Orioles, Mets and Giants met with Framber back at the GM meetings. Considering the Giants have publicly said they’re pursuing shorter contracts for pitchers, it seems very likely that New York and Baltimore are the top suitors.

In his first pro season, LHP Micah Ashman logged 57 IP with 73 K/13 BB and 0 HR allowed across 3 levels. His offseason goal: add weight and work on his splitter. Full interview: Apple: bit.ly/3KBkOy2 Spotify: bit.ly/4pNjVS6 YouTube: youtu.be/u4QxZvCbUqs

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Yet another fantastic chat with @jonmeoli.bsky.social about the Orioles offseason and his brand new top 10 Orioles prospects list over at Baseball America! Apple: bit.ly/4prIaWm Spotify: bit.ly/3XyxqsS YouTube: bit.ly/4rGga2v

Live tonight at 9 pm with Jon Meoli to discuss the brand new top 10 Orioles prospects list, plus more! Join us tonight and feel free to drop any questions you may have in the chat! www.youtube.com/live/X9pKZom...

I know two scouts who took great care and dove deep to get to know Valdez before signing him out of the Dominican. They both happen to be leading the Orioles front office now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

Had a fun time getting to know Orioles pitching prospect and former University of Utah standout Micah Ashman this week. Check it out: Apple: bit.ly/3KBkOy2 Spotify: bit.ly/4pNjVS6 YouTube: bit.ly/4ou12T7

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Ryan Helsley said the issues he had with pitch tipping last year have been "ironed out." He doesn't expect it to be an issue moving forward, and he believes the experience of going through it will help him in the future.

That's good to hear. Some of these names had tough times in Baltimore, but the takeaway was still positive.

Taking a look at three Orioles hitting prospects primed for a breakout in 2026. t.co/DqxUabjIHn

A ton of great information in Jon's chat today about his new top 10 list at Baseball America, but I always love the deeper nuggets each year: "I think they might have something in Brandon Butterworth." t.co/b9pwobLSAI

The top pitching prospect for the Orioles? Trey Gibson. See where he rank on our top 10 update + his best tools: buff.ly/Hhx5hra

Unsurprisingly, Passan & McDaniel list the Orioles as potential suitors for Skubal, Peralta, Greene, Ryan, Lopez, Gore, Bubic, Cabrera, Alcantara and Singer. Basically every SP except Keller, for some reason. Lopez & Ryan have the highest odds of being traded (50%). www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

BA's new top 10 Orioles prospects for 2026. A fun rise for LHP Luis De Leon and with RHP Trey Gibson at #3 behind Basallo/Beavers, the undrafted free agent arm is in line to become the top prospect in the system. t.co/j23U95IC69

Highest strikeout rate in second half, min 25 IP: Mason Miller: 51.1% Devin Williams: 39.3% Jeremiah Estrada: 38.4% Andrew Kittredge: 38.3% Edwin Diaz: 38.1%

Fun week ahead with a pair of shows on tap: Wednesday: Orioles pitching prospect Micah Ashman joins us Thursday: Jon Meoli joins to discuss the brand new Orioles Top 10 list set to drop on Baseball America Tuesday morning. Sub to the YouTube channel: t.co/deZzJnMrZw

This week's minor league recap piece looks at a pair of former Illinois teammates who are now off to strong starts in their pro careers with the Orioles. t.co/jPVyWviSj9

Speaking of which: The former Ohio State Buckeye inked a minor league deal with the Orioles. t.co/ykyOOx5wjA

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2025 Stuff+ leaderboard (qualified relievers)

From the start of 2022 until the trade deadline of 2025 (pre-pitch tipping), only one qualified reliever had a lower ERA and a higher fWAR than Ryan Helsley. That reliever was Emmanuel Clase. Considering Clase will likely never pitch again, you could argue the O’s got the best reliever in MLB.

Roster Resource estimates the Orioles’ 2026 payroll at 117M, still about 43M shy of last year’s mark. They could fit a top starter and another solid reliever in that gap, but they should be willing to go past that mark based on what we’ve heard from Elias and Rubenstein.

I think they need to stop this arm angle from creeping up any higher. It’s also raising his release point and he’s seeing reduced IVB. His FB was much more effective with a lower release point and higher IVB.

I like Taylor Ward's plate discipline. Remarkably similar to Beavers, just from the RH side. Ward/Beavers '26: ZSwing: 53.7% / 57% ZContact: 86.5% / 83.8% Chase: 20.7% / 18.9% Whiff: 23.8% / 23.7%

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The Orioles signed Slater de Brun for $4 million, the highest bonus given to a player drafted after the first round in 2025. Now he's one of 10 prospects who caught our attention this fall. More details: buff.ly/yrilf6x

If you buy FRV, Cowser’s been a +7 defender over 1200 innings in LF, and he’s been about +2 prorated to 1200 innings in CF. Positional value diff between LF and CF is around 8-10 runs, so if these holds Cowser would end up a bit more valuable in CF.

The Orioles are hiring former Padres manager Mike Shildt as their upper level minor league coordinator of instruction, source confirms. And Samuel Vega is the lower level coordinator. @rochkubatko.bsky.social had both of these first

OF Slater de Brun didn't see any game action after the draft last year, but he still gets included here. A preview of a likely glowing write-up in next week's top 10 release over at BA. t.co/NOqP7aA9MP

Mailbag episode drop to accompany your travels: Apple: bit.ly/3LZy9AN Spotify: bit.ly/3Kbfu4s

Does Orioles prospect Levi Wells have one of the most unique fastballs in baseball? More on why I believe so in my latest for @baseballamerica.com www.baseballamerica.com/stories/why-...

Baseball America picked Michael Forret as the Orioles breakout prospect candidate for this year. @afkostka.bsky.social asked my thoughts on him in the live chat last week. Here’s what I said (copy in the alt text).

Forret might be the least heralded of the bunch, but he could make a case for being the best starter among that group when it’s all said and done." t.co/OU8mZIgGYC

From over the weekend: t.co/FM3wiaIOTW

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Yaqui Rivera winter line in LIDOM: 9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K 3.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP, .172 average against

TT Bowens winter ball update from Mexico: .275 average with 9 XBH and a .391 OBP in 27 games.

Twins 16th ranked prospect according to FanGraphs. Didn’t see him ranked anywhere else.

As the agita over losing Grayson starts to subside, it's a little easier to appreciate Taylor Ward as a nice player. His 11.3% BB rate would have ranked 2nd behind O'Hearn (11.6) among Orioles with 200+ PA and his .247 ISO would have been 1st. His 2.9 fWAR would have ranked 2nd behind Gunnar (4.8).

Updated Orioles staff (per sources): Bench: Donnie Ecker Hitting: Dustin Lind Asst. hitting: Brady North 1B: Jason Bourgeois 3B: Buck Britton INF: Miguel Cairo Field coordinator/catching: Joe Singley Bullpen: Hank Conger Drew French, Mitch Plassmeyer, Ryan Klimek back on pitching side.

Updated Orioles coaching staff (per sources): Bench: Donnie Ecker Hitting: Dustin Lind Asst. hitting: Brady North 1B: Jason Bourgeois 3B: Buck Britton Infield: Miguel Cairo Field coordinator/catching: Joe Singley Drew French, Mitch Plassmeyer, Ryan Klimek back on pitching side.