A different offseason game…if you could bring back one non-HOF Oriole for the 2023 O’s, who would it be?

[Just Regular]

1980 Stone and 1995 Brown stand out in memory as great seasons, but B-Ref has them both around 4 WAR.

Trezza's piece from a couple years back gave Hoyt Wilhelm a nice call-out.      If you just got the guy in his Opening Day form that year, I do somewhat wonder if "off the time machine" Wilhelm's repertoire might play close to Palmer/Mussina.

https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-best-seasons-by-a-pitcher

Only Urban Shocker, not Mussina, joins Palmer with two Top 10 single seasons on B-Ref's franchise page:

WAR for Pitchers †

1.	Jim Palmer • 1975	8.4
2.	Mike Mussina • 1992	8.2
3.	Urban Shocker • 1921	7.8
4.	Hoyt Wilhelm • 1959	7.6
5.	Bump Hadley • 1933	7.4
6.	Ned Garver • 1950	7.3
	Jim Palmer • 1977	7.3
	Lefty Stewart • 1930	7.3
9.	Nels Potter • 1945	7.2
10.	Urban Shocker • 1922	7.1

[Jagwar]

Give me Don Baylor, Brady Anderson and Singleton for the outfield. 

Plug in Melvin Mora anywhere in the infield

Add peak Scotty McGregor to the rotation

And Len Sakata as emergency catcher 

[BRobinsonfan]

Lew Ford.  There.  I said it.   

[BRobinsonfan]

I'd take Mickey Tettleton, Melvin Mora, Al Bumbry, and Scott McGregor 

[Number5]

53 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

2013 Chris Davis.

Hard to argue with that one.  Also 1961 Jim Gentile and 1996 Brady Anderson.

[Number5]

2022 Rougned Odor.  Veteranosity.

[Frobby]

5 minutes ago, Number5 said:

2022 Rougned Odor.  Veteranosity.

Odor and Ford on the same team might set off a veteranosity spontaneous combustion!

[baltimoreO's22]

If active players aren't prohibited, Manny Machado, no doubt for me. 

[Sports Guy]

Colby Rasmus

[Jim'sKid26]

The Booger. 

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Both were very good at basketball.  Maybe they’re in some local BB HoF’s.

 

How the hell does Frank Robinson look like a 30 year old man already in high school?

[Moose Milligan]

9 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Colby Rasmus

Die.

[Moose Milligan]

1 hour ago, Jagwar said:

Give me Don Baylor, Brady Anderson and Singleton for the outfield. 

Plug in Melvin Mora anywhere in the infield

Add peak Scotty McGregor to the rotation

And Len Sakata as emergency catcher 

 

1 hour ago, BRobinsonfan said:

I'd take Mickey Tettleton, Melvin Mora, Al Bumbry, and Scott McGregor 

You guys gotta pump the brakes.  Frobby asked for one player, you guys are trying to field an entire team.  James Earl Jones and Kevin Costner aren't walking through that door, folks.

Why Tettleton?  He's not playing in front of Adley.

[sportsfan8703]

Are the players healthy and allowed to use all the horse steroids they want?  If that’s the case then Raffy, Belle, and Brady, are in play as well. 

[tntoriole]

Reggie Jackson … oops he is HoFer

Dave NcNally -tough tough tough 

Mike Cuellar-screwball lefty

Don Buford — He and Cedric would be excellent pair in OF and at too of lineup.