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Opening Day is just four days away! How did the Orioles look in their final tune-up before they head North for the Summer? Is Gunnar ready to go for the season opener? How about Felix? Plus, how does the the rest of the division and the league shape up? Zack Moore is pulling back-to-back shifts as he joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

We're inside of two weeks until Opening Day, and the roster picture still has some lasting murkiness: Who is the fifth starter? Will Gunnar Henderson be ready for Opening Day? Will Jorge Mateo? Who plays SS if neither can go? Plus, Tomoyuki Sugano has looked, dare I say, dominant? Zach Moore is back to discuss that and more with Paul on The Bat Around!

A relatively quiet spring got pretty noisy for the Birds this past week, with not-so-great news on injuries to Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, and Andrew Kittredge. Is the team in trouble? Plus, Tomoyuki Sugano and Charlie Morton are leaving a good impression on their new team. How big were these signings for the Orioles, especially considering the onslaught of injuries? Ask and you shall rec...

The Bat Around: March 2nd, 2025 by The Bat Around

Spring Training is in full-swing and the Orioles are back in action as the Grapefruit League Schedule has begun. What can we take away from these early games? Probably not a whole lot, but hey, it's baseball! Plus, how do the Orioles position players stack up against the rest of the AL East? Matt Trigger of Fowl Ball Talk joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

Spring Training is underway, and everybody is in the best shape of their lives and the ball is coming out of the hand great! Felix Bautista believes he will be 100% by Opening Day, Tyler O'Neill is as muscular as ever, and Heston Kjerstad is ready to take on a larger role. Zach Moore (PigTownSports) joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

Spring Training is just three days away, and the Orioles enter camp with a number of question marks. How does the rotation shake out? Why does this team need 6 outfielders with big league experience? What is the plan for Heston Kjerstad and Coby Mayo? Ryan Blake joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

The Birdland Caravan is underway and the team culture looks to be in midseason form. Mike Elias spoke to the media to kick things off and had some interesting things to say about the rotation, new ownership, and the quality of the roster. Plus, Felix Bautista will NOT be a full-go to start Spring Training. Have the Orioles missed the boat on adding another reliever with legitimate closing experien...

Anthony Santander is a Blue Jay. Did the Orioles make a mistake letting 44 HR and 102 RBI walk out the door? First Corbin Burnes, now Tony Taters. Plus, robot umpires are being tested out in Spring Training. Is this better or worse for baseball? Zach Moore of PigTown Sports joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

The Roki Sasaki Sweepstakes are over and...he's not an Oriole. Nope, the rich get richer (again) as the LA Dodgers have signed the 23-y.o. hard-throwing phenom. Does Major League Baseball have a problem on it's hands? Plus, Anthony Santander remains unsigned despite the link to the Blue Jays. Is Toronto, in the words of Syd Thrift, playing with confederate money? Glenn Clark, and then later Stan C...

The Orioles made another splash! That's right, they've expanded the Bird Bath to include section 84! But also, they signed high-leverage reliever Andrew Kittredge to sure up the backend of their bullpen. And rumors are the team had an agreement with top reliever Jeff Hoffman before a physical turned up some shoulder issues. Does this mean the Orioles have more in store? Jeremy Conn of 105.7 The Fa...

The Orioles signed another starting pitcher in the form of veteran Charlie Morton, inking the 2x All-Star and 2x World Series Champion to a 1-year, $15M pact. Is this the veteran leadership a young Orioles team needs, or is just another aging presence in a shaky rotation for a team desperate to get to it's first World Series in 42 years? Zach Moore of @PigTownSports and Griffin Bass join Paul to d...

Burnes'd Again! Corbin Burnes is a Diamondback and the Orioles are still searching for their next ace. It's hard to argue that this team isn't currently worse than the one that scored 1 run in the playoffs three months ago, but we're damn sure going to try to find some kind of silver lining here. Dillon Atkinson joins Paul to discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

The offseason is moving right along, and so are the Orioles. In the latest turn of events, the Birds have signed standout Japanese pitcher, 35-y.o. Tomoyuki Sugano, the 3x Central League MVP and 2x Sawamura Award Winner (NPB Cy Young equivalent). Is he enough to replace Corbin Burnes? Is Corbin Burnes actually gone? Have the Orioles kept pace with the Yankees and their flurry of high profile moves...

