Did the Orioles have a failed offseason?

Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY SportsA couple weeks ago, I took a look at the sunken portion of the Orioles payroll. I noted that the team had made arbitration and free agent decisions on a group of guys who were cumulatively costing over