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It's a good offense... it's just not the Red Sox or Blue Jays offense. This team is still going to score a LOT of runs even with poor OBP.

But I agree, addressing OBP next year (like say Dexter Fowler) should be a big point of concern.

It's an average offense, which is not enough in the AL East. This is an atypical year, where the AL East will be won with 90-92 wins.

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What about Ubaldo? What if he has found it and is effective for us moving forward. I realize hes still a meltdown waiting to happen..but something seems different this time.

A full consistent solid season from Ubaldo would be extremely tasty icing on the Orioles' 2017 cake.

I do not hold my breath for it.

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