#Mike Elias

The Orioles have not ruled out signing a veteran free agent for the rotation, but their choices are dwindling by the day. Baltimore could acquire a top arm via trade, but it's hardly a guarantee. Fans cannot fix up the O's and Marlins on a blind date regardless of how strong a match they appear to be. It's perfectly plausible that Mike Elias and…

Is it just me, or is the Orioles' roster going in circles? Yesterday the O's made a couple of surprising transactions, designating first baseman Ryan O'Hearn for assignment just two days after they'd acquired him from the Royals. To replace him, the Birds reclaimed first baseman Lewin Díaz, whom they'd claimed from the Pirates Dec. 2, then traded…

Orioles GM Mike Elias said the team is not going to "flip a light switch" and get to its max payroll capacity again, according to Nathan Ruiz of the BALTIMORE SUN. It was believed that "when the time came, Elias would be able to boost payroll as he saw necessary." But the level of expenditures during and following the Orioles' stint as the AL's…

Major League Baseball's 2022 trade deadline has come and gone. The deadline was set for 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday and teams are no longer be able to make deals to bolster their rosters ahead of the stretch run. The biggest name was moved early Tuesday: Juan Soto headed to the Padres in an eight-player blockbuster that also featured Josh Bell landing in…

The rebuild in Baltimore has entered its fourth year under new management, although 2020 felt like a waste with the minor league season canceled due to COVID-19. The Orioles aren't any closer to contending as they wait to make the first overall selection in the amateur draft. They're undermanned in baseball's toughest division, especially in the…

With Mike Elias having proclaimed "liftoff" for the Orioles, Camden Chat writers are hoping for some impactful free agent additions to the roster. Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking through possible signings - some more realistic than others. In this, the fourth installment of "Orioles Hot Stove 2022: Go Big or Go Home," let's talk Jacob…

If you're a parent and take road trips with your kids, you've no doubt heard the oft-muttered indignations from your back seat drivers: "are we there yet?" No other recent excitement has surrounded the prospect of a promotion to the major leagues than the possible call-up of Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman. But wait, a catcher after all? I played…

Throughout the rest of the offseason, as the Orioles deliberate the best way to add another starting pitcher to the rotation, the calculus could shift the organization's thinking more toward pursuing a trade than signing a free agent. The free agent market for higher-end talent has already dwindled in that area, and Baltimore has appeared hesitant…

The Orioles' recent signing of Adam Frazier was simultaneously infuriating and intriguing. Although an All-Star in 2021, Frazier was poor for the Mariners last season, and while he might bounce back in 2023, he is far from the impact bat that this fan base was hoping a team with supposed playoff ambitions would attract this winter. However, at $8…

The 2022 MLB Draft ended Tuesday with rounds eleven to twenty, and the Baltimore Orioles made ten picks. Unlike Day One and Day Two, where teams have more or fewer picks due to compensation, every team had one pick for each round. As the team who finished with the worst record last season, the O's picked first at the beginning of each round, not…

When Baltimore took Ben McDonald with the top choice in the 1989 draft, it was just one small part of a thrilling season for the Orioles. They had the No. 1 pick because the previous year had been terrible, but by the time they actually made the selection, the Orioles were in first place in the AL East, on their way to becoming one of baseball's…

The Baltimore Orioles head into action just a week away from the All-Star break one game under.500. Without context, hovering around.500 is no great feat. In looking at the standings, the Orioles are sitting in last place and, well, that isn't exactly a proverbial feather in their collective black and orange caps. Once we weed through all the…

There has been plenty of disappointment around Baltimore as the Orioles have not had an active offseason in what seemed like a make-or-break free agency for the future of the squad and the sake of the 2023 team. It especially seemed like an offseason where adding top-of-the-rotation pitching would be a primary goal for the team but that has yet to…

Throughout the 162-game MLB season, there are always unpredictable or flat-out unexpected things that happen that can be filed under the ever-growing file of "that's baseball," in the words of Colorado Rockies manager Harry Ralston Black. Sometimes, they are just on a player level (this player breaks out, this player got injured, this player…

The Major League Baseball Draft is still seven months away and bonus pools aren't even set yet but an increase is expected to occur. The Pittsburgh Pirates landed the first pick via the inaugural draft lottery system taking place. The club had a 16.5 percent chance at landing the top selection. The Oakland Athletics came into the process with…

For the first time in a number of years, the Orioles are in an offseason where they might actually sign a notable free agent, instead of the last several years of, well, you know. The starting rotation is the area with the most obvious need, though plenty of fans have already talked themselves into the O's signing one of the "big four" shortstops…

