Posted 57 minutes ago, Copyright Orioles Hangout 2023 Jacob deGrom is expected to opt out and become a free agent. He and Mullins are two of the best defensive outfielders in the league, so that may be enough to keep Hays in the everyday lineup. Wells has had some positives this year, but hes only pitched at least six innings in five of 23 starts and after Mondays clunker is a below-average pitcher for the season. The No. Well, instead of trying to paint a picture using numbers and a projection analysis, maybe we should simplify things. World Geographic Reference System, 2023 Baltimore Orioles Offseason Tracker | RosterResource | FanGraphs Last years team was enjoying some unexpected success. Orioles bolster rotation with trade for starting pitcher Cole Irvin, finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last season, Ramon Urias is the defending Glove Winner. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. As fun as Mateo was to watch defensively, his speed was a weapon on offense, as he would lead the AL in stolen bases with 35. And make sure to follow The Baltimore Battery on Facebook and Twitter, and use the hashtag #baltimorebattery when sharing our content! If they do it right, this could happen as soon as next year. They are all great this year. Others who are optimistic about the Westburg/Ortiz/Norby trio might like to see one of those guys in Baltimore right away, with Uras in kind of a utility infielder, except hes good enough that you can play him more often role. Batting in the prime spot in the lineup should allow Henderson to flourish, as he teams up with Rutschman to form a dangerous duo at the top. and play-by-play data provided by Sports Info Solutions. Whether from returning players improving, full seasons of prospects whove already debuted, new prospects arriving, or free agent or trade acquisitions, I think that the Orioles need to find a way to add at least 12 wins to the tally to go from what they are to great. Baltimore Orioles' future if Anthony Santander disappeared Here is a projected Opening Day lineup for Baltimore Orioles against the Tampa Bay Rays CF Cedric Mullins Baltimore's lone 2021 All-Star, Mullins had a great 2021 season, finishing ninth in MVP voting, He has struggled somewhat in spring training, but he should be able to turn that around come Opening Day. Power: 70. Quickly glancing at the current MLB players, I have to cross my fingers and hope that Trey Mancini makes a full recovery from the devastating Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis. Your email address will not be published. Orioles roster projection: Who will be on the club for opening day? Tyler Wells should continue his growth and we have Greyson who should be a part of rotation. They arent, of course. Last year was his first season getting everyday playing time. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports. 7) Chris Davis. Mountcaste doubled twice, and both Frazier and Mateo hit home runs as the Os take three out of four from the Tigers. Red Sox @ Orioles. Bad luck might improve. Frazier. Updated for new CBA..for purposes of this, I'm putting all TC1, TC2 and TC3 at 700k. The will-they-or-wont-they applies also to Hays and Santander. 5. On-Pace Leaders Every Game . It will be hard to predict when he is called up in 2024, but he could have a chance to be a part of the 2023 September call-ups. I may still be too high on Chance Sisco, but since we all know who the catcher of the future is, I like Sisco for an additional roster spot. Infield defense is about to change with the new anti-shifting rules, even if its more likely to change for lefty batters than righties like Mountcastle. He's projected by FanGraphs Depth Charts to be a 1.7 WAR player in 2021 after a 0.9 WAR 2020. This is where you can really dream big, if you can talk yourself into thinking a top-flight starting pitcher might actually come to Baltimore now that the team is heading towards respectability and has the left field wall dragging down righty batters. Bumbry was Rookie of the Year in 1973 after the Orioles drafted him in the 11th round in 1968 out of Virginia State University. Baltimore Orioles 2022: Scouting, Projected Lineup, Season Prediction - MSN Mayo was a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft and is still only 20 years old. Armed with his information from the Elias Sports Bureau, I knew that an Orioles homegrown lineup hadnt appeared after 1974. Baltimore Orioles' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation Id love to think Miguel Castro could take a step forward and become a dominant pen arm being so young, but Im not confident enough in that to definitively place him as anything more than a maybe. Im wanting to win this year, not next. The 2022 Os are like the 2014 Astros, who won 70 games after winning 51 in the 2013 season. 2023 ZiPS Projections: Baltimore Orioles | FanGraphs Baseball The same can be said at third base, where Ramon Urias is the defending Glove Winner. Kyle Stowers, Left Field/Right Field Stowers was another draft pick from the 2019 draft along with Rutschman and Henderson. Keegan Akin, Bryan Baker, and Joey Krehbiel have had interesting moments. Its not guaranteed that the Orioles will be able to make the next step, but youre not an idiot for believing in it. Ive been pushing Santander as a breakout candidate and was ecstatic to see him start to come through on that promise in the second half of 2019. Both of those men return on Buttons projected roster for 2022, alongside forward Patrice Bergeron and defencemen Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Weber. When I am not at the office working for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at a small bureau in the Dept. If he can reign in the control and limit the free passes, Rom should find himself in the mid to