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SB Nation Reacts: Voters pick the Cubs to win the NL Central

SB Nation Reacts: Voters pick the Cubs to win the NL Central

And other results from the latest survey. Many BCB readers have said they think the Cubs should be the favorite to win the NL Central in 2024. I’m among those, largely because the Cubs have improved and the rest of their division rivals have not. The results from the latest SB Nation Reacts survey show that fans across MLB agree with that: Personally, I’m thinking the Reds are the Cubs’ closest competition. The Brewers seem almost in rebuild mode after Craig Counsell became Cubs manager and the team traded Corbin Burnes. Here are the results for...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 23, 2024
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Burnes: "Overall, great spot and looking forward to Thursday” (O's win 3-2)

SARASOTA, Fla. – The final exhibition start for Corbin Burnes was more of a tune-up for Opening Day. Get a few more innings and pitches under his belt and get him out of Florida healthy.Burnes worked 5 1/3 innings tonight before Tyler Wells replaced him, allowing two runs (one earned) and five hits with no walks and four strikeouts. He totaled 57 pitches, 44 for strikes in his fifth spring training appearance, and did more throwing in the bullpen.Other work in camp was done on the back fields. Not everything that happens is for public viewing.Burnes finishes with a 6.75 ERA in 16...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 23, 2024
Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays in Sarasota

Orioles lineup vs. Blue Jays in Sarasota

SARASOTA, Fla. – Last night’s cancellation has moved Corbin Burnes into tonight’s starting role against the Blue Jays in Sarasota and put Tyler Wells in the bullpen behind him.Burnes has allowed 11 earned runs (12 total) and 14 hits in 10 2/3 innings and surrendered five home runs in his five outings. His next start after tonight comes on Opening Day.Gunnar Henderson is the shortstop tonight, Jorge Mateo is the second baseman and Ramón Urías is the third baseman for the split-squad Orioles. Adley Rutschman is catching.Ryan Mountcastle is the designated hitter with Ryan O’Hearn...
MASN: Steve Melewski Mar 22, 2024
Brandon Hyde sets rotation, Mike Elias talks roster

Brandon Hyde sets rotation, Mike Elias talks roster

Orioles' manager Brandon Hyde dropped some nuggets of information on his ballclub pregame Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla. Before the Orioles played the Red Sox, he announced the order of the starting rotation to begin the year and told reporters that Jorge Mateo would make the Opening Day roster.We already knew that new ace Corbin Burnes would start the opener on March 28. But Hyde said he would be followed in order by Grayson Rodriguez, Tyler Wells, Dean Kremer and Cole Irvin.With an off day on the second day of the season, the Orioles could have brought Burnes back for the fifth game of the...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 21, 2024
Orioles set five-man rotation, Mateo makes team, Henderson's role is defined

Orioles set five-man rotation, Mateo makes team, Henderson's role is defined

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Orioles set their rotation for the beginning of the season, and they’re ignoring the off-days and going with five starters.Corbin Burnes is getting the ball for Opening Day against the Angels on March 28, followed by Grayson Rodriguez on March 30, Tyler Wells on March 31, Dean Kremer on April 1 against the Royals and Cole Irvin on April 2. Every game will be played at Camden Yards.Wells appeared to be a bullpen candidate over the winter, but Kyle Bradish and John Means are headed to the injured list. Trading for Burnes didn’t push Wells back into a relief...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 20, 2024
More Orioles rotation talk and an update on tonight's game (O's win 13-4)

More Orioles rotation talk and an update on tonight's game (O's win 13-4)

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles rotation is taking its final spring turn before Opening Day.Dean Kremer won’t get the ball again until he’s in Baltimore. He accumulated 3 2/3 innings tonight and allowed one run and three hits with two walks and five strikeouts.Kremer was stretched out to 75 pitches, 46 for strikes.Albert Suárez starts Thursday night against the Red Sox in Fort Myers, and Corbin Burnes starts Friday night against the Pirates in Sarasota. Chayce McDermott leaves minor league camp to start Saturday afternoon’s split-squad game against the Rays in Port Charlotte, and Tyler...
Camden Chat Mar 20, 2024
Corbin Burnes is the kind of pitcher Orioles fans have wanted for years

Corbin Burnes is the kind of pitcher Orioles fans have wanted for years

Corbin Burnes has been so good, and now he’s an Oriole. It’s still exciting! | Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Opening Day is eight days away and I can’t wait to see Burnes pitch in a real game It’s been more than a month and a half since the Orioles acquired 2021 NL Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes from the Brewers and it’s still almost unbelievable. Burnes is a caliber of pitcher whose like has not been added to the Orioles by either signing or trade in a long time. He is just the kind of top-end pitcher who fans have been clamoring for the team to add...
Camden Chat Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Bird Droppings: The pitching staff is shaping up

