Camdencast: A Baltimore Orioles podcast.

After another disappointing Orioles week, Mark is reflecting on the fact that it's now been almost exactly two years since the O's fell into a rut. Most of the roster that's here now was not part of a winning Orioles team. Elias's new guys have failed to launch and it doesn't feel good. In the mailbag, thoughts on who on the O's farm might actually have trade value if it came to buying. Learn more...

The halfway point of the 2026 Orioles regular season is just about upon us, prompting Mark to look back on what's been going well and what hasn't been going so well with the team so far. Also, in the mailbag, thoughts on which prospects are worth some excitement right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles got our hopes up with yet another three-game winning streak but they just can't keep their foot on the gas. Mark dives from this general frustration to some specific gripes with recent behavior by manager Craig Albernaz. Plus, in the mailbag, some thoughts on batting average and the team's lack of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 3-3 road trip by the Orioles would have felt pretty good this time last week. It doesn't feel quite as good after they won two of the first three, and the two losses in Toronto were bad ones in different ways. In the mailbag this time, some extended thoughts on Adley Rutschman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles gave us a few great wins in May and also an unfortunate number of horrible losses, finishing below .500 for the month overall. Mark isn't excited but he talks in this episode about how that's better than last year, and that's not nothing. In the mailbag, some interest in Creed Willems and other high minors prospects for the O's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

The Orioles getting swept by the Rays has triggered a lot of angst and soul-searching in Birdland, except some reporting indicates there's very little of that in the front office right now. Ben McDonald's unloading on "analytics" after the Rays series landed loudly in this environment. Mark tries to figure out what to make of all this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when the Orioles do something like beating the Yankees twice to make you think they're turning the corner, they get worked over by a bad Nationals pitching staff twice to make you think they're sinking again. Mark tries to talk through the latest "barely treading water" O's week, and also he's sad about Jordan Westburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles continue to exist in an uncomfortable middle ground between where we want them to be and complete disaster, and it keeps feeling as if they're more likely to head towards disaster than turn it around. Mark tries again to figure out what to do about this. Plus, in the mailbag, someone wants to know who makes Orioles lineups, prompting Mark's hottest take yet. Learn more about your ad ch...

The Orioles continue to inspire uncomfortably familiar feelings like we experienced about them last year. Mark isn't ready to throw in the towel on them just yet, but he is getting awfully nervous that this is heading the same direction, so this episode is a long rant about bad Mike Elias bets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles somehow managed to be more embarrassing this weekend than the Red Sox, and the Red Sox freaking fired their manager mid-series. Mark tries to talk himself into believing why treading water for now could be okay, as long as they actually tread water and avoid further problems in May like last year's team had. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No great baseball acumen was required for the Orioles to consider that maybe putting Weston Wilson in left field or Blaze Alexander in center or Johnathan Rodríguez as the cleanup hitter were all bad ideas to employ. They did it anyway. In this episode, Mark is mostly mad that they're trying to be so smart that they're ending up being stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

The Orioles are in first place! How the heck did that even happen amidst all of the injury chaos? Somehow, it did. Mark runs through the latest of the pile of injuries before turning to the mailbag for some thoughts on City Connect jerseys. The episode winds up with notes about how things are actually going better than expected for the offense and the pitching too. Learn more about your ad choices...

Nine games into the 2026 season, the Orioles have an even worse record than last year's team did and it feels like a whole lot of familiar things are going wrong. How many of them can we hope will fix it, and if they don't, how much blame does Mike Elias deserve for all of this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles unveiled a new slogan for 2026: Fly different. (Never mind that it should be fly differentLY.) Mark recaps the first few days of the season - games and Baz extension - while trying to believe that this year will be different. Too early to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Opening Day, even Mark can summon up some optimism about the Orioles. How long it lasts depends on them. In this episode, he tries with varying degrees of success to find something to be excited about with every player who's on a roster that looks quite different from last year's Opening Day roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the Orioles signed Chris Bassitt, the idea that Dean Kremer might be sent to the minors was both obvious and unbelievable. Now that it's done, Mark still can't believe they did it. Also in this episode, dipping into the mailbag for a Blaze vs. Jackson question and thoughts on the defense generally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opening Day is now just nine days away and the Orioles haven't answered many of their lingering questions other than who's starting on Opening Day. Mark thinks about the state of the infield before dipping into the mailbag to try to assess potential O's free agents who could be worth getting the qualifying offer from the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With about two and a half weeks to go until Opening Day, the Orioles could still go a number of different ways with their roster. Mark looks at the open questions to be settled before March 26, all of which is assuming no trade or injury comes along to change the picture before then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've made it to March, where there will be real Orioles baseball later this month. Yay! In the meantime, Mark is continuing to ponder the case of Heston Kjerstad and lately even wondering about this "three homers" business from Vance Honeycutt. Plus, in the mailbag, a question about some front office movement and what it might mean for future Orioles drafts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

If there's spring training news, it's usually not good, as we learned last week with the surprise (to us) injury to Jordan Westburg's elbow. Mark talks through the possibilities for Westburg's recovery timeline and his likely replacement. Also in this episode, thoughts on big early spring narratives, particularly Pete Alonso's leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

There were no surprise starting pitching injuries as the Orioles reported to camp. Even without that, we got a surprise pitching signing of Chris Bassitt. For position players, Jackson Holliday and Jordan Westburg are each dealing with something. Mark contemplates the impact of each of these on the roster in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Framber Valdez signing last week, it's official: The Orioles came up empty-handed in the high end of the starting pitching free agent market. Mark wonders whether there will be regret about this in the years to come. Plus, thoughts on the out-of-nowhere trade of Kade Strowd plus prospects for utility infielder Blaze Alexander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's cold in Maryland and the hot stove has gone cold too while seemingly everyone waits to see where Framber Valdez ends up. Since Mark is on Framber Valdez or bust for the Orioles rotation, he's getting impatient about it. Also, chatter on top 100 prospects and what the O's need to see from the farm this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody in Birdland, hope you're staying warm and safe! In this week's episode, Mark looks at a couple of the recent starting pitching trades and how they mostly just further confirm that the Orioles will either end up getting Framber Valdez or nobody else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the way the free agent market has shaken out, the Orioles are down to Framber Valdez or bust when it comes to possible high-end additions. Mark is on team "sign someone who was good last year" and not on team "sign someone who is older than Mark" (Justin Verlander). Plus, a look at the rest of the AL East and what they've done this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....