbitration-eligible in 2027, free agent in 2030 2023 stats: 51 G, 175 PA, 159 AB, 14 R, 36 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 5 SB, 1 CS, 10 BB, 42 SO, .226 AVG, .282 OBP, .289

PROSPECT REVIEW: ELIJAH GREEN Age on opening day 2024: 20 How acquired: Drafted No. 5 overall in 2022 from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Ranking: No. 5 per MLB Pipeline, No. 5 per Baseball America MLB ETA: 2026* Projected by MLB Pipeline Signing bonus: $6.5 million 2023 levels: Rookie-level Florida Complex League and Single-A Fredericksburg 2023 s

  Maybe even the Pecota projection system will expect the Orioles to be good in the 2024 season. Yeah, crazy talk, I know. When the 2024 season begins the Orioles will have an opponent that is hard to define and one that has no win-loss record or playoff appearances. There are no advanced stats or metrics for it. It is expectations. For the first t