Good morning Birdland,
Opening Day is right around the corner, which means the Orioles’ roster is beginning to take shape. That continued on Tuesday, when the O’s “cut” more players, including top prospects Samuel Basallo and Coby Mayo.
These were not surprising moves. Basallo only played in 21 games at Triple-A last year, and there was no path to playing time for him right now. Mayo, on the other hand, has spent significant portions of the last two seasons in Norfolk. He did enough in 2024 to earn a major league cup of coffee, but it did not go well (4-for-41, 22 strikeouts).