Hello, friends.

There are now 116 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2026. We’ve already had one piece of news come out of the Thanksgiving weekend, so who knows, maybe today will bring another item of interest.

If you haven’t already seen it, a solid report emerged yesterday that the Orioles are in agreement on a contract with reliever Ryan Helsley for two years and $28 million, with Helsley having an opt-out available after a single season. Check out Paul Folkemer’s reaction to the news. The contract is not yet official as it is pending a physical, never a complete formality where the Orioles are concerned.

Any excitement about this signing pretty much has to pretend that the 2025 season didn’t happen. As that’s currently what you have to do to generate any excitement about the

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