(Edit: Orioles get 1st pick after walkoff homer by Diamondbacks)

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

If they end up tied, what’s tiebreaker?

[hutchead]

30 minutes ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

If they end up tied, what’s tiebreaker?

Tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record the previous year. In which case, both teams had identical records. Thus, the eventual tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record in 2019 which was the Orioles. So we win the tiebreaker.

I would have said going into the Texas series that Arizona was in the driver's seat.  However, now that the Rangers series is over and at worst, we're still tied with them, that now we take over the driver's seat with them having three games at home against Colorado to close the season. Of course, it could come down to whether or not Toronto still has a shot at the playoffs when we get there Friday. If so, they'll be playing like it's post season play against us. But if they've been eliminated by then, they'll have no incentive to win and would like nothing more than to make sure a division rival doesn't get the top draft pick.

Edited September 26, 2021 by hutchead

[Il BuonO]

7 minutes ago, hutchead said:

Tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record the previous year. In which case, both teams had identical records. Thus, the eventual tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record in 2019 which was the Orioles. So we win the tiebreaker.

I would have said going into the Texas series that Arizona was in the driver's seat.

Do you mean 2020? 

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Do you mean 2020? 

No, they had the same record in 2020.

[Il BuonO]

In any case, I’m not worried about missing out on a premium pick, even at number two. 

[Getz]

1 hour ago, hutchead said:

Tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record the previous year. In which case, both teams had identical records. Thus, the eventual tiebreaker is whoever had the worse record in 2019 which was the Orioles. So we win the tiebreaker.

I would have said going into the Texas series that Arizona was in the driver's seat.  However, now that the Rangers series is over and at worst, we're still tied with them, that now we take over the driver's seat with them having three games at home against Colorado to close the season. Of course, it could come down to whether or not Toronto still has a shot at the playoffs when we get there Friday. If so, they'll be playing like it's post season play against us. But if they've been eliminated by then, they'll have no incentive to win and would like nothing more than to make sure a division rival doesn't get the top draft pick.

The Blue Jays will want to beat us no matter what, they won't lose on purpose in front of their fans just for us to not get the first pick.

Edited September 27, 2021 by Getz

[Can_of_corn]

11 minutes ago, Getz said:

The Blue Jays will want to beat us no matter what, they won't lose on purpose in front of their fans just for us to not get the first pick.

If they don't put out the A team it will be to rest guys not to try and throw the game to hurt the O's draft.

 

[Getz]

55 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

If they don't put out the A team it will be to rest guys not to try and throw the game to hurt the O's draft.

 

Exactly.

[hutchead]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

If they don't put out the A team it will be to rest guys not to try and throw the game to hurt the O's draft.

 

Kind of the same thing. If they're out of it, they'll use the opportunity to rest their starters to get a look at their youngsters since they haven't had that chance since they've been in a pennant race. Plus, they'll be deflated for having been eliminated so we would get their worst effort. That's why I'm hoping they stay in it until the last day so we'll get their best effort.

[Can_of_corn]

18 minutes ago, hutchead said:

Kind of the same thing. If they're out of it, they'll use the opportunity to rest their starters to get a look at their youngsters since they haven't had that chance since they've been in a pennant race. Plus, they'll be deflated for having been eliminated so we would get their worst effort. That's why I'm hoping they stay in it until the last day so we'll get their best effort.

But it's not since the suggestion was that the Blue Jays would be motivated by trying to damage the O's draft order.  Which frankly I think is nonsense. 

I'm not even sure the rest of the AL east even consider the Orioles a rival.

[Frobby]

By the way, the O’s clinched having no worse than the no. 2 pick with their loss to Texas today.   They can’t win more than 56 games; Texas has 57 wins and Pittsburgh won their 58th today.   So, it’s us and Arizona.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

25 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

But it's not since the suggestion was that the Blue Jays would be motivated by trying to damage the O's draft order.  Which frankly I think is nonsense. 

I'm not even sure the rest of the AL east even consider the Orioles a rival.

This is the Orioles relationship with the AL East.

[Greenpastures23]

Would you say we are looking good for the number 1 pick.

 

I can't see the Orioles winning more than 2 games

[glenn__davis]

13 minutes ago, Greenpastures23 said:

Would you say we are looking good for the number 1 pick.

 

I can't see the Orioles winning more than 2 games

Can't see the D-backs doing so either.

Not really concerned about it.  They'll get a very high-end talent either way.

[spleen1015]

I hope we finish out 0-6 because it helps our draft position and it hurts the Yankees.