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Orioles Offseason Rubric
Five months from now the offseason will be over and we’ll be able to grade Mike Elias’ offseason. When I was in school I really appreciated when a professor gave you a detailed rubric that outlined…
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This is an important offseason for the Orioles
An A+ offseason makes them contenders again
A C offseason tilts them towards a rebuild
Here’s a rubric for grading the upcoming Orioles offseason
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An A+ offseason makes them contenders again
A C offseason tilts them towards a rebuild
Here’s a rubric for grading the upcoming Orioles offseason
thedishwasher.blog/2025/11/07/o...
Source: Jon Heyman
Pack it up
Pack it up
Fully back in
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Source: Jon Heyman
Pack it up
Pack it up
Fully back in
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fully back in
Help is on the way
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Help is on the way
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There's really no such thing as a "good" deal for a top free agent SP. But if you lack a top SP you can either choose to overpay for one or do what the 2025 Orioles did...
Dylan Cease sets the market early, as Jon Heyman reports it’s a 7-year, $210-million deal. It’ll be a pricey class of starting pitchers and the latter half of the contracts may not age well. But that’s the going rate
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
There's really no such thing as a "good" deal for a top free agent SP. But if you lack a top SP you can either choose to overpay for one or do what the 2025 Orioles did...
It would fit the theme of the Orioles not just missing out on really cool players but them joining divisional rivals and dunking on us 13 times a year
I can’t stop the impending feeling that Imai will be a Yankee or RedSox
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It would fit the theme of the Orioles not just missing out on really cool players but them joining divisional rivals and dunking on us 13 times a year
2 of the best pitchers available the offseason were moved this week for prices that the Orioles could have afforded to match/beat
There better be a move coming that makes missing out on these players make sense
There better be a move coming that makes missing out on these players make sense
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
2 of the best pitchers available the offseason were moved this week for prices that the Orioles could have afforded to match/beat
There better be a move coming that makes missing out on these players make sense
There better be a move coming that makes missing out on these players make sense
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The Orioles could have just had Dylan Cease for the last 2.5 years if Mike Elias had done his job in 2023
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Orioles could have just had Dylan Cease for the last 2.5 years if Mike Elias had done his job in 2023
Dylan Cease upon being asked by Andy Kostka if the Orioles offered him a contract:
“Uhhh yeah they reached out pretty early on but once they didn’t want to go past 3 years that pretty much ended the conversation”
“Uhhh yeah they reached out pretty early on but once they didn’t want to go past 3 years that pretty much ended the conversation”
Mike Elias texting Roch Kubatko the night before the Orioles first meeting with Blue Jays as the as the team sits at 15-23: Tell them I offered Cease 2 years 140 and he just wouldn’t take it
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Dylan Cease upon being asked by Andy Kostka if the Orioles offered him a contract:
“Uhhh yeah they reached out pretty early on but once they didn’t want to go past 3 years that pretty much ended the conversation”
“Uhhh yeah they reached out pretty early on but once they didn’t want to go past 3 years that pretty much ended the conversation”
Mike Elias texting Roch Kubatko the night before the Orioles first meeting with Blue Jays as the as the team sits at 15-23: Tell them I offered Cease 2 years 140 and he just wouldn’t take it
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Mike Elias texting Roch Kubatko the night before the Orioles first meeting with Blue Jays as the as the team sits at 15-23: Tell them I offered Cease 2 years 140 and he just wouldn’t take it
Put your hands together for your Opening Day starter….. Lucas Giolito!!!!!
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Put your hands together for your Opening Day starter….. Lucas Giolito!!!!!
Mr. Elias I don’t feel so good
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Mr. Elias I don’t feel so good
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Is THE BAT X conscious? Does Steamer love me? Would ZiPS consider me a friend? Will OOPSY invite me to its wedding?
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Is THE BAT X conscious? Does Steamer love me? Would ZiPS consider me a friend? Will OOPSY invite me to its wedding?
