SI ranks the O’s the 4th most hopeless team

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17 hours ago, Ohfan67 said:

They wrote 2022 as a potential date with October games. I don't think that's overly pessimistic. The 4th thing is harsh, but the write up is fair. 

If this team is competing in 2022, I dont think that's hopeless at all. 

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Sports Illistrated has non-bikin related articles? Since when?

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1 hour ago, Dark Helmet said:

If this team is competing in 2022, I dont think that's hopeless at all. 

Given that the team was basically hollowed out in 2018, being a playoff contender in 2022 works for me. Given the competitive nature of the AL East that would be an impressive turnaround for me.

The Red Sox might be headed for some hard times soon because their farm system has been drained. Perhaps time that with a Rays sell off core players that are becoming too expensive for them, and you might see an up and coming Orioles team sneak into the playoffs. 

[Philip]

I have often said that Tru improvement is not incremental, but transformative: Is meaningless to go from 3 to 4 to 5 to 6. What matters is going from 3 to 4 to 5 to 60 or 70, because that means you have changed something fundamental  and the change is lasting. 

I think we are undergoing that transformative change right now, it is just too early to see the results yet. Not just wiser drafting but the change in FO personnel and philosophy, introduction of analytics, communication between departments( which Jon Shepard of Camden Depot said was basically non-existent) and so on.

the Rangers did get better incrementally, increasing their win total  every year, culminating in their first World Series appearance in 2010. 

But the Rangers apparently traded away a lot of the WAR that they had drafted, which impeded their progress. We seen that Baltimore didn’t draft as well but got more benefit from its drafted players. I think that is going to continue and that’s why I think our jump up will be greater and quicker.

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8 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

The Red Sox might be headed for some hard times soon because their farm system has been drained. Perhaps time that with a Rays sell off core players that are becoming too expensive for them, and you might see an up and coming Orioles team sneak into the playoffs. 

I think the Sox will be entering the post-Dombrowski lean years as soon as next season if Sale doesn't heal up and regain his form.  They are going to be paying Sale, Price and Eovaldi $79M for the next 3 seasons...They will clear about $40+M in payroll after the season with Porcello and Pablo Sandoval (LOL) off the books. but you hope Dombrowski's mismangement of the pitching contracts will force them to part with Mookie

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