The week before the All-Star break was almost like a 2026 season in miniature for the Orioles. They began the week with a losing streak that sent them to a new low point for the season, and broke out of that losing streak by setting a season-high winning streak. They finally won a fourth straight game in their eighth chance. Even that win came at a cost, with the news of Blaze Alexander’s hand fracture.
In this week’s podcast, I’m sad about Alexander, and in disbelief that things played out in such
a way that anyone would be sad about Alexander. After getting past the sadness, I’m taking the opportunity of a few days break to look at the roster as a whole and think about each player: Is this guy meeting expectations, beating them, or falling below them?
This team has its share of problems, but going through the player performances, there’s a lot going right as well, and they probably only need a couple of the problems to play their way into solutions… plus maybe a trade or two, if the GM has the nerve to do it. Check out this week’s episode here:
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