Hours after last week's show ended, the Orioles made their first splash of the offseason, signing Tyler O'Neill for 3/$49.5M, while also agreeing to terms with Gary Sanchez to be the backup catcher, signaling the likely end to the tenures of both Anthony Santander and James McCann in Baltimore. The problem? Crickets since. The Winter Meetings have come and gone, the top pitchers (aside from Corbin...

The Winter Meetings begin in Dallas tomorrow, and the Orioles are expected to be very active, but how active will they really be? With that in mind, we’ve decided to bring in a multitude of guests for the show today, starting off your second favorite host, from GCR and 105.7 the Fan, Glenn Clark, followed by Ryan Blake, Zack Goodman, Bob Phelan, and Dillon Atkinson. Plus, the proposed Golden At-Ba...

Paul is back with another edition of The Bat Around, this time with Griffin Bass from Glenn Clark Radio and 105.7 The Fan. Paul and Griffin discuss the recent MLB signings, the Orioles new coaching staff, and go a little bit deeper on what the Orioles might or might not be willing to do this offseason. That and more on The Bat Around!

The Orioles have been busy this offseason, even if it it hasn't been in the free agent market...yet. Danny Coulombe, Jacob Webb, and Matt Bowman are gone from the bullpen. How do the Orioles replace them? As the Winter Meetings approach, and with the green light from ownership to spend and spend some more, what is the Orioles plan to revamp their roster? Plus, Mt. Walltimore is moving back in. Doe...

Daaaaaaa...Yankees lose! The World Series is over and the New York Yankees have been handed a "Gentleman's Sweep" at the hands of the L.A. Dodgers, who won their 8th championship. Finally, something O's fans can celebrate in October! And with the culmination of the World Series, the offseason can begin in earnest. Paul is back, riding solo today, to discuss important offseason dates, Orioles free...

The Orioles' season ended in demoralizing fashion in the form of a 2-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals. The team scored 1 run on 11 hits in two games and decided pitching to Bobby Witt was no big deal. Paul and Ryan share their thoughts on that and the future on The Bat Around.

The Birds are in! The Orioles clinched a playoff spot with their win over the Yankees on Tuesday, and then clinched the top WC seed with a win over the Twins last night! So now they can lick their wounds and prepare for a Tuesday matchup at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The only question is, who will they face: Detroit or KC? Paul and Ryan break it all down on The Bat Around!

the Orioles blasted the Tigers 7-1, hitting 5 home runs, including 2 apiece from Colton Cowser and James McCann to back another 7 inning shutout performance from Corbin Burnes. The O's Magic Number to clinch the playoffs is down to just 3, and a sweep of the Tigers would do the trick. Plus, Craig Kimbrel has been DFA'd, Danny Coulombe is back, and Jordan Westburg & Ramon Urias are right behind him...

These games read like an episode in a series: "Orioles lose another one behind a lackluster offense: Just don't get no-hit edition." Four Tigers pitchers came within an out of a no-no before Gunnar Henderson's 2-out triple in the 9th inning. Before that, it was a perfect game into the 8th before a leadoff walk by Adley Rutschman. Is it the injuries, Brandon Hyde, Mercury in Retrograde? Paul and Ry...

Dean Kremer, coming off an early exit in his last start after taking a 103 mph liner off his arm, was spectacular, taking a no-hitter into the 7th inning of a 2-0 victory over the Rays. The bats, however, faltered yet again and Adley Rutschman seems as lost as ever at the plate. But Gunnar is scalding hot! Paul and Ryan discuss that and more on The Bat Around!

The Orioles failed again to reach 3 straight wins, a feat they have yet to accomplish since wrapping a 3 game win streak around the All-Star Break. It makes the 5th straight occurrence in which 2 consecutive victories were followed by a defeat. Despite 10 runs on 17 hits, 4 hits from Jackson Holliday and 5 RBI from Ramon Urias, and scoreless outings from Brian Baker and Keegan Akin, the Birds drop...