The Baltimore Orioles are the most fascinating team this offseason. I’m not sure there’s anyone close.

There are teams under more pressure to win a World Series in 2026 than the Orioles. The Phillies may be running out of time; the Mets have already passed owner Steve Cohen’s deadline; the Blue Jays want to make that Dodgers series a painful but no longer relevant memory; until the Yankees win a World Series again, their fans will be impatient.

There are teams in worse positions than the Orioles that are still desperate to be successful in 2026. The Giants are still trying to figure themselves out under president of baseball operations Buster Posey; the Pirates need to show they’re not wasting Paul Skenes; the Royals are trying to surround Bobby Witt Jr. with a stronger team; the Astros

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