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BAL • Outfielder • #13
4 days ago
Baltimore’s newly-minted skipper added that he’s eager to work with the former top prospect this spring to get him back on track. Kjerstad missed the final two months of last season at Triple-A Norfolk with an undisclosed medical issue. The positive news is that he’s made a full recovery and will be a full-go at the outset of spring training. The 26-year-old former second-overall pick has faded from fantasy relevance in recent years but a clean bill of health and a different manager could help revive his career. His most likely path to regular at-bats involves prying playing time away from top prospects Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo in a hybrid role between right field and DH. He’s a name to watch in spring training, especially in deeper mixed leagues.
Source: Jake Rill
BAL • Pitcher • #54
6 days ago
The Orioles just claimed the 28-year-old southpaw off of waivers from the Braves last week, but the allure of claiming Weston Wilson off of waivers was too much to pass up, so Suarez lost his spot on the 40-man roster once again. Given the overall lack of quality bullpen depth around the league, he could once again attract interest on waivers.
BAL • Outfielder • #37
6 days ago
The Phillies’ removed Wilson from their 40-man roster earlier in the week to make their deal with J.T. Realmuto official. The versatile 31-year-old slashed an underwhelming .198/.282/.369 in 125 plate appearances with the Phillies during the 2025 campaign. He’ll add depth for the O’s and can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.
BAL •
13 days ago
Crouse was a notable pitching prospect just a couple years ago but hasn’t put it together at the highest level, recording a lackluster — 4.96 FIP — 1.30 WHIP and 36/24 K/BB ratio across 32 1/3 innings at the highest level for the Phillies and Angels from 2021-2024. The 27-year-old righty was cut loose by Los Angeles last April after just a handful of appearances for Triple-A Salt Lake.
BAL • Pitcher • #54
13 days ago
The Braves tried to push Suarez through waivers after avoiding arbitration with him last week by signing him to a $900,000 deal. The 28-year-old Suarez had a 1.86 ERA in one start and six relief appearances after the Braves picked him up from the Angels last season. He previously posted a 5.47 ERA in 61 starts and 38 relief appearances for the Halos from 2019-24. He’s out of options, so unless he makes the Orioles out of spring training, he’ll go back on waivers again at the end of March. More likely, though, is that the Orioles just put him right back on waivers in the coming days.
BAL • Outfielder • #37
13 days ago
Luciano lasted eight days on the Orioles’ 40-man, which is longer than most of their waiver pickups this winter. Maybe they’ll get lucky and sneak him through waivers, as they just did with Jhonkensy Noel.
BAL • C
13 days ago
The 28-year-old hit .208/.259/.340 with two home runs, four RBI, and a 25/4 K/BB ratio across 58 plate appearances for the Giants last season. The former top prospect is just organizational catching depth at this point.
BAL • Outfielder • #43
14 days ago
So Noel will remain with the Orioles after being designated for assignment by both Baltimore and Cleveland this offseason. The 24-year-old has big-time power but needs to make far more contact before he can be relied on as an MLB hitter.
BAL • Outfielder • #43
14 days ago
So Noel will remain with the Orioles after being designated for assignment by both Baltimore and Cleveland this offseason. The 24-year-old has big-time power but needs to make far more contact before he can be relied on as an MLB hitter.
BAL •
18 days ago
Walker passed through waivers earlier this week after being designated for assignment back in late December. The 31-year-old southpaw has bounced around between the Braves and Orioles over the past couple months but it appears he’ll enter spring training as part of Baltimore’s relief mix now that the dust has settled.
BAL • Outfielder
19 days ago
Robertson went unclaimed after being designated for assignment by the Orioles at the end of December. The 28-year-old outfielder will be organizational depth with Baltimore if he doens’t elect free agency.
BAL • Infielder • #2
19 days ago
Henderson elaborated, “I could never get to the spot that I wanted to get to with my swing... I just wasn’t able to hold the plane and my body was adjusting to it, not feeling great, so that didn’t really set up me in the right spot to leverage the ball like I normally do... Looking forward to being healthy this year and getting back to my normal self.” It’s strange that nothing about the shoulder issue came out at all from the Orioles during the 2025 campaign, but it could help to explain the 24-year-old superstar’s significant falloff at the plate, especially in the power department — falling from 37 long balls to just 17. Assuming full health, look for Henderson to bounce back in a big way in 2026.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • Pitcher • #68
19 days ago
He had been projected by MLBTradeRumors.com to earn $2.7 million via arbitration. Wells looked electric in four starts in September following a return from Tommy John surgery, registering a 2.91 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and an 18/2 K/BB ratio across 21 2/3 innings. Now that he’ll have a full healthy off-season under his belt, it should be all systems go for the 31-year-old hurler heading into 2026.
Source: Andy Kostka
BAL • Pitcher • #78
20 days ago
Cano struggled to a 5.12 ERA in 58 innings last year, but he’s still a strong groundball pitcher with a decent strikeout rate and his .335 BABIP last year wasn’t all his fault. He’ll contend for a setup role in the Baltimore pen, but since he does have two option years left, he’s not promised anything.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • Pitcher • #28
20 days ago
Rogers came out of nowhere in 2025 to post a 1.81 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 109 2/3 innings with the Orioles. Even if he will undoubtedly regress from there, he should be counted on for solid production in the Baltimore rotation next year. They’ll need him to because, as of now, he and Kyle Bradish are the team’s top two starting pitchers heading into 2026.
Source: Andy Kostka
BAL • Pitcher • #11
20 days ago
The Orioles dealt for Baz just last month to help spearhead their rotation. The 26-year-old has struggled to regain his pre-injury form since his once elite slider has not come back and posted a 4.87 ERA over 166 1/3 innings in 2025. However, he did have a strong 24.8 strikeout rate and added a cutter in the second half of the season that could help fuel a bit of a breakout in his new home.