back end of the rotation with plenty of room to succeed. Projected Lineup LINEUP CF Cedric Mullins (L) LF Austin Hays (R) DH Trey Mancini (R) 1B Ryan Mountcastle (R) RF Anthony. Smartest Lottery Winners Ever, Two seasons ago, Mullins hit 30 long balls and saw a drop off to 16 last season. To the surprise of just about everyones preseason expectations for the team, the 2022 squad gave us three good months in June, July, and August. Jon Meoli: For the projected lineup, I lined it up with Westburg at second, Gunnar Henderson at short, and . Grich had one at-bat atop the order and was replaced by Baker, who hit a grand slam off Dick Bosman and finished with six RBIs. LF: Anthony Santander Adley Rutschman, Catcher Rutschman is poised to have an MVP-level season if he progresses the way the Orioles think he can. * Imminent Big Leaguers article. This is the lineup of the future that the Athletics envisioned three years ago. Adam Frazier, Second Base/Utility One of the free agent signings by the Orioles this offseason, Frazier was brought in for is defensive versatility and veteran presence, replacing former second baseman Rougned Odor. With the potential for two plus plus pitches and four above average pitches, Rodriguez has the makeup and potential to be a frontline starter for a long time. But in my opinion, we have the front of the rotation covered in Rodriguez and Hall. Here's a look at our projected 2023 starting lineup for the Orioles, as of Dec. 15, featuring 2022 slash lines: C Adley Rutschman .254/.362/.806 1B Ryan Mountcastle .250/.305/.729 Closer: Hunter Harvey. A team that wants to win 90+ games needs better from its first baseman than the .243/.295/.424 batting line Mountcastle has mustered to date. The former No. Over the 34 games that Stowers played, he showed why he was a top prospect and a threat to becoming a consistent and strong corner outfielder for the Orioles. Updated: Sunday, April 30, 2023 11:06 PM ET, Sunday Notes: Bill Haselman Recalls the Brawl That Almost Broke Cal's Streak, Effectively Wild Episode 2000: We Thought of More Things We Like About Baseball, The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1169 Sunday FAAB ft. Michael Govier, Starting Pitchers Arent Leaning On Their Best Pitches. The Duquette-era philosophy of offseason roster improvement seemed to boil down to, Assume everything that went poorly will improve and everything that went well will still go well. Sometimes they added an unexciting pitcher who nonetheless cost $10+ million per year and sometimes also cost a draft pick. Just pile on. However, the young stars could align in 2023. He rates much better than this in the Statcast x-stats - expected performance based on batted ball quality. He played in 34 games for the Os last season, hitting 3 home runs while batting .253. Jun 12, 2018; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Orioles first round draft pick Grayson Rodriguez (18) waves to the crowd after being introduced during the game against the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. AL East, General, MiLB, Orioles 1) 2. Well, instead of trying to paint a picture using numbers and a projection analysis, maybe we should simplify things. including a 93rd percentile for Outs Above Average. Orioles take series in Detroit with 5-3 win. 3B: Gunnar Henderson If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). He is recovering from knee and shoulder injuries and didn't make his spring debut until March 14. His average dipped at the end of the season, but his power picked up, hitting 10 home runs over the final month of the season. Hays would have only one error last season while also picking up eight outfield assists. Orioles Starting Lineups | Baltimore Orioles - MLB PROJECTIONS G: 138 AB: 370 R: 50 H: 90 2B: 23 3B: 5 HR: 10 RBI: 38 BB: 20 SO: 121 SB: 26 AVG: .243 OBP: .297 SLG: .383 OPS: .680. His power has been his calling card as a prospect, something the Orioles lacked last season, but if he hopes to play regularly, then he must cut down on his strikeouts. A full season of Rutschman will show the baseball world just how good he is and will be. Its why the Orioles only made the postseason in even years of the 2012-16 run, and why they eventually fell into the abyss. One problem is where do you play him? Last years team was enjoying some unexpected success. Way different circumstances in my opinion. The former shortstop turned first baseman still hit 22 long balls while setting career-highs in games played, hits, doubles and walks. 40-man roster still at 37, 51 players still in camp. Cabell, Rettenmund, Etchebarren and Belanger were signed as amateur free agents. This would give the 2025 Orioles a very solid righty lefty combo at the top of the rotation. After strong Aprils, can O's and Rays make hay in May? 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WBAL-TV. Follow me on Twitter @RyanJames5. What were also seeing here in September that three good months isnt good enough. One of the great shames of 2022 is that he suffered the lat injury and we didnt get to see him unleashed as part of the great Orioles summer we just experienced. Staying on that path means a wild card berth next year. I dunno. . Though he seems to be the forgotten one this season, he will gladly take that in stride as he sneaks up on everyone. Mateos defense and speed do enough to make him a solid shortstop even though his overall batting numbers are subpar. He finished third in the majors with 34 steals, his second year with 30 or more, and should continue his progression as one of the better lead-off hitters in baseball. That leaves us with the following for Opening Day in Baltimore in 2025: But lets open up the wallet a bit and make a difference making signing or trade. PROJECTIONS G: 140 AB: 462 R: 70 H: 119 2B: 26 3B: 2 HR: 14 RBI: 65 BB: 32 SO: 110 