Trevor Rogers reveals Orioles' contract extension stance after Shane Baz's new deal

Trevor Rogers was one of many members of the Baltimore Orioles who attended the Orioles' press conference announcing the extension of fellow pitcher Shane Baz. With Rogers in the final year of his contract, many thought he was a prime extension candidate this offseason. At the end of the 2025 season, he gave up some of his leverage by telling the media that he’d like to stay in Baltimore long term.

Having a pitcher pitch to a sub two ERA and then volunteer that he'd like to stay with the team in many cases would lead to some sort of offseason extension offer, but when Rogers returned to the team, he revealed to the media that he had had no extension talks with the team over the offseason.

The projections for a Rogers extension were typically in the $60-70 million range, which is right at what Baz got on his extension. Since MLB has no salary cap (for now), contracts aren't exactly a zero-sum game, but with Baz getting that money and the Orioles not even talking to Rogers about an extension, it does feel like a choice was made by the Orioles' front office.

Trevor Rogers made it clear after Shane Baz's press conference he's still open to the possibility of extending with the Orioles

Rogers was once again asked about the potential of extending with the Orioles. From his answer, it was clear he didn't want to create any headlines that would take away from Baz's new deal, but he did provide some interesting information.

There are two things of note in this quote. One, that Rogers is still open to negotiating during the season. Plenty of players set the deadline for negotiating at the start of the season, especially if, like Rogers, they are going to be free agents at the conclusion of the year.

So Rogers is interested, why aren't the Orioles? If they're willing to extend Shane Baz, what reservations do they have about Rogers?

Rogers' current career earnings sit at just under $12 million. He's never had a fully healthy season, and even though the best path to truly cashing out would be to push to free agency at every opportunity, he's expressed interest in staying with the Orioles. If the Orioles offered him an extension that gave him a raise for this season and then $20 million annually for the next three, it seems unlikely he would turn that down. It's just a matter of will the Orioles prioritize Rogers.