Good morning Birdland,

While last night’s 10-7 loss to the Astros was a real bummer, I won’t let it damper what, in the grand scheme, was a big day for the Orioles organization. Hopefully, years from now, we won’t all remember Friday as yet another boneheaded performance for the 2025 squad, but rather as laying the groundwork for the sort of year-to-year competitiveness that Mike Elias has always claimed to strive for.

Samuel Basallo is going to be an Oriole through 2033 at least. If he plays well, he will be here through 2034. We may not know the exact type of player he will become just yet, but he certainly seems like a guy that you want your organization to lock up long term and at a known cost. He’s young. He plays a premium position. He has one of the highest offensive ceilings in t

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