The latest from Jon Meoli
Jon Meoli: The Orioles’ front office shake-up speaks to their biggest challenge
COLUMN | Matt Blood’s departure shows the Orioles may be more willing than ever to shake things up at the highest levels of baseball operations if it means improving the product at the major league level.
Jon Meoli: Can the ‘Monsters’ in the Orioles’ Double-A rotation be better than past pitching waves?
With Chesapeake wrapping up its season this week in Richmond, here’s how the rotation is faring.
Jon Meoli: As the Orioles welcome back Adley Rutschman, their deadline trades loom large
COLUMN | The trade that had a seismic impact on the Orioles’ season is a month old. The more we learn about what the Orioles yielded in return, the rosier the outlook gets.
Jon Meoli: Luis De León’s fastball focus once again saved his season. This time, it brought him to the big leagues.
The ability to use his sinker inside to righties set De León on the course for Coors Field on Tuesday, where he made a major league debut that a few months ago would have seemed very unlikely.
Jon Meoli: Evaluating a key piece of the Orioles’ Adley Rutschman trade
It’s Year 4 of Arms on the Farm, which uses observation, data, pitcher and coach insights, and scout opinions to assess the Orioles’ prospects.
Jon Meoli: Once Pete Alonso adjusted to fatherhood, he started slugging again
What matters now, for him and the Orioles, is that he figured things out relatively quickly.
Jon Meoli: After struggling, Dylan Beavers is back to hitting fastballs for the Orioles. Here’s how.
On the home stand that just ended, something clicked for the Orioles’ rookie outfielder, who homered on fastballs in three straight games after entering the week with three home runs total.
Jon Meoli: How Pete Alonso is taking a hands-on role in helping Gunnar Henderson salvage his season
“There’s a lot of similar movements between him and I, so I’m helping and providing advice based on things that I’ve had to figure out, navigate through and, ultimately, we’re not changing anything,” Alonso said.
Jon Meoli: The Orioles are finally hitting, and that means they’re still worth our attention
ANALYSIS | Since they broke out for 10 runs on Aug. 9 in Texas, the Orioles haven’t scored fewer than four runs in a game, totaling 51 runs in their last eight (6.3 per game).
Jon Meoli: Inside the Orioles’ midseason pinch-hitting surge and what’s fueling it
ANALYSIS | The Orioles are benefiting from learning to pinch-hit on the fly, with the club’s pinch hitters batting .295 with a 1.077 on-base-plus-slugging percentage since July 1.
Jon Meoli: The narrative of the Orioles’ rebuild changed with the trade deadline. It didn’t have to.
COLUMN | The Orioles organization was well on its way to righting the wrongs of 2025 and 2026, and it did itself a disservice in trading Adley Rutschman.
Jon Meoli: How the Orioles players reacted to the team’s trades speaks volumes
COLUMN | There are a lot of talented players left in the Orioles clubhouse, and there were a lot of complicated feelings about what it meant that so many important people and players were gone.
Jon Meoli: Adley Rutschman helped Baltimore fall in love with the Orioles again. Trading him is devastating.
COLUMN | Players like Adley Rutschman helped Baltimore fall back in love with this team. And it’s devastating that his time here ended this way.
Jon Meoli: Chris Davis returns as Orioles honor a past that haunts the present
Chris Davis returns to Baltimore at an inauspicious time.
Jon Meoli: The factors likely informing the Orioles’ trade deadline decision-making
I tried to identify the factors that might hold more influence over Mike Elias’ decision-making than we think.
Jon Meoli: Looking back on the Orioles’ 2025 trade deadline haul
The massive deadline teardown looks a year later to have been plenty worth it for the Orioles. The players acquired this time last year added quality and depth to their farm system.
Jon Meoli: Kyle Bradish’s extension adds to the good vibes around the Orioles
For the first time in a long time, it feels as if the Orioles are firmly heading in the right direction.
Jon Meoli: The 4 factors that will decide the Orioles’ second-half fate
The clustered American League playoff race almost ensures the Orioles are going to play meaningful baseball into September, and it’s up to them to take advantage of that.
