Are the Orioles actually better? Why the over/under is a trap

Pitchers and catchers report in 13 days, and the Baltimore Orioles roster still feels incomplete. Jason La Canfora, Ken Weinman, and Tim Barbalace break down Mike Elias’ offseason moves, from the Shane Baz trade to the Pete Alonso signing. We look at the 2026 win totals from DraftKings and Caesars, the health of Kyle Bradish, and whether the AL East is too tough for a 85-win team.

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5 comments

  1. 2025 was the most abysmal O’s season I’ve ever seen and I go back the 1970s. I like Alonso a lot. I love Gunner. I like Ward. The starting staff is definitely better. But still so many question marks. Will Cowser, Rutschman, Basallo, Mayo hit? Is Westburg an every day 3B? Does Holliday reach his potential in Baltimore?

    Everything would have to go right to win 90 games. That ain’t gonna happen. 84 wind sound about right as it stands.

  2. It's more than Framber when it comes to turning it around. I think 85 wins is accurate. Adley, Gunnar, Jackson, Jordan, Colton, Colby all need to take their game up a notch.

  4. Defense is overrated in every sport except football. And ask someone who has avidly and religiously watched baseball since 1978, currently coaches youth baseball and has been coaching baseball and softball for years, and also played baseball myself in high school, it is especially overvalued and insignificant in baseball

  5. This team should have "launched" three years ago(?) O's fans felt joy and the pain of 2024. *They got beaten by the eventual World Series winner. A team that was a LONG SHOT to win when the season started*. 2025 was a massive misstep by the GM BUT/AND a ridiculously slanted injury plague on top. We're moving on to BASEBALL, circa 2026, now, and sure, this team could underachieve. BUT this team could easily overachieve as well, and it wouldn't take a KC-style effort to do so. If the core hitters in this eye-popping lineup can't and actually don't return to expected form, then I guess they weren't ever really "launching," were they? Which is it? Lastly, mocking the phrase "The Oriole Way" sounds a lot like every New Yorker I've heard for 40 years. Unserious. Three years ago WAS a launch, the baseball happened

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