Orioles’ additions should also help clubhouse chemistry – BaltimoreBaseball.com

After a feverish two months, Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias hopes that the 87-loss team of 2025 is quickly forgotten once the 2026 season gets underway. As the old year ends, we’re roughly at the halfway point between the end of the 2025 season, which concluded on September 28th, and the beginning of next season, scheduled to begin March 26th. Elias surely has plans for making more moves, but the ones he’s made should improve the club on the field and its off-the-field chemistry. The welcome second acts for starter Zach Eflin and relief pitcher Andrew Kittredge are positive moves. Both are mature and approachable, eager to help their teammates. Outfielder Taylor Ward was voted “Good Guy” award winner by the Los Angeles Angels media. Hopefully, his bat will be as warm as his disposition. Ryan Helsley, who’s slated to close games, comes with rave reviews from media in St. Louis. They say when things go badly, he’ll willingly sit in front of his locker and take responsibility. The Orioles are banking that there won’t be many of those sessions. Starting pitcher Shane Baz, whom the Orioles acquired in a trade earlier this month from Tampa Bay, received
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