Earlier this week Fangraphs released its 2019 Orioles ZiPS projections, courtesy of Dan Szymborski. And unfortunately the outlook is modest, to say the least. No one on the team is predicted to have a WAR above 1.9.
For comparison, the defending AL East champion Red Sox, who won 108 games last season, boast a starting lineup projected to have five players with a WAR of 3 or better. Their two best hitters — Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez — are forecast to put up 4.4 and 6.8 WAR, respectively. Their ace, Chris Sale, is expected to be around 6.