The Orioles trading Rutschman would be most painful Orioles move of my lifetime (for me)
1) Adley Traded To Red Sox - guy who turned the franchise around traded in the division
2) Nick Markakis walks as FA - My GOAT
3) Manny Machado Traded To Dodgers - First major prospect I followed from start to finish
If the O’s are gonna do this…here’s what has to happen (not really in order):
1. Gunnar has to be a star
2. Holliday has to be 1/1
3. Go get an actual SP (Joe Ryan?)
4. Fix the bullpen. Seriously. It’s trash.
5. Someone else needs to overachieve (Cowser, Beavers, Mayo)
@OriolesStatist1 In an ideal world. I’d like to bring in Valdez and get Cabrera and even though not highly likely get Suarez for bullpen depth. I don’t want them to go insane spending yet beyond this because we do have a Gunnar contract extension coming up and we need to make it happen.
Since John Mabry took over
The Orioles have the following High Leverage Stats
60 PA - 29th
.283 Avg - 7th
.696 SLG - 1st
1.020 OPS - 2nd
6 HRs - 1st
29 RBI - 17th
11 Ks - 1st
.291 RISP - 3rd
107 RBI RISP - 4th
Total Transformation offensively
Since 2024, the Orioles are on a 93-win pace when Adley Rutschman records 1+ hit and are on a 100-loss pace when he does not.
@markdero7 breaks down the value Rutschman brings to this Baltimore club after collecting two 3-hit games in Seattle this week.