Monday Bird Droppings: Pondering the Orioles’ offseason moves

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

That epic World Series, one of the wildest of my lifetime, has sadly ended. The 2025 MLB season is over. Now begins the long, cold, and sometimes dreadfully dull offseason. Try your best to keep your mind occupied until next spring. If you have any hobbies besides baseball, lean into those for a while. As someone who doesn’t, I’m not sure what I’ll be doing these next few months.

As for the Orioles, they can’t afford to have a dormant winter. The O’s checked the first item off of their to-do list by hiring new manager Craig Albernaz, but there’s plenty more they need to accomplish this offseason. They need to hire a new coaching staff. They need to add starting pitching, hopefully of a more high-quality tier than last winter’s additions of Charlie Morton an