I had an identical thought process last year but unfortunately this year I’m even more stupid than last year
Last year, as pitchers came off the board, I allowed myself to believe that it was a sign That Elias was cooking up something big. This year, I'm less stupid.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I had an identical thought process last year but unfortunately this year I’m even more stupid than last year
Did any of those dystopian “bet on anything sites” have odds on Chaim Bloom trading for some Sox prospects because I feel like the odds would have been -100000
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Did any of those dystopian “bet on anything sites” have odds on Chaim Bloom trading for some Sox prospects because I feel like the odds would have been -100000
Hopefully the O’s feel really good about their chances of getting someone better than Gray because he would have been a great fit and we could have beat that price
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hopefully the O’s feel really good about their chances of getting someone better than Gray because he would have been a great fit and we could have beat that price
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this is legally binding right? we show this to Scott Boras he's got NO CASE!
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
this is legally binding right? we show this to Scott Boras he's got NO CASE!
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The Blue Jays made an incredible run to the World Series, and while people want it so badly to be just about contact, it really wasn't.
On the 5 teams best positioned to follow the Toronto path to 2026 success:
--> www.mlb.com/news/who-can...
On the 5 teams best positioned to follow the Toronto path to 2026 success:
--> www.mlb.com/news/who-can...
Which team can emulate the 2025 Jays in '26?
Baseball can be a copycat sport, and everyone seems eager to take a lesson from the stunning Toronto run to the seventh game of the World Series, which goes something like this: Make more contact and ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Blue Jays made an incredible run to the World Series, and while people want it so badly to be just about contact, it really wasn't.
On the 5 teams best positioned to follow the Toronto path to 2026 success:
--> www.mlb.com/news/who-can...
On the 5 teams best positioned to follow the Toronto path to 2026 success:
--> www.mlb.com/news/who-can...
Rangers shedding salary?
Jacob Degrom for Keegan Akin trade 🔜
Jacob Degrom for Keegan Akin trade 🔜
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Rangers shedding salary?
Jacob Degrom for Keegan Akin trade 🔜
Jacob Degrom for Keegan Akin trade 🔜
This is a tough quote. To me last years first base lagjam was one of the O’s biggest blunders
If they had traded Mayo they could have gotten a pitcher to help them not suck
If they had traded Mounty we could have given Mayo 600 ABs and would know if he is good or not
If they had traded Mayo they could have gotten a pitcher to help them not suck
If they had traded Mounty we could have given Mayo 600 ABs and would know if he is good or not
Mike Elias also said he believes these logjams will "sort itself out." Noted how important depth is (as Orioles have learned) and how they didn't want to discard a good hitter (which they believe Ryan Mountcastle still can be).
His full comment on the topic:
His full comment on the topic:
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is a tough quote. To me last years first base lagjam was one of the O’s biggest blunders
If they had traded Mayo they could have gotten a pitcher to help them not suck
If they had traded Mounty we could have given Mayo 600 ABs and would know if he is good or not
If they had traded Mayo they could have gotten a pitcher to help them not suck
If they had traded Mounty we could have given Mayo 600 ABs and would know if he is good or not
I am in a toxic relationship with the Baltimore Orioles
All season I write about how this front office does not have the juice to pull off a big win now move and now im bought all the way back in based on quotes like “we’re looking into improving”
I’m a fool and a rube and I believe
All season I write about how this front office does not have the juice to pull off a big win now move and now im bought all the way back in based on quotes like “we’re looking into improving”
I’m a fool and a rube and I believe
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I am in a toxic relationship with the Baltimore Orioles
All season I write about how this front office does not have the juice to pull off a big win now move and now im bought all the way back in based on quotes like “we’re looking into improving”
I’m a fool and a rube and I believe
All season I write about how this front office does not have the juice to pull off a big win now move and now im bought all the way back in based on quotes like “we’re looking into improving”
I’m a fool and a rube and I believe
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To be fair, he’s said this for many winters
Mike Elias said the Orioles are "in pursuit" of a prominent starting pitcher this winter, as he has said a few times this winter. He adds that Baltimore will look to improve the depth of the pitching staff as well
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
To be fair, he’s said this for many winters
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM