{"id":15031,"date":"2024-12-04T07:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15031"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:40:41","slug":"breaking-former-player-names-2-free-agents-the-orioles-should-go-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15031","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Player Names 2 Free Agents The Orioles Should Go After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-Logo-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Former Player Names 2 Free Agents The Orioles Should Go After\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"post-420958 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-baltimore-orioles category-mlb entry\" aria-label=\"Former Player Names 2 Free Agents The Orioles Should Go After\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta cwmmt-flex cwmmt-flex-row cwmmt-items-center cwmmt-justify-between  cwmmt-text-xl md:cwmmt-text-2xl\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"cls-video-container-1fOInRL8\" class=\"adthrive\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-collapse-container\" class=\"adthrive-player-container adthrive-collapse-player\">\n<div id=\"adthrive-collapse-position\" class=\"adthrive-player-position adthrive-player-without-wrapper-text adthrive-jw-player-collapse adthrive-collapse-float adthrive-collapse-bottom-right adthrive-collapse-medium\">\n<div id=\"1fOInRL8\" class=\"jwplayer jw-reset jw-state-playing jw-stretch-uniform jw-flag-aspect-mode jw-breakpoint-0 jw-floating-dismissible jw-flag-ads-googleima jw-flag-ads jw-flag-user-inactive jw-flag-ads-vpaid jw-flag-ads-vpaid-controls jw-flag-small-player\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Video Player\" aria-describedby=\"jw-1fOInRL8-shortcuts-tooltip-explanation\">\n<div class=\"jw-wrapper jw-reset\">\n<div class=\"jw-overlays jw-reset\">\n<div id=\"1fOInRL8_googima\" class=\"jw-plugin jw-reset jw-plugin-googima jw-ad-instream jw-ad-linear\">\n<div id=\"1fOInRL8_ad\" class=\"jw-ads-view\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jw-controls jw-reset\">\n<div class=\"jw-controlbar jw-reset\">\n<div class=\"jw-reset jw-button-container\">\n<div class=\"jw-reset jw-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"afs_ads ad-placement\">The Baltimore Orioles are beginning to gain a reputation for having a very good regular season only to flame out in the first round of the playoffs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the past two seasons, the Orioles won 101 games in 2023 and 91 games in 2024, but both ended by being swept in their first playoff series.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles will look to add some pieces this offseason to get over the hump of that first playoff series and make a longer postseason run in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Former MLB player A.J. Pierzynski named two players the Orioles should target this offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf I\u2019m an Orioles fan, I want two starters. 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