Orioles Owner Hints Needing More Revenue, Price Hikes to Afford Extension of Young Stars Amid Renaissance Season

(Photo : Patrick Smith/Getty Images) BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - A detailed view of the scoreboard clock at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 8, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Baltimore Orioles is in the middle of a renaissance season, mainly due to their collection of young stars that have led the team to the best record in the American League with a 77-47 win-loss slate.

However, team owner and managing partner John Angelos has already made worrying statements about the team's future, hinting that they may not be able to keep their core due to the astronomical amount needed and the Orioles being a small market team.

Angelos said that the hardest thing to do is be a small-market baseball team and be competitive because everything is stacked against them.

"We're going to have to raise prices here, dramatically," the 56-year-old said.

Angelos explained that when people talk about giving a player $200 million and another $150 million, the team would be so financially underwater that they would have to massively raise the prices at Camden Yards.

The Orioles could make the postseason for the first time in seven years

The team is on the verge of making the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Young and dynamic players have led the charge, such as catcher Adley Rutschman, third baseman and shortstop Gunnar Henderson, pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, outfielder Colton Cowser, and shortstop Jordan Westburg, with none of them over 25 years of age.

The team has also avoided being swept in 78 straight series dating back to last year, which is the fourth-longest streak without being swept in MLB history, a testament to their quality of play this year.