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Don’t look now, but the Orioles are a competitive baseball team again.
Baltimore just finished up a four-game sweep of the Angels with a 9–5 win yesterday. The O’s have now won eight in a row, dating back to July 3, which puts their season record at 43–44. They’re still in last place in the stacked AL East, but are, improbably, just two games back of the AL’s final wild-card spot.
It’s a stunning turnaround for the Orioles, who, after letting Manny Machado walk in free agency before the 2019 season, stripped their roster down to the studs and began the dreaded “rebuild.” Their ’18 Opening Day payroll, 13th highest in the majors . In ’19 they slashed that to $80.2 million, 27th highest in the majors. They went 54–108 in ’19, 25–35 in the shortened ’20 season and 52–110 last year.
But the Orioles are showing signs of life this year. Their overall stats aren’t going to knock your socks off, but they’re doing just fine. They’ve scored 360 runs this season and allowed 374. But league average is a vast improvement over where this team has been in recent years, and it’s bringing fans back to the ballpark. Friday’s and Saturday’s games at Camden Yards marked theThere are a few guys they can thank for the turnaround, most notably Adley Rutschman.
Baltimore’s recent hot streak creates a very interesting dilemma. Mancini, who can become a free agent this winter if he declines his
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