Good morning Birdland,

The GM Meetings took place in Las Vegas this week. No major moves were announced, but plenty of rumors have come out since. If these reports are to be believed, the Orioles have taken a rather aggressive posture heading into this winter. They want to rectify what went wrong in 2025, and get back to competing in 2026. Of course, we have heard similar anecdotes before, so we’ll believe it when we see it.

One particular name that generated some buzz this week was Adley Rutschman. This was not necessarily the Orioles “shopping” their catcher, but rather other teams asking about him. It’s understandable. Samuel Basallo is locked up for the next eight seasons, and Rutschman has struggled for the last year and a half. Would the Orioles be open to moving him?

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