2024 Best Case dream scenario

[truespectra]

- Bradish becomes legit Ace, who regularly pitches into 6th and 7th inning

- Rodriguez becomes solid #2, giving Bradish a run at ace status, wins ROY

- Kramer wins 14 games and has ERA below 4.5

- Means re-captures pre TJ form, with ERA below 4. Wins 12 games

- Wells starts season in rotation, with ERA in 3.80 range in first half, then fizzles out. Instead of dead arm, ends up thriving in bullpen. 
- Hall starts in BP, is dominant - but gets another shot in the second half of yr in rotation, where he wins 5-6 games

- new pitching coach picks up where Holt left off- our bullpen ERA s in top 7 in MLB. No major injuries to pitching staff because of the orioles pitching lab/development program

- Kimbrel is good, not great- but hall, wells and Cano pick up the slack. Ends up closer by committee

- Gunnar and Adley hit over .300, both are in contention for MVP

- holliday is the real deal, hits around .290 and is ROY

- westburg breaks out and hits for .280 with 20 HRs and 80 RBIs 

- Santander has a great first half and is traded at the deadline for prospects

- cowser sticks this time and becomes a regular in the OF 

- Ortiz in finally called up and become a solid IF contributor, Mateo DFAd 

- Orioles defeat Rangers in divisional round, then the Rays in the ALCS, then the Dodgers in the WS. Screw Ichiro and all of his deferred money. We are young and - like the DBacks - are hungry and not afraid of the moment. The Dodgers lock up under the weight of expectations and lose in 7 to the young and upstart Os. 

- Gunner is the WS MVP- he looks like Brandon marsh at the end of the season when the team decides to not cut hair or shave until they win the WS. And they win. 

[owknows]

Santa DH's with an OPS of .883

[foxfield]

22 minutes ago, truespectra said:

- Bradish becomes legit Ace, who regularly pitches into 6th and 7th inning

- Rodriguez becomes solid #2, giving Bradish a run at ace status, wins ROY

- Kramer wins 14 games and has ERA below 4.5

- Means re-captures pre TJ form, with ERA below 4. Wins 12 games

- Wells starts season in rotation, with ERA in 3.80 range in first half, then fizzles out. Instead of dead arm, ends up thriving in bullpen. 
- Hall starts in BP, is dominant - but gets another shot in the second half of yr in rotation, where he wins 5-6 games

- new pitching coach picks up where Holt left off- our bullpen ERA s in top 7 in MLB. No major injuries to pitching staff because of the orioles pitching lab/development program

- Kimbrel is good, not great- but hall, wells and Cano pick up the slack. Ends up closer by committee

- Gunnar and Adley hit over .300, both are in contention for MVP

- holliday is the real deal, hits around .290 and is ROY

- westburg breaks out and hits for .280 with 20 HRs and 80 RBIs 

- Santander has a great first half and is traded at the deadline for prospects

- cowser sticks this time and becomes a regular in the OF 

- Ortiz in finally called up and become a solid IF contributor, Mateo DFAd 

- Orioles defeat Rangers in divisional round, then the Rays in the ALCS, then the Dodgers in the WS. Screw Ichiro and all of his deferred money. We are young and - like the DBacks - are hungry and not afraid of the moment. The Dodgers lock up under the weight of expectations and lose in 7 to the young and upstart Os. 

- Gunner is the WS MVP- he looks like Brandon marsh at the end of the season when the team decides to not cut hair or shave until they win the WS. And they win. 

Dream until your dream comes TRUE!!!!

[Moose Milligan]

Orioles win 117 games, waltz through the playoffs, sweep the Braves in the World Series and SG still says there are improvements to be made headed into the offseason. 

[RZNJ]

Who wants to ruin the good vibes of this thread?  Not me.   A lot of it seems pretty reasonable to me.  Why not?

[RZNJ]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Orioles win 117 games, waltz through the playoffs, sweep the Braves in the World Series and SG still says there are improvements to be made headed into the offseason. 

I’m sure the Pythagorean will only be 112, so yeah.   “Zero chance this team can win 117 again!”

[truespectra]

I have enjoyed this board for 24 years. I hope to meet some of you this year at some games. Would love to put some faces to these avatars! 

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Who wants to ruin the good vibes of this thread?  Not me.   A lot of it seems pretty reasonable to me.  Why not?

GRod isn't winning RoY.

Aside from that...sure.

[Too Tall]

"When you wish upon a star,..................................................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I'm in! 

[OriolesMagic83]

4 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

I’m sure the Pythagorean will only be 112, so yeah.   “Zero chance this team can win 117 again!”

The O's success in 2025 is dependent on Sports Guy coming up with a 17 player trade and getting it to Elias.

[Too Tall]

3 minutes ago, truespectra said:

I have enjoyed this board for 24 years. I hope to meet some of you this year at some games. Would love to put some faces to these avatars! 

Won't see you at a game but welcome to the posting scene. Positive thought is refreshing on here. 

[RZNJ]

Just now, OriolesMagic83 said:

The O's success in 2025 is dependent on Sports Guy coming up with a 17 player trade and getting it to Elias.

That sounds like at least a 4-team trade.   Hopefully, security would stop him before he got to Elias.  “Stop the man in the ‘I Need To Be The GM’ t-shirt!”

[dystopia]

GRod and Holliday both winning ROY is indeed a best case scenario

[Frobby]

The OP has both Grayson and Holliday winning ROY.   Grayson isn’t eligible. 

[RZNJ]

8 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

GRod isn't winning RoY.

Aside from that...sure.

Good catch!