From: Jonathan, I think the Orioles will be more aggressive in the free agent market this offseason, but I don’t think they’ll spend the kind of money necessary to lure Correa or any other big ticket free agent to Baltimore. Question: What is the probability of Carlos Correa in an Orioles uniform in 2023? There seems to be interest from Correa considering his comments this season and the Orioles have a good, young bat for every other position. I think moving back the wall helped the pitchers’ confidence and may entice free agents to sign with the Orioles. On the road, they gave up 103 in 2021 and 97 in 2022. Orioles pitchers surrendered 155 home runs at home in 2021 and gave up fewer than half that many, 74 in 2022. Trey Mancini lost six home runs, Ryan Mountcastle lost five, and Ramón Urías and Jorge Mateo each lost four. Question: When are the Orioles going to release statistics on how many home runs were lost or saved because of the left field wall move? From: Scott Little via FacebookĪnswer: Scott, according to Jason Bernard, Manager, Baseball Research and Development for Major League Baseball, there were 57 balls hit this year that would have been home runs in 2021, and 31 of them were hit by Orioles. He missed more than two months with a lat injury.
Sulser was 1-4 with a 5.29 ERA in 39 games with two saves in four chances. Scott struck out 90 and walked 46 in 62 2/3 innings. Question: How did the Orioles’ pre-season trade of Tanner Scott and Cole Sulser work out for them in 2022 as Miami Marlins? From: Glenn Fuller via emailĪnswer: Glenn, Scott was 4-5 with a 4.67 ERA in 67 games for the Marlins. I don’t know if Elias has been given an extension, and I don’t know whether Mejdal, whose title is assistant general manager for analytics, has a contract that runs concurrently with Elias. How long do their contracts run? From: Larry Schultz via emailĪnswer: Larry, unlike many organizations, contract lengths aren’t disclosed by Elias and the Orioles. Question: It’s obvious that Mike Elias and Sig Mejdal are vital to the Orioles. It’s not crazy to think he could be back with them on a minor league contract next spring, but he may want to look elsewhere, and the Orioles may look for another backup candidate or two as well. Scott, I think if the Orioles wanted Austin Wynns as Rutschman’s backup, they would have retained him after last season.īesides Robinson Chirinos, who will be a free agent after the World Series, they currently have two other catchers, Anthony Bemboom, who began the season with the Orioles and was outrighted to Norfolk after Rutschman arrived and Cam Gallagher, who was claimed off waivers from Kansas City on the 40-man.īemboom was recently added to the 40-man roster to prevent him from filing for minor league free agency. Pius Dominguez wonders about Jacob Nottingham, who was at Triple-A Norfolk this year. Question: What do you think about bringing back Austin Wynns as Rutschman’s backup? From: Scott Smolen via emailĪnswer: There’s a lot of interest in Rutschman’s backup. Rodriguez has yet to throw a big-league pitch, so let’s wait a while for that one. Henderson is represented by Scott Boras, who is not a fan of players signing long-term contracts early in their careers. It certainly makes sense to try to extend Rutschman early, but the Orioles haven’t done that with anyone. I think the Orioles would like to extend Rutschman, but at last week’s season-ending press conference, Mike Elias said that “It takes two to tango,” and that he wouldn’t telegraph his moves. It’s hard enough to predict the offseason without trying to look ahead five or six years. Mike Davis also wonders about locking the younger players up. Question: Do you see the Orioles locking up the key young guys, Rutschman, Henderson, Grayson, like the Braves have done or will we see a repeat of the 2018 fire sale in five or six years? From: Geoff, this was another popular question. I think if he was successful more often, then he’d bunt more. Mateo attempted to bunt for a hit seven times and was successful just once. Obviously, his defense was good, and was the main reason his WAR (Wins Above Replacement) was 3.3, which trailed only Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and Ramón Urías. Mateo struck out more than five times more often than he walked, and that’s not good. It’s certainly possible that he could go to a hitting coach.
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