I'm comforted by a few things: Pete's avg exit velo and hard-hit rate are actually slightly up from last year. Something to monitor, but remember the O's made an adjustment with Cowser in 2024 to move to a heavier bat, intentionally dropping his bat speed and keeping him in the zone a lot longer.

I love the city connects and have asked my boss for a raise to fund my contributions to the Gunnar extension.

Yeah.

Second opinions are rarely meant to confirm good news.

That is the Austin Hays experience if I've ever seen it. Oof.

Cade just set the bullpen up for the next few days so beautifully. What a great outing.

What

High of 77 in Pitt today, let's hope Bradish's claim of weather impacting his velo is proven right!

So the Pirates sent Griffin down for leverage in negotiations is what I'm internalizing. The week in AAA certainly didn't fix his z-contact%.

Leody Taveras being the best hitter on the Orioles wasn't on my bingo card.

Nuñez's first run being given up to Corey Seager is good and humbling. Lol

The fun fact just got funner! Thanks Connor!

Yennier Cano struck out Byron Buxton yesterday on a sinker that came in at 95.3 and had a MINUS-TEN IVB. That was so ludicrous that I said "I bet no sinker above 95 did that last year". And I was correct! Velo is important so you ignore Tyler Rogers and a few others, but what an unreal shape there.

Anthony Nuñez is exceptional in his pitch shapes, but also the variety of shapes he's able to achieve. A high arm slot with a hoppy fastball. But also able to put the changeup on the 0-IVB-line. But also a sinker with half the hop of the 4S and 3x the run. But also a hellacious sweeper.

2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K Anthony Nunez with a fantastic MLB debut. This will play.

@afkostka.bsky.social can you pls ask about Bradish's declining velo after the game?

I have done no arb comp work but he's at $3.5M this year. You can maybe say 7 or so next year and 15 the year after? That gives each of these FA years at $21.5M. Reasonable projecting moderate growth and good health. If he takes the steps forward we're hoping for, this really could be a steal.

Hehe. Win column. Feels good to be back. 😊

Is Brandon Lowe the best player in MLB? Some are asking

A new season brings a world of possibilities... The Mets and Pirates are doing their best to check off some of the more remote possibilities lol. This is wild.

It's Opening Day! We made it. I can't wait 5 more hours so I'll be hanging out all day in the comments here and sharing some thoughts, answering questions, talking some shit etc. Please come join me!!! www.oriolesreview.com/2026-season-...

Birthdays are important!!! Cc: @slangsonsports.bsky.social

ANTHONY NUNEZ!!!!!!

"And a nice play by Bradford to end the frame" I should really just give up on all non-Brown/Benetti/Orsillo broadcasts.

Cool photo from Adriander Mejia’s IG, Orioles Venezuelan prospects and Robinson Chirinos with the WBC gold medal.

This is truly an outlier fastball from Dzierwa. Sheer magnitude of movement on the fastball is huge, and it's good velo for a lefty. If he holds this, and his glove-side arsenal materializes, he's instantly one of the three best arms in the O's system to me. Hat tip to @tjstats.ca for graphic!

A few pics from last night's game

I will be referring to Sam as “pollo loco” from here on out, thanks in advance

If I like your post about this game at like 2am, don't mind me. I'll just be trying to hold onto this feeling for a little bit.

Pulling Eugenio for this interview was perfect, and confirms what we knew. This meant something different to Venezuela. This was about pride and passion and love.

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

Reading lips on Suarez there at first: "Es tú, Padre. Grácias. Grácias."

I mean how many times can the broadcast discuss the military angle here? Isn't it tired at this point? Isn't there *any modicum of feel* for what is happening in the world right now? Or what happened to Venezuela of all places? I feel like I'm losing my mind.

The athletic (along with a lot more of mainstream baseball media) has mobilized for Mark DeRosa in ways I'll never understand. He's just not worth it.

I started reading a Bowden article in earnest, got to the second team on the list, and then he said Caleb Durbin has power. I'm done. Again.

MLB account tweeting out "Mason Miller wins the battle"... No, no he didn't actually.

That. Just. Sucks.

"sexy stats like 'strikeouts' don't necessarily help your team, actually it's selfish to do that" I'm dying. Someone come mute my television

Everyone else posted some form of all-caps Julio so me doing that doesn't add much... But just know that I shouted.

So exhausted of the broadcast just being a DeRosa mouthpiece

Povich to AAA. Not unexpected but there was an outside chance he was a long-man option in the pen. He'll still get 80+ innings out of the rotation this year, assuming normal health outcomes.

it's deeply embarrassing that team usa is treating the wbc like a military operation while every other team is just having a lot of fun

MICAH ASHMAN!!!

Baltimore teams not beating the "hate physicals and love draft picks" narratives.

I like Andrew's curveball. Really efficient spin, lotta Magnos Effect

Ondrej Satoria is my literal hero, btw.

Joined @lockedonorioles.bsky.social last night to discuss how the O's pen is shaking out this year. Anywhere you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/23R8...

You just know Derosa saw that 9 pitch AB and was like "oh yeah I'm starting Turang the rest of the tournament"

I think I need to go back to watching the WBC. This game is requiring a few too many "it's only spring training"s from me