Several free agent starting pitchers have found homes elsewhere this winter, though there is still a talented group from which the Baltimore Orioles could choose. Unfortunately, their odds of ending up with another talented pitcher took yet another hit on Monday when free agent starter Chris Bassitt signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. There is a…

For the ninth time, and first since 2019, Major League Baseball, all 30 MLB Clubs, Minor League Clubs and other partners have organized a charity auction during Baseball's Annual Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause close to the game. The auction this year, which was spearheaded by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, will support the…

Little more than 14 months ago, before the final home game of the Orioles' disastrous 2021 season, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias offered a direct assessment of how the organization would approach the offseason. "We're going to be very cognizant of who we are and where we are," Elias said then, "and I do think that the time…

Next Wednesday is a national holiday in Birdland, as the Orioles are gearing up for the Rule 5 Draft. The Orioles front office has picked at least one player in each of the last 15 Rule 5 Drafts dating back to 2006, so expecting another is a very safe bet. There are even a few success stories on the active roster, namely Anthony Santander and Tyler…

The long winter is almost over. Orioles baseball will be back in our lives tomorrow, or if it really rains a lot in Boston tomorrow, then it'll be back on Friday. The best thing that can be hoped for this season is that baseball in general, and the Orioles specifically, can get back to having normal problems, instead of pandemic problems. The…

The teardown of the Orioles began in July as they spiraled deeper into last place in the American League East. The task of rebuilding was next on the docket and ensured that they wouldn't contend again for at least a few years. There's no timetable given and no reason to believe in a quick fix. Changes have ripped apart the organization like a…

The Baltimore Orioles play in the toughest division in baseball and reaching the postseason will require going toe to toe with the New York Yankees. As we continue to cover the Birds' offseason moves and priorities, I will be keeping track of what the rest of the AL East is up to. Today the focus is on the reigning division champion Yankees. The…

The Tampa Bay Rays will square off with the Baltimore Orioles today in the final matchup of a four-game series at Camden Yards. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Rays-Orioles prediction and pick we have laid out below. Tampa Bay, who is clinging to the final playoff spot in the American League, is…

How he arrived: Waiver claim from Detroit Tigers, 11/9/22 Who left: Aramis Garcia outrighted, 10/30/22 There will eventually come a day where the Orioles run out of former Astros draft picks who were picked by Houston when Mike Elias was the most influential voice in their draft room. That day has not yet arrived. Another one of those players, Daz…

Bo Jackson: MLB has brighter future than the NFLLegendary two-sport athlete Bo Jackson recently told Sports Seriously why he thinks baseball has a brighter future than football. LAS VEGAS - There were no free-agent signings, and only a couple of small trades, but when the Major League Baseball General Manager meetings ended in Las Vegas on…

Greetings, Birdland. We're deep into the MLB postseason now, with just one game remaining in the ALDS between Cleveland and the Yankees, while the Houston Astros await the winner, and with the NLCS between San Diego & Philly starting tonight as well. Most of the MLB world was rooting for the Cinderella Seattle Mariners, but they lost three…

Dusty Baker finally got his long-awaited ring as the Houston Astros secured their second World Series title in six years, suffering just two postseason losses at the end of an outstanding regular season. Well done, Houston. Now, can you become the first back-to-back champion in more than two decades? An awful lot will change before Major League…

There was a bit of good news for the Orioles yesterday: Ramón Urías won a Gold Glove for his work at third base. It is a deserved honor, although you would be forgiven if it took you by surprise. Jorge Mateo always seemed like the most likely Oriole to win a Gold Glove in 2022, but he wasn't even named a finalist at shortstop. Cedric Mullins did…

For the last few years, the postseason has been a time where I enjoy it because I don't have to think about the Orioles losing any more, with several more months to go before I have to start thinking about the Orioles losing again. The 2022 team has managed to chase away that feeling for me, and now the baseball playoffs are making me impatient…

They're going to toy with my emotions, aren't they? The Orioles won again last night, a 6-0 victory over the Houston Astros. It's their third straight win, and thanks to another loss by the Seattle Mariners, the O's are now just three games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. A tall task remains, and since the Mariners already took the season…

Ever since the 2018 Orioles saw their hopes evaporate before they even got out of the month of April, the biggest question there was for fans of the team was simple: When are these guys going to be good again? To the surprise of just about everyone's preseason expectations for the team, the 2022 squad gave us three good months in June, July, and…

There is still a chance for the Orioles to make the playoffs. That chance is slim, and it would be inadvisable to bet on such a circumstance, but it's possible. That represents a drastic shift in tone from just a week ago, when the Orioles had a big four-game set against the Blue Jays ahead of them, and fans were dreaming of a magical October…