Camdencast: A Baltimore Orioles podcast.

Baseball's offseason is here for everybody, and there will be less time than usual to get things done. Is that going to impact how Mike Elias approaches Orioles business this month? In this episode, Mark looks at where the holes are in the rotation and bullpen. From the mailbag, a question about Brandon Hyde gets a rant about Craig Albernaz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starters, relievers, and outfielders have all had their turn. In this episode, Mark turns his attention to the 2026 Orioles infield, where some positions are exactly as bad as you thought while others may be better than you realized. The review of who played tries to figure out what the picture looks like for next year. Mike Elias has choices to make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles had a plan for the outfield and it turned out to be a failure. The defense was terrible, nobody was hitting homers, and they dealt with so many injuries that a bunch of random guys you never heard of were getting playing time. Mark runs through the good and the bad from this group in 2026 - mostly bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year, Orioles relievers finished 11th in MLB in ERA, which really ought to have been good enough - except, the rest of the team wasn't. Mark runs through everyone from one-gamers to games pitched leader Rico Garcia and looks ahead to next year's bullpen in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Elias thought that he assembled a top of the rotation that would get it done - Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Shane Baz. He wasn't right! The Orioles rotation was worse than hoped, better than feared, and more stable than anyone could have predicted. Mark runs through everyone who made a real start this season to see who measured up and what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2026 Orioles can visit no more fresh disappointments upon us. Their season is over, cut short by one game that nobody will miss. About all that can be said is at least they had a better record than last year. Well, that's not true. Mark is happy about Pete Alonso in this episode, before turning to grimmer O's-related topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles are flopping their way to a disappointing finish and even though Mark thinks the architect of two years of failure should get chucked from his job, it doesn't seem like Rubes is going to do it, so we're stuck with these guys. Are you in the mood to hear a rant about Craig Albernaz? Good, because you're getting one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A disappointing, and characteristically stupid, Orioles weekend leaves the team pretty much needing to win all of their remaining games to make the postseason. Obviously, Mark doesn't expect that to happen. This episode starts with a little celebration of the Frederick Keys season, then moves on to O's frustrations, including a mailbag message so worked up that it got sent before it was finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last week has seen the Orioles finally reach .500 again and then completely collapse. Mark tries in this episode to sift through the wreckage and figure out what can be put back together for next year. His hopes will be higher if Mike Elias is not the guy trying the repair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles walked away from Sacramento with three ugly wins, which count the same in the standings as three pretty wins. Mark tries yet again to make sense of this team and figure out what to expect from them now that they're a game back. Plus, in the mailbag, thinking more about the Adley trade now that it's less of a fresh wound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unbelievably, the Orioles wake up this morning as the sole possessor of the third AL Wild Card spot. Yes, they're below .500, but somehow, they have risen from the ashes. Mark tries to make sense of the current revival and think about how likely it is they can keep this going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sunday's outburst notwithstanding, the Orioles offense has disappeared to start August and if that goes on, their slim chances leave town. In this episode, Mark is mostly still feeling disappointed in Adley Rutschman getting traded. Plus, in the mailbag, thoughts on what Gunnar Henderson might get paid at this point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trade deadline has arrived. The Orioles are 2.5 games out. What is Mike Elias going to do? Mark tries to assess the state of the team and what should happen and then goes out on a limb with some predictions. Feel free to laugh at anything that looks stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot of talk about Greek tragedies in culture right now thanks to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which has Mark thinking about the 2026 Orioles as a figure of tragedy. Mike Elias definitely has the kind of hubris that would anger gods, and we can see how that's turning out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the storylines of the season has been the Orioles refusing to go on a long winning streak. They've finally done it, winning seven in a row (and counting?) Plus, they signed Kyle Bradish to a contract extension! Mark has a lot to talk about this week, but does he feel any differently about the team? He's almost there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The All-Star break has arrived and it interrupts the Orioles in the middle of a season-best four-game winning streak. In this episode, Mark spends time being sad about Blaze Alexander and mad at the Royals, then moves on to assess each O's player on whether they're meeting expectations or not in the 2026 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After another disappointing Orioles week, Mark is reflecting on the fact that it's now been almost exactly two years since the O's fell into a rut. Most of the roster that's here now was not part of a winning Orioles team. Elias's new guys have failed to launch and it doesn't feel good. In the mailbag, thoughts on who on the O's farm might actually have trade value if it came to buying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The halfway point of the 2026 Orioles regular season is just about upon us, prompting Mark to look back on what's been going well and what hasn't been going so well with the team so far. Also, in the mailbag, thoughts on which prospects are worth some excitement right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Orioles got our hopes up with yet another three-game winning streak but they just can't keep their foot on the gas. Mark dives from this general frustration to some specific gripes with recent behavior by manager Craig Albernaz. Plus, in the mailbag, some thoughts on batting average and the team's lack of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 3-3 road trip by the Orioles would have felt pretty good this time last week. It doesn't feel quite as good after they won two of the first three, and the two losses in Toronto were bad ones in different ways. In the mailbag this time, some extended thoughts on Adley Rutschman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices