Orioles on Ben Clemens’ list of “five things I liked this week”

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3 hours ago, Frobby said:

Here’s an excerpt from Ben Clemens’ paean to the Orioles this week:

“The Orioles probably aren’t this good. Their record so far outstrips their Pythagorean expectation by three wins and their BaseRuns expectation by four. They’ve been one of the healthiest teams in the majors this year, which takes pressure off of their unproven depth. The rotation might be pitching over its collective head. Gunnar Henderson’s early struggles are undoubtedly concerning. 

“So what? There are a lot of teams in baseball with question marks right now, and most of them aren’t 24-13. Baltimore is an awesome baseball city. Camden Yards regularly drew 30,000 fans per game the last time the team was competitive. That might be a few years off yet, because the scars of tanking tend to linger, but this is undeniably a team on the upswing. The series against Tampa Bay was just a preview; regardless of what happens the rest of this season, Baltimore is finally hosting games with playoff implications again. I love it.”

One of the healthiest teams in the majors?  The O's are missing:

An All-Star starter  - Means

A Gold Glove 3B who had a 375 OBP - Urias

2  Relievers expected to be key pitchers in the pen - Givens and Tate

A top 10 prospect starter who is still building back from a back injury.  He might be in the majors if he had been healthy.   - Hall

This is probably not the most injuries in the majors but it does not look like the healthiest either.  Probably closer to middle of the pack.

 

[Gurgi]

5 hours ago, Frobby said:

Even though Clemens likes the O’s, Fangraphs still projects the O’s to go 61-64 the rest of the season and finish 85-77.   They rate our playoff chances at 33.2%, lowest in the AL East.  

Even now?   They really skew to hate on the Orioles

[Frobby]

Just now, Gurgi said:

Even now?   They really skew to hate on the Orioles

It’s a math exercise.  No opinions involved.  

[RVAOsFan]

5 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

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