Good morning Birdland,

One of the more significant offseason deadlines has come and gone. The Orioles have tendered contracts to all but one of their arbitration-eligible players. Albert Suárez was the only one left out. He will now become a free agent.

The one move that is getting more attention than the others is the decision to keep Ryan Mountcastle. The 28-year-old is coming off of an injury-plagued and poor-performing season. His projected $7.8 million salary for 2026 does not jive with the 0.5 bWAR he was worth in 2025. And with Coby Mayo and Samuel Basallo on the roster, it’s tough to see how everything fits together at the moment.

Elias described Mountcastle as “a big part of our picture right now” following the news that the O’s would be tendering him a contract. He also explai

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