Jon Meoli

Lose as badly — and as sadly — as the Orioles did in the first part of this month, and every small problem feels bigger. They can't score runs because of how they hit.

The path forward for Rogers is clear. He spent four months as one of the game's best pitchers last year by pitching the way he did until the seventh — and avoiding big innings like the one that chased him Friday.

Share this via... Garcia has an ERA of 0.68 and a WHIP of 0.61, striking out 32.3% of batters he's faced

Share this via... When Arms on the Farm was born in 2023, the Orioles had a stable of homegrown hitting talent both in Baltimore and in the

Share this via... Answering a question with a question is usually evasive. Craig Albernaz did so Monday and perfectly summed up this Orioles season, both what we've seen and any possible path forward.

Share this via... It could have been one of those moments when baseball makes you shake your head in wonder.

He holds him to a high standard and hasn't always waited for private moments to do so. It's not about Albernaz, but he certainly knows that turning Basallo into a consistent, high-level catcher would reflect well on him and his staff, and make the Orioles good for a decade.

This year, the Orioles’ international signing class featured four seven-figure position players and one of the top pitchers available.

In the month since, the third base position for the Orioles — with one game of Holliday and a handful of Weston Wilson at-bats mixed in — has been among the most productive in the league, providing an .816 OPS and 124 wRC+ that ranks fifth in baseball.

Share this via... It's not the starting pitching. When it comes to the Orioles, that's a hard thing to accept. But right now, it's true.