2019 Orioles: Will they be Historically Bad?

[robertmac43]

Since last years opening day they have lost Machado, Britton, and Gausman, etc. The tearing down is more or less complete and it looks like a long rebuild coming up.

2018 was bad, the O's had 47 wins and a .290 win percentage and were 5 losses away from setting the modern day record for losses. With a whole season in their torn down state will they find themselves on the wrong side history this season?

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[Unholy Diver]

I think they will probably be a little better, it is not easy to be as bad as they were last year. Some of the young guys will improve, I think they may end up close to 60 wins

 

[darko]

They'll win at least 60 games

 

[John Price]

no

 

[MMC]

Depends how many of Bundy/Givens/Mancini end up getting traded.

 

[darko]

Depends how many of Bundy/Givens/Mancini end up getting traded.

Why would they trade them? Bundy/Givens have 2 more arbitration years left after 2019. Mancini is arbitration eligible for the first time after 2019 season.

 

[MMC]

Why would they trade them? Bundy/Givens have 2 more arbitration years left after 2019. Mancini is arbitration eligible for the first time after 2019 season.

The latter 2 don't exactly fit the age range of the direction they're going and there were rumors of them looking to trade Bundy last season.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

It would be hard to be that bad again but also their team is worse so why not?

 

[robert terwilliger]

i guess teams will be hoping to get the next gausman if the orioles give up on "way back" bundy but i can't imagine they'd get a ton back for him.

 

[justafan22]

tanking sucks in the mlb so badly

 

[rangerssharks414]

Their prospect pool doesn't have that much in it either, I don't think.

It's really really difficult to be that bad, though.

 

[NJDevs26]

Their prospect pool doesn't have that much in it either, I don't think.

It's really really difficult to be that bad, though.

If there's a perfect storm for it, it's the Orioles. Especially considering they're in a division with two true behemoths and another solid group in Tampa. That's 57 games of getting your brains beaten in and Toronto's kids are better the the Orioles' kids.

 

[robertmac43]

It would be hard to be that bad again but also their team is worse so why not?

That's kind of what I was thinking. I guess it's a little bit of an out there take, but they have a below average roster and are jn an amazing division

 

[Bob Richards]

Gonna be pretty hard to be worse than 115 losses

but that's why we play the games. believe, dream, achieve

 

[robertmac43]

Close but no cigar for the Orioles this year.