Orioles starting pitchers other than Zach Eflin have mostly looked bad and the Orioles offense without Gunnar Henderson has been a see-saw kind of unit. If you're feeling glum about the first week, Mark is right there with you. In this episode, we talk through it, plus dip into the mailbag for some thoughts about first base and a listener's dream signing: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Four games into the Orioles season, you probably feel exactly the same way you did about the team as you did before the season started. For Mark, that's anxiety about the starting rotation and what they'll do if there are injuries. The O's had to deal with two very bad starts and one injury-shortened one, AND multiple players getting hurt. It's not great!

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The Orioles did about as much as they could have done on Opening Day to silence the doubters, including Mark, who had crept in starting in the second half of last year. Mark runs through all the good stuff from a record-setting win and then takes a look at the Triple-A roster, which will be kicking off the minor league season tonight.

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Can Mark tell you a little secret? He's excited for Jackson Holliday's 2025 season. Now sorry to Jackson for the curse. In this one day before Opening Day episode, a last view of the experts take on the 2025 O's position by position, some worrying about Gunnar, wondering if the Orioles will ever do a contract extension, and also wondering why the heck Kyle Gibson is back.

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There's still a lot to be nervous about heading into the 2025 Orioles season, including not knowing whether Gunnar Henderson will miss time or how much time Grayson Rodriguez will miss. In this episode, Mark tries to talk himself into believing in the team because that's more fun than dread.

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Gunnar Henderson isn't back yet and now Grayson Rodriguez has elbow pain too. It's not a recipe to have Mark feeling good vibes about the Orioles right now, but he's trying to make the best of it anyway. In the mailbag, thoughts on the most likely qualifying offer candidates on the 2025 O's.

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While we were all busy keeping our fingers crossed that Gunnar Henderson heals quickly, MLB announced that the Orioles-Nationals MASN marriage is ending after this year. It feels like a big deal and it is, but Mark is not so sure there's much short-term financial harm for the O's over it. In happier news, the Mountain is back on the mound, and good thing too, because the bullpen needs him.

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If there's one thing we know about a modern baseball roster, it's that the Opening Day 26-man roster won't stay the same for long. The Orioles will be calling upon the other players on the 40-man roster throughout the season. In this episode, Mark takes a look at the reserves to see what they might be able to contribute and when.

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Orioles spring training opened up without any surprise injury news to shake up the Opening Day roster picture. Between incumbents and free agent signings, there's not a lot of room for movement in the 26-man roster. Mark takes a look at each of the likely players, what they might be needed for this year, and whether they can live up to that.

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Orioles fans learned only last year that your carefully-imagined roster can get blown up one day into spring training if players got hurt over the offseason and the public only finds out when they report. Mark's main hope in this episode is that sort of thing doesn't happen again. Other topics include how much of the roster feels locked in, there's not really a "prospect could make the Opening Day roster" storyline, and fans of other teams continually coveting O's outfielders.

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