It’s been a dreary 2024 for Orioles outfielders at the plate. The outfield has been an offensive swamp for this team: the 24-year-old Colton Cowser is hitting just .229, Anthony Santander has found his power but is hitting just .227, and Austin Hays is hitting .241 with just two homers.
The biggest culprit, by far, though, has been Cedric Mullins. The onetime All-Star/30-30 man has consistently been the worst hitter in the lineup, with a .193 average and just 23 RBI in 219 plate appearances. There’s an astonishing gap of 100 OPS points between Mullins and the O’s next-worst in Hays.