92 wins, or what’s behind the curtain

[Sports Guy]

10 minutes ago, dystopia said:

92 wins would be a bit disappointing. Curtain. 
 

 

lol..why? Texas won 90 games. It worked out decently for them.

I’ll take 92 wins every year.

[dystopia]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

lol..why? 

Because we’re better than that. Especially if we get another decent SP to replace Gibson. 

[Big Al]

I took the curtain. Partly because I still feel the wildcard is only a degree removed from a participation trophy. 

[24fps]

Curtain.  2024 might not bring 101 wins again, but I think the team will be better nonetheless, especially if the O's add a good SP and back end of the bullpen help.  Longer series are less of a crapshoot, so I would be thinking bypassing the WC as a starting point.

[ChosenOne21]

I don't think we're going to win 101 again, but I think we're quite likely to win 95. Curtain for me, too.

[jabba72]

I think 92 wins is the floor of next years team particularly if they can upgrade Gisbson's spot in the rotation. The lineup should again be in the top 4 of the AL. So I voted for behind the curtain. 

[wildcard]

I predicted 92 last year.   I think it will be higher in 2024.

[NCRaven]

Interesting thing is that Szym projects those 92 wins to lead the division.

[Frobby]

11 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

Interesting thing is that Szym projects those 92 wins to lead the division.

Since projections are averages, they pretty much never yield the win totals it actually will take to win the division.  

[NCRaven]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Since projections are averages, they pretty much never yield the win totals it actually will take to win the division.  

Well, I don’t expect any team to win the exact amount that Szym projects, or anyone else for that matter.  But on average, he projects the Orioles to have the most wins in the division.  Will be interest to watch how this changes with final roster decisions by all of the teams.

[waroriole]

I’ll take it. Just get in the playoffs. After that, anything can happen. 

[Billy F-Face3]

Are post season wins sneaky counted among the 92 wins? Because if it's the Regular Season, I would consider it but if the post season is included in that, we need alot more wins.

I'm not about getting to the post season just to lose again.

[Jagwar]

I expect the Yankees and Red Sox to spend this offseason and to be better teams next year. 92 wins might be a real challenge. 

[Malike]

17 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

No way he was worth 2.6 wins with near 5 ERA and more hits than IP. Even so, 101 minus 2.6 >>> 92. 

Except, he was in fact worth 2.6 wins. Now if you want to say that Fangraphs is wrong, then they're wrong for everyone. Gibson had a 4.13 FIP and xFIP. He had value last year.

[Moose Milligan]

I’ll take the 92. I don’t know if that wins the East but I also don’t care. Just get to the playoffs.