SB: 4 BA: .258 OBP: .327 SLG: .478 OPS: .805. Among the decisions that will have to be made in assembling the next great Orioles team are two will-they-or-wont-they questions about current infielders. I see Hunter Harvey as the closer now and in 2025. The fun part will be revisiting this after the season to see how accurate these projections were and how close we came to being correct. The Orioles come into this season as afterthoughts to win the World Series (+12500). Im penciling the athletic switch hitter into the middle of the lineup in right field. He will have to find a way to keep a consistent bat, or he may be another name that ends up on the trading block. The star rookie would play in 113 games, leading the club with 35 doubles, which broke Cal Ripken Jr.s Orioles rookie record, and 17 defensive runs saved. The next step from here no longer feels like an impossible leap. LF: He has speed and a career .273 hitter makes him a cheap option who can be traded at deadline if he excels. Mountcastle is another guy here where the Orioles will have to be unsentimental in thinking about him. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last season, after leading the team in Wins Above Replacement rating or WAR at 5.3, second amongst all MLB catchers. Baltimore Orioles Batting Orders Today's Lineup Austin Hays Ryan Mountcastle Ramon Urias Anthony Santander Jorge Mateo James McCann Cedric Mullins Ryan McKenna Joey Ortiz Default vs. RHP Cedric Mullins Adley Rutschman Anthony Santander Ryan Mountcastle Gunnar Henderson Ramon Urias Adam Frazier Austin Hays Jorge Mateo Default vs. LHP Austin Hays MLB Lineups. All Rights Reserved, O's game blog: Wrapping up the series in Detroit, Orioles win sixth series in a row with 5-3 victory over Tigers (updated), Gray wraps up strong April with win over Pirates (updated), Ruiz growing behind the plate in guiding young pitching staff, Stowers talks about his return to Orioles, Stowers rejoins Orioles and is batting cleanup. That is the way the game is played right now and I dont see that changing anytime soon. Let us know in the comments below! Today's Game: Orioles at Tigers (Comerica Park at 5:10pm ET) Grayson Rodriguez vs. Matt Boyd Today's Lineup: Projected 2023 Starters Saturday Orioles doubleheader game thread: at Detroit, 12:10 from CamdenChat.com at 4/29/2023 11:30:00 AM Orioles minor league recap 4/29: Kyle Stowers homers three times in doubleheader Orioles roster projection: Plenty of spots up for grabs as spring Here is the projected lineup of the 2023 Orioles: Mullins didnt have quite the year last year compared to his Silver Slugger-winning season in 2021. If he doesnt start performing closer to those x-stats and the Orioles are contending, he should be a candidate to be replaced midseason. Orioles ROSTER (projected) When the season opens on July 23-24, teams can sport rosters of up to 30 players, with a minimum of 25. Theres a lot to be intrigued by but I do believe if any more pitching comes itll be via trade. He and Mullins are two of the best defensive outfielders in the league, so that may be enough to keep Hays in the everyday linuep.8. He was batting .270 during the first half of 2022, but his average fell to .220 during the second. He will be a valuable piece because of his defense and versatility. Hope we have a good year we still need some pitcher help us, Im anxious to see the youngens take the next step. So its a bit of a hand-wave to have him out of the picture. Orioles 2023 Opening Day roster - MLB The Orioles improved to 33-39 and have won six of eight, nine of 13 and are 19-15 since May 19. An all left handed hitters lineup. Now at the start of their third season in a long-term rebuilding project, the Orioles welcomed an exciting wave of prospects last summer and are expected to shepherd in an even larger group over the . This applies to the backup catcher role as well. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. So, in conclusion, the Orioles could duplicate the homegrown feat 50 years later depending on the roster and whether the stars align. Is Ramn Uras good enough to stick around? The Orioles play their first exhibition of spring training Friday at Ed Smith Stadium. Jorge Mateos first stint with the Orioles was brief but exhilarating. Mountcastle has never really had a position as a professional, but that hasnt stopped him from hitting at every level and I dont see that changing. Trouble with the slurve: Gunnar Hendersons early struggles and future adjustments. Id like to see Vavra become an everyday player but I think that Westburg or Ortiz might make it to 2B first. One of the most fun parts of the MLB offseason is when we look into our imaginary crystal ball and predict the future. Be it at the office or a family gathering, you can usually find me talking sports, especially baseball. 2023 Baltimore Orioles Opening Day roster tracker with projected Opening Day roles, non-roster invitees, and 40-man roster moves. The last bat on the 40-man that I see impacting the 2025 lineup is Ryan Mountcastle. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Follow him on Twitter @SRJHeckman. Speed: 60. However, a free agent addition or two at the right time can be the key that puts a team over the top. Just have to pave some of the pitching fall into place, and stranger things than that have happened. Anthony Santander, Right Field/Designated Hitter The Venezuelan outfielder had his career year in 2022, smashing 33 home runs and driving in 89 runs, leading the team in both categories. Westburg - Westburg is an above-average runner and can play shortstop but may be stretched to be average there, with above-average potential at second base as an everyday position. It ranked fifth among all rookie relievers in the majors last season.

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