Who’s new?

The Orioles signed three major league free agents and made two significant additions via trade, while the club also added several other opening day candidates through minor league contracts, waiver claims and smaller swaps.

Baltimore replaced Lyles and Odor by signing another experienced starter in Kyle Gibson and another left-handed-hitting second baseman in Adam Frazier. With the players respectively receiving $10 million and $8 million on one-year deals, they have the highest salaries on the team.

The Orioles also reunited with reliever Mychal Givens, who made his debut with Baltimore in 2015 and was traded to Colorado during the 2020 season, on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2024. Givens adds a veteran presence to a bullpen that was surprisingly successful in 2022.

James McCann, acquired from the New York Mets for Dominican Summer League prospect Luis De La Cruz, replaces Chirinos as young star catcher Adley Rutschman’s backup.

As part of the deal, the Mets are paying $19 million of the $24 million owed to McCann over the next two seasons.

In a trade with Oakland, the Orioles parted with infield prospect Darell Hernaiz, their fifth-round draft pick in 2019, to acquire lefthanded starter Cole Irvin and minor league pitcher Kyle Virbitsky. Irvin, a durable starter like Gibson, has four years of team control remaining.

Rule 5 draft pick Andrew Politi is competing for a bullpen spot; he must remain in the majors all year or be offered back to the Boston Red Sox. A number of players not on Baltimore’s 40-man roster were invited to spring training after joining the organization this offseason, with the most prominent being Nomar Mazara, Franchy Cordero, Ryan O’Hearn, Lewin Díaz, Daz Cameron and Darwinzon Hernandez.