Danielle Allentuck

Another Orioles offseason has arrived. The Royals swept the Orioles in the Wild Card Series, ending Baltimore's season just like that.

“It's been a tough night,” executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said at Camden Yards on Thursday. “Today is a tough day. This is all very raw, very fresh.”

The Savannah Bananas, a team with a fun approach to baseball that includes singing, dancing and gimmicks, are coming to Camden Yards next year.

If the Orioles decide to stick with the same array of coaching roles, they already have four spots to fill this offseason: two co-hitting coaches

Now they are home as the Guardians, Yankees, Mets and Dodgers play for the chance to advance to the World Series. What did those teams do that the Orioles didn't?

Santander hit a career-high 44 home runs for the Orioles in 2024, third-most in MLB behind only Shohei Ohtani and Judge, while hitting .235 with a .308 on-base percentage. He also played a career-high 153 games — thanks in part to a

“We've been talking to a lot of people,” Elias said in a Zoom press conference Friday. “I think we have a clear idea of the types of player profiles we are seeking. I think our new ownership group and David Rubenstein have enabled us to be in a position to be very organized and prepared. As soon as free agency opened in the GM meetings we've been in a position to show people that we are very serious about bringing players in. A lot of conversations ongoing right now.”

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil won with 15 first-place votes After a disappointing start to his major league career, Colton Cowser put together a rookie season worthy of recognition.

Young, 26, was the Orioles' minor league pitcher of the year after finishing the season with a 3.57 ERA in 27 games (24 starts) while averaging 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings in Double-A and Triple-A.

Rubenstein, as Angelos did in 1993, has said he will front the money to get the team what it needs to be successful. This winter is his chance to prove that. Will he act like Angelos did in his first offseason?