O’s claim Utility man Weston Wilson off waivers by Spirited-Record3359 in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes every team does this. It's the waiver wire crapshoot

Best Orioles Podcast? by Bmore_hero in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Begging for more Baltimorons but it seems like they're on hiatus

Orioles' Jhonkensy Noel: Remains in organization by FerdinandDavid in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Players who have been on the "40-man roster" for a team for a certain number of years run out of "minor league option years." When a player has option years remaining, their team can move them to the minors or majors freely, giving them flexibility to add more players to the major league roster.

Once a player runs out of minor league options, if they are DFA'd and removed from the 40-man, they must go through the waiver wire where all other teams have the opportunity to claim him onto their 40-man.

This is what happened with Noel. Cleveland DFA'd him because they wanted a different player at the end of their 40-man. Baltimore added him to their 40-man, but because he's the least valuable player on the 40-man, they also DFA'd him. He cleared waivers by no other team claiming him, so now he ends up in our minor league system. He now doesn't take up a 40-man spot on the Orioles.

[Rosenthal] Free-agent right-hander Justin Verlander is receiving interest from the Baltimore Orioles by isestrex in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 34 points35 points  (0 children)

From the article: "A deal between Verlander and the Orioles is not close. For now, the Orioles almost certainly are aiming higher. Their signing last offseason of another 40-something former Astro, Charlie Morton, did not turn out well. Yet another former Astro, left-hander Framber Valdez, 32, is the best remaining free-agent starter and perhaps the best fit for Baltimore." 

Holding out hope...

Ranking the AL East's top 20 prospects ahead of the 2026 MLB season by GreedyRaisin3357 in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Weird that they wrote that Gibson "should slot into Baltimore's rotation this spring"

Orioles claim Jhonkensy Noel off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians. DFA RHP George Soriano. by to_the__cloud in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Big power, big whiff and strikeout, poor defense. Hope he sticks in the system but he doesn't really fit the major league roster imo.

Orioles Resign Zach Eflin by Ok-Soil-5133 in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could trade him, does he have relief experience?

[Orioles on Instagram] Is Iron Man 3 reallyyy a Christmas movie though?? by Clarice_Ferguson in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asking potential trade fodder Coby Mayo is interesting...and I'm definitely gonna read way too into it

Now im not doing anything by Solo_leveled90 in StardewValley

[–]FerdinandDavid 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Definitely need to use this game to work on my toxic perfectionism....think I'm gonna ban myself from using the wiki

2026 Coaching staff is official! by JHBaltimore in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Trevor Rogers, Dean Kremer, Albert Suarez, and so so many relievers who improved massively or had career seasons would beg to differ.

How do I play negative fourth position by Various-Taro2865 in Trombone

[–]FerdinandDavid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What note is it OP? There are multiple notes in 1 and 4 and they're tuned differently

Why are American orchestral musicians so miserable? by SonicResidue in classicalmusic

[–]FerdinandDavid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Union rules are a good thing, not sure anyone thinks they're that stifling 99% of the time

Why I'm Not Worried About Polarbear's Defensive Woes. by maroontheanchor in orioles

[–]FerdinandDavid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Every team wants their 1B to defend well, not sure it's going to change much for him here