The Orioles can’t be assured of anything next season based on their success in 2022. It might be a launching pad. It might raise hopes and expectations that can’t be met. If momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher, it can’t be relied on to sustain through the winter and spring. The slate is clean for everybody. Though it’s still early, with the

The surprised reactions this week to Ramón Urías winning a Gold Glove at third base weren’t shared by the Orioles infielder. Urías knew the numbers. He understood that his chances were good. He didn’t concede the honor to Toronto’s Matt Chapman or Cleveland’s José Ramírez. Let the others express their doubts and skepticism. The 14 Defensive Runs Sa

WATCH THE MASN ALL ACCESS PODCAST  The Baltimore Orioles are in uncharted territory.  When Mike Elias was hired in November 2018, the Orioles were in full rebuild mode. The O’s had already parted ways with Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop, Zack Britton, Kevin Gausman and Darren O’Day. Offseasons under Elias have been approached in similar ways: Sign

These stats seem pretty good. And probably just about any pitcher would take such numbers. * Top three percent of Major League Baseball in strikeout percentage. * Top one percent in velocity. * Top eight percent in whiff percentage and expected slugging against. * Ranks 10th in the American League in ERA among pitchers throwing 60 or more innings.

Today is a continuation of evaluating Nationals front office and coaching personnel. Tuesday was general manager and president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo. Today is manager Davey Martinez. The easiest way to evaluate a manager’s performance is by the team’s record. In 2022, the Nats posted the worst record in the major leagues and the worst r

PLAYER REVIEW: HUNTER HARVEY Age on opening day 2023: 28 How acquired: Claimed off waivers from Giants, March 2022 MLB service time: 3 years, 47 days 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Arbitration-eligible, free agent in 2026 2022 stats: 2-1, 2.52 ERA, 38 G, 0 SV, 39 1/3 IP, 33 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB, 45 SO, 0 HBP, 1.144 WHIP, 156 ERA+, 2.

The Orioles had their predictable side this season. The skinny side. Adley Rutschman made his major league debut and lived up to the hype. He’s getting votes for American League Rookie of the Year. He’s the real deal. What else? Reciting the shockers is more time consuming. Rest breaks are recommended. The winning record and playoff contention unti

When Rawlings announced the finalists for the annual Gold Glove Awards last week, a lot was made about Juan Soto’s inclusion in right field. His advanced metrics showed he was actually one of the worst defensive right fields in all of baseball this year. Not a lot of attention was given to Victor Robles, however, since his inclusion in center field

If the Orioles' rebuilding efforts were and are at least partially being modeled after the Astros, is there a way to compare where Baltimore is in the process in looking at Houston’s winning run? Sure we can look at it and it provides an interesting exercise. But it is certainly not an apples to apples comparison. The Orioles lost 100 or more games

PLAYER REVIEW: ERASMO RAMIREZ Age on opening day 2023: 32 How acquired: Signed as minor league free agent, March 2022 MLB service time: 8 years, 1 day 2022 salary: $700,000 Contract status: Free agent 2022 stats: 4-2, 2.92 ERA, 60 G, 2 GS, 0 SV, 86 1/3 IP, 79 H, 31 R, 28 ER, 11 HR, 14 BB, 61 SO, 6 HBP, 1.077 WHIP, 134 ERA+, 4.05 FIP, 0.4 fWAR, 1.5