Lawrence Barreca
@LawrenceBarreca
@lsu alum | former @theadvocatebr sports writer & @lsureveille sports staffer
Man needs to just get the TJ surgery over with already.
Grayson Rodriguez shut down again. Same elbow soreness as in spring training #orioles
Idk man, I know #Orioles twitter is losing its mind over the lack of pitching, but I really like these picks. I’m all for the grow the bats, buy the arms strategy. I just need them to actually buy the arms this offseason.
Here’s the Orioles’ seven picks from Day 1 of the MLB draft: #19: Auburn C Ike Irish #30: Coastal Carolina C Caden Bodine #31: Arkansas SS Wehiwa Aloy #37: High school OF Slater de Brun #58: Michigan State LHP Joseph Dzierwa #69: Georgia RHP JT Quinn #93: Vanderbilt OF RJ Austin
“We’re in win now mode” while simultaneously starting Tyler O’Neill over Mayo is contradictory
Mansolino said the main reason Mayo has started only 2 games in July is Orioles are in win-now mode: “Until that path disappears, our #1 priority has to be to win.” Org has discussed whether it’s better for Mayo to be in AAA or start vs. LHP in MLB. They’ve picked the latter.
Lmao no way this is a real take. Like, I get it, Elias is on everyone’s bad side. But pretending like Adley/Gunnar/Stowers/Ortiz/Westy/Cowser/Mayo/Holliday/etc. just straight up don’t exist is insane work.
Vance Honeycutt is batting .175 right now. Tell me once again how Mike Elias is an amazing drafter. I’d love to hear it
Yeah, in terms of pure value, this is a good trade. But man, I need moves that help in 2026.
Orioles announce they received pick No. 37 from the Rays in exchange for Bryan Baker.
Will be a fascinating deadline for the #Orioles. They need to sell parts while simultaneously reloading for a run next year.
Trade: The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring reliever Bryan Baker from the Baltimore Orioles, according to a source familiar with the deal.
The O’s should be dangling Mullins to see who bites at the deadline. With Beavers ready and Bradfield behind him, it’s time to start using the remainder of this year to see what you’ve got in these young guys.
I’m not sure where Dylan Beavers fits right now. It might have to wait until after the deadline. But when you have a 23-year-old in Triple-A with these numbers, you almost have to find a way to call him up and give him a shot: .402 OBP .889 OPS 13.9% BB rate 17.9% K rate (!)
ROH is such a cool dude who should be signed as the leader of this next group of O’s, but he’ll be traded at the deadline for a couple of prospects because “tHaT’s ThE lOgIcAl ThInG tO dO”
I don’t know….getting DFA’d sounds way more fun. Right? Talked to Ryan O’Hearn last year & he recalled the first phone call he had with the O’s 😅. Business is business. Baseball is so damn hard. Ryan O’Hearn kept grinding and now he’s a 2025 ASG Starter #Birdland
It’s also happening at seemingly every level for the #Orioles, with guys like Enrique Bradfield missing time with a hammy injury at AA and Basallo at AAA. Like, what on Earth are they doing?
Arm ailments for pitchers are everywhere in baseball, but the Orioles are experiencing too many soft-tissue injuries to not take an extensive look at what's going on with their strength and conditioning.
My God I’m getting old
Think we can safely speak for everyone in the organization when we say it's been an absolute pleasure to have you around all these years, Nols. Congratulations, and here's to many, many more! #CocaCola x #RingTheBell
Uhhhhhhh WHAT LMAO
ESPN sources: Steelers traded three-time All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Dolphins in exchange for three-time All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey. The rare player-for-player trade, and another trade.
The 2025 #Orioles: We’re gonna make you think for a brief moment that we’re going to turn this thing around, then we’re gonna spit in your face.
Only the 2025 Baltimore Orioles could do what they did in the 7th and immediately lose all that momentum and then eventually the game.
Straight up, if Trevor Rogers is out here just throwing 95 consistently now, he’s more than worth Stowers/Norby.
2025 bWAR update 👀 Kyle Stowers 0.6 Connor Norby 0.1 Trevor Rogers 0.9
Tony MansolinGOAT
Orioles’ Tony Mansolino on Jackson Holliday: “This is your leadoff hitter at least for the next five years.”
Don’t worry, we won’t see Basallo because he’s not beating down the doors with his…*checks notes* 15 HRs and .973 OPS in Norfolk. #Orioles
Tony Mansolino says Adley Rutschman (oblique) won’t return till after the break #orioles
The most Mickey Mouse ballpark of all time
Trent Grisham gets the scoring started for the @Yankees 💪
I don’t know that enough people are talking about this play because that transfer + throw is bananas
Ramón Laureano still has a cannon
This lineup is either getting shut out or putting up 10 runs, there’s no in-between.
Friday night in the Bronx.
Oh yeah, for that price, this was an easy move. EDC remains GOATed #Ravens
Compensation update: Former Packers CB Jaire Alexander signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Ravens. He turned down more to be in Baltimore with his former college teammate, Lamar Jackson.