The Baltimore Orioles are in a tight predicament. They have awful pitching and they are in one of the toughest divisions in all of baseball (AL East). In the off-season their pitching has not improved and their division has only gotten harder, but their offense still remains the bright spot of that sad team.
Brian Roberts is a top 10 second basemen in the league, who hits close to .300, steals bases, and scores runs.
Aubrey Huff hit .304 last year with 32 home runs and 108 RBIs.
Nick Markakis is a young player with a world of talent. He can hit for some power, hit for average, and can score runs.
Melvin Mora may be old, but last year he hit 23 home runs and had 104 RBIs.
Matt Wieters should be called up at some point this year and may even be the opening day starter. He is a switch hitting catcher that can hit for power and average.
Adam Jones is 23 and improving each year and Luke Scott hit 23 home runs last year.
In the off-season the Baltimore Orioles added free-agent Ty Wiggington, who can play many positions and is a solid player. He has never really been given the opportunity to play a full season, so we will have to see if he gets that opportunity with Baltimore.
All together the Orioles were 11th in the entire league in runs scored (782), 13th in total home runs (172), 11th in RBIs (750), and had the 11th best batting average (.267). So in the major hitting categories they ranked in the top half of the entire league. Not bad for a team that had the 5th worst record in the league.
Yes the team is bad. Yes the team has major holes to fill. Yes the team will probably finish in last in the division (again). But they do have a nice core of hitters and we can only wish them the best of luck and not too much pain.
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