Saturday Bird Droppings: The pitching staff is shaping up

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Burnes is on the bump, the kids are ready, and O’Hearn is leading. Good Morning, Birdland! The Albert Suárez hype train has been derailed a bit this week. On Sunday, the righty managed to earn the win with four innings of work, but he also served up three runs in the process. Then on Friday he got knocked around to the tune of five runs on six hits, a walk, and three strikeouts over 2.1 innings. His ERA in the Grapefruit League is up to 6.35. It’s not all about on-field performance. After all, Corbin Burnes owns a...
TalkingChop Mar 15, 2024
2024 MLB Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles

2024 MLB Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles

PhotoPhoto by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via The Orioles are stocked with young players and made one of the biggest splashes of the offseason by acquiring Corbin Burnes. Fans of the Baltimore Orioles endured have endured plenty of losing in recent seasons as the club worked its way through a rebuild that, at times, was painful. The Orioles’ Front Office preached patience and fans got a taste of what was to come when the club showed enough progress to finish 83-79 in 2022. That was the first time the club finished above .500 since 2016. In between 2016 and 2022,...
Camden Chat Mar 15, 2024
Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Craig Kimbrel

Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Craig Kimbrel

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports The free agent signee is one of the best closers ever to play the game, but how well he fill the Félix Bautista-sized hole in the bullpen? It’s no exaggeration to say that the expectations for the 2024 Orioles are the highest they’ve been in decades. And why not? Coming off a 101-win season and AL East title, the Birds’ roster seems just as strong, if not more so. The acquisition of ace Corbin Burnes has made the rotation a real force, even with Kyle Bradish and John Means injured to start the year. The offense didn’t lose...
Camden Chat Mar 14, 2024
Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Corbin Burnes

Orioles 2024 preseason projections: Corbin Burnes

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Can the Orioles’ recently acquired ace live up to the projections and expectations? The Orioles became a contender by drafting well, acquiring young players, and developing talent from within. The club made a few low-risk trade and free agent acquisitions, but Mike Elias had yet to make a true splash move before this offseason. That all changed when the Orioles sent DL Hall, Joey Ortiz and the 34th pick to Milwaukee in exchange for Corbin Burnes. The Orioles acquired Burnes during one of the most exciting offseason weeks in team...
Over the Monster Mar 12, 2024
OTM Open Thread 3/12: It is Tuesday

OTM Open Thread 3/12: It is Tuesday

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Silver lining? Happy Tuesday. After their disappointing 2023 the New York Yankees made one of the biggest acquisition of the winter by acquiring Juan Soto. But now Gerrit Cole is getting an MRI and Aaron Judge is “beat up” after a few Spring Training games. Sure, Soto is a star. And of course Alex Verdugo is no slouch himself. But Cole and Judge are essential to the Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles lost a pitcher which is merely offset by adding Corbin Burnes. Wander Franco is probably done in MLB. Vlad Jr. has only been a...
MASN: School of Roch Mar 12, 2024
Teammates happy for Burnes to be handed ball on Opening Day

Teammates happy for Burnes to be handed ball on Opening Day

SARASOTA, Fla. – Announcing that Corbin Burnes is the Opening Day starter is like confirming salt content in the ocean or the negative effects of snorting pollen.Burnes wasn’t acquired from the Brewers to work in a supporting role. The Orioles are holding an ace. He goes on top of the deck.An elbow injury removed Kyle Bradish from any consideration. John Means might not be ready to pitch in a major league game until late April or early May, since he won’t get any Grapefruit League innings.Manager Brandon Hyde began Sunday’s media scrum with the Burnes news, which fell considerably...
MASN: Steve Melewski Mar 11, 2024
O's Opening Day starter on high expectations and pressure pitching in a walk year

O's Opening Day starter on high expectations and pressure pitching in a walk year

This spring the announcement of the Orioles' Opening Day starter seemed to come earlier than it has most years. But why wait? There were no surprises when manager Brandon Hyde told reporters Sunday in camp that right-hander Corbin Burnes will be first up March 28 versus the Los Angeles Angels.The Orioles acquired their new ace Feb. 1, and he will indeed pitch the first game of their 2024 season, and many more this year, they hope.During a lengthy one-on-one interview last Friday in the Baltimore clubhouse, I asked Burnes what kind of club he sees from his new teammates.“It’s a great young...
Camden Chat Mar 11, 2024
Monday Bird Droppings: Only two more weeks of spring training

Monday Bird Droppings: Only two more weeks of spring training

Opening Day starter Corbin Burnes, reporting for duty. | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via More than halfway through their Grapefruit League schedule, the Orioles have lost just twice and their prospects have put on a show. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Two weeks from today, the Orioles will be finished with spring training, breaking camp in Sarasota and heading to Baltimore for their March 28 regular season opener against the Angels. Maybe it’s just me, but this spring training feels like it’s flying by. Most years, I get bored with the endless exhibition...

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