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Cade Povich pitched like a rookie in 2024

Cade Povich flashed plenty of potential while attempting to find his footing in the big leagues.

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A slow start and fast finish defined the 2024 season for Creed Willems

The 21-year-old slugging backstop struggled late last year in High-A ball, but this season the power came through enough to earn him a callup to Bowie to end the year.

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Current Baltimore Orioles roster

Orioles players on the 40-man roster and their number of remaining minor league options

Monday Bird Droppings: It’s time to root against the Yankees in the ALCS

The AL Championship Series begins tonight, and there are going to be a lot of folks cheering for the Cleveland Guardians.

Sunday NLCS open thread

Mets. Dodgers. The top two payroll teams in MLB. It’s happening.

Sunday Bird Droppings: Where we just became the world’s biggest Guardians fans

Cleveland now has a solemn duty to keep the Yankees out of the World Series.

Saturday ALDS game thread: Tigers @ Guardians, 1pm ET

The Tigers sent Tarik Skubal to the mound looking to secure their first trip to the ALCS since 2013, while Cleveland looks to complete a 2-1 comeback.

Saturday Bird Droppings: Offseason shake-up begins

The playoffs continue, but the Orioles are already looking towards 2025.

Friday NLDS gamethread: Padres @ Dodgers, 8:08 ET

Two Japanese aces face off in Game 5 as the Dodgers and the Padres try to clinch a spot in the NLCS.

Three Orioles coaches, including co-hitting coach, won’t be back next year

MASN’s Roch Kubatko reported that Orioles co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller and two other members of the staff won’t be back.

Craig Kimbrel fell apart after an elite start to 2024

The Orioles closer may have been the league’s most egregious All-Star snub this year, and yet by the time September rolled around he was overdue for his impending DFA. What a weird season.

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Brandon Young is the next unheralded Orioles pitching prospect to try to earn a place

Young was the 2024 Orioles minor league pitcher of the year.

Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ conquerors have met their demise

The Kansas City Royals, after defeating the O’s in the Wild Card Series, have been eliminated by the Yankees in the ALDS.

Thursday Division Series open thread

The Tigers can clinch a spot in the ALCS with a victory over Tanner Bibee and the Guardians.

Despite second-half swoon, Ryan O’Hearn remained a useful platoon player

O’Hearn capably crushed right-handed pitchers until enduring another late-season slump.

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Leandro Arias displayed a strong approach, little power in 2024

The 19-year-old switch-hitter rarely looked overmatched at the plate, but he failed to generate power at Delmarva or Aberdeen.

Thursday Bird Droppings: Elias offers vague remarks on Orioles contract extensions

You could almost get your hopes up for something if you didn’t know any better.

Camden Chat’s Top 50 Greatest Orioles of All Time, 2020 edition

A whole lot of great players have played for the Orioles since 1954. In 2020, we counted down the top 50.

Wednesday Division Series open thread

It’s a full slate of games, starting at 3 pm and likely running through midnight eastern time. Get hype!

2024 Camden Chat Pre-Season Contest Results

The results are in and jeffgoynevt is this season’s big winner

The Cole Irvin experiment went about as well in Year Two as it did the first time

Which is to say, it didn’t go great.

Justin Armbruester failed to impress in a full season at Triple-A

Once thought of as a potential contributor at the MLB level, the 25-year-old former 12th round pick struggled for consistency in 26 starts with the Tides.

Wednesday Bird Droppings: Offseason preparations

The playoffs chug along, the Orioles are mulling roster changes, and Machado keeps on grabbing headlines.

Tuesday NLDS open thread

Both sets of games in the NLDS have been thrilling so far

Cionel Pérez’s role as a high-leverage reliever didn’t go as planned

It was a tough year for Cionel.

Frederick Bencosme went in search of more power in 2024

The 21-year-old held his own against older competition, showing off a mature offensive approach while continuing to contribute in all facets of the game. But he is still searching for a big breakout at the plate.

Tuesday Bird Droppings: The Orioles-less playoffs are tightly contested

Other than the O’s crashing and burning, it has objectively been a pretty entertaining MLB postseason, as all four Division Series are currently in a 1-1 tie.

Monday ALDS open thread

After a weirdly timed off day, the Tigers, Guardians, Yankees, and Royals get back into action tonight.

Keegan Akin was quietly one of the best Orioles relievers this season

Akin rebounded from an injury-interrupted struggle in 2023 to post some solid, if low-leverage, numbers this season.

A scary injury and a stacked Orioles roster limited Heston Kjerstad’s opportunities in 2024

A beanball-induced concussion cut short the former #2 pick’s chance for an extended tryout in the majors.

Monday Bird Droppings: Keeping up with the non-Orioles postseason

The Orioles are out of it but lots of good baseball is still being played

Sunday Bird Droppings: Trying to find a rooting interest since the Orioles are out

There’s nothing left to do but decide which remaining teams we hate the least.

Saturday Bird Droppings: An Orioles-less Division Series

Playoff baseball continues, but not for the Orioles. Instead, they are in offseason mode early.