Baltimore Orioles

Join Paul Mancano and Andy Kostka at 1 p.m. as they discuss how the Orioles can proceed without a lease agreement.

It’s possible that the two sides could come to a new agreement by the end of the year encompassing both the priorities of Gov. Wes Moore and Orioles CEO and chairman John Angelos, while also addressing concerns that scuttled the deal last week.

Gioioso, a longtime friend of Orioles owner Peter Angelos, organized the meeting that led to Angelos purchasing the team in 1993.

Orioles fans were titillated by the report that billionaire David Rubenstein is "in talks" to acquire the team — a surprising sentiment coming off a 101-win season. How did we get here?

Senate President Bill Ferguson objected to a 99-year ground lease that would have enabled the Orioles to plan redevelopment.

A Bloomberg story published Thursday indicated billionaire David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, was in talks to buy the ballclub.

Bloomberg reported Thursday that billionaire businessman David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, is in talks to buy the team.

There are No. 1 and No. 2 starters available, along with pitchers for the back end of the rotation.

There’s a chance, albeit not a great one, that this will be the first of many expenditures to give the Orioles a payroll more representative of a team with their aspirations.

"To come in and fill those shoes and keep this team on a good roll, I absolutely expect to do that," Kimbrel said. "That’s why I signed here. That’s what I’ve been doing my whole career.”

The Orioles' bullpen did little to pick up a struggling rotation and inconsistent offense when it mattered most, and it developed into a major offseason need.

They’ve secured a closer. Now they’re going for a starter.

One-year deals might not be the highest upside plays, but they often fill a need, have little long-term ramifications on roster construction, and allow flexibility in other areas.

Kimbrel, a nine-time All-Star, recorded 23 saves for the Philadelphia Phillies last season.

With a faint “Baltimore will pass,” the streak of picks ended.

Scott Boras, who represents Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday, said the Orioles reach out to him “only once or twice a day.”

As the attention follows the two-way Japanese star, the rest of the baseball world seems to wait for that one move to uncork the rest.

The Orioles will have three picks in the top 34 after the order was officially set in the MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday.

Holliday, who turned 20 on Monday, ascended all the way to Triple-A in his first full professional season and has been named baseball’s No. 1 prospect.

The final scheduled meeting of the Maryland Stadium Authority this year came and went without action on the Orioles’ lease, which expires Dec. 31. But officials remained optimistic: “My message to the public is that everyone’s intention, including the Orioles, is for the Orioles to remain in Baltimore for a very long time,” MSA Executive Director Michael Frenz said.