Source: Buster Olney
BAL • Pitcher • #64
20 days ago
Kremer had a solid 2025 in the Orioles’ rotation, posting a 4.23 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 140/44 K/BB ratio across 170 1/3 innings over 30 appearances (29 starts). He figures to continue to slot into the back-half of the rotation in 2026.
Source: Jake Rill
BAL • Infielder • #6
20 days ago
This is an interesting deal now that Pete Alonso is in Baltimore. Mountcastle was limited to just 89 games in 2025, hitting .250 with seven home runs. However, he’s a .263/.312/.438 career hitter with 98 home runs in 652 games. If he were healthy and productive, a $7.5 million deal would be extremely good value for him. With Coby Mayo and Samuel Basallo also battling for reps at 1B/DH, the added club option may make it a bit easier for the Orioles to trade Mountcastle should they decide that’s the path they want to go down.
Source: Robert Murray
BAL • Infielder • #2
20 days ago
Like many of the Orioles, Henderson had a down year in 2025, slashing .274/.349/.438 with 17 home runs, 68 RBI, and 30 steals in 154 games. The speed was obviously nice to see, but the power and run production didn’t carry over from 2024. We expect him to bounce back in 2026 and would be fine with him as a late-first or second-round pick in fantasy leagues.
Source: Andy Kostka
BAL • Catcher • #35
20 days ago
Adley had a rough season, hitting .220/.307/.366 with nine home runs and 29 RBI in 90 games. However, his batted ball data and plate discipline suggested that he deserved far better. With the Orioles already committing to him as their starting catcher next season, Rutschman could be a solid bounce-back candidate in fantasy in 2026.
Source: Robert Murray
BAL • Outfielder • #3
20 days ago
Ward was just traded to the Orioles in the offseason and will hit in the middle of their lineup for at least one more season. He did hit 36 home runs and drive in 103 runs for the Angels last season, so if he can come close to producing that in 2026, he would be a tremendous bargain at this cost.
Source: Robert Murray
BAL • Outfielder • #43
21 days ago
Noel was just claimed on waivers on Monday, but will now be let go after the Orioles were able to land INF/OF Marco Luciano on waivers earlier today. Noel will hope somebody else wants to take a flyer on his big-time power and limited contact.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • Outfielder • #37
21 days ago
The Pirates just claimed Luciano off waivers from the Giants on December 19th and then designated him for assignment two weeks later. Luciano is just 24 years old and was a top 50 prospect in baseball less than two weeks ago. This is a nice flyer for Baltimore, even though they have nowhere to play the prospects they already have.
BAL • PH-1B
22 days ago
Torres apparently caught the eyes of the Orioles’ with his 0.00 ERA and 39/7 K/BB in 23 1/3 innings in Puerto Rico this winter. A former Angels prospect, he was let go after posting a 3.40 ERA in 42 1/3 innings between Double- and Triple-A in 2024. As a result, he spent last season in indy ball, through 39 2/3 innings with a 1.59 ERA for the Lake Country DockHounds.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • Pitcher
23 days ago
The Orioles claimed Soriano off waivers from the Marlins back in November, but he’ll be waived without throwing a pitch for Baltimore. The 26-year-old has a 7.64 ERA in 66 innings over his last two seasons. There’s a good chance he passes through waivers unclaimed.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL • Outfielder • #43
23 days ago
Noel was designated for assignment in December after hitting just .162/.183/.297 with 52 strikeouts in 153 plate appearances last season. He has tremendous raw power, but struggles to make consistent contact and has a real issue with hitting right-handed pitching. The Orioles will likely hope he can emerge as a short-side platoon option with their many left-handed hitters.
Source: Roch Kubatko
BAL •
28 days ago
If all goes well, Eflin could be part of the season-opening rotation, but it’s also possible he’ll start off on the injured list. Eflin re-signed with the Orioles on Sunday after becoming a free agent at season’s end. He’s guaranteed $10 million next season, with a chance to earn up to an additional $5 million if he proves healthy.
Source: MASN Sports
BAL • Outfielder
about 1 month ago
This makes room for Zach Eflin on the 40-man. The move comes three weeks after Robertson was claimed off waivers from the Pirates and two days after the team tweeted happy birthday to him. Robertson, 28, hit .129/.173/.143 in 75 plate appearances for the Jays and White Sox last season.
BAL •
about 1 month ago
According to FanSided’s Robert Murray, Eflin gets a $3 million signing bonus, a $5 million salary and a $2 million buyout on a $25 million mutual option for 2027. The price of both the option and the buyout will increase by $1 million with 15 starts next year, an additional $1.5 million with 20 starts and then another $2.5 million with 25 starts. So, a healthy 2026 spent in the rotation would guarantee him $15 million in all. After two healthy and productive seasons in 2023 and ’24, Eflin had a 5.93 ERA and a 50/13 K/BB in 71 1/3 innings last season. The 31-year-old is expected to be ready in the spring following back surgery in August.
Source: Robert Murray
BAL • Infielder • #16
about 1 month ago
Mayo is just 24 years old and a one-time top prospect, who has yet to put it together at the big league level. Yet, he hit .301/.393/.548 with three doubles and five home runs in 24 games in September to end the season, so it would make sense for the Orioles to try and find a way to get him into the lineup. They could use Mayo and Ryan Mountcastle at DH, which would mean no room for Samel Basallo, or they could give Mayo a chance to earn starts in the corner outfield, something that they had been hesitant to do in the past.
Source: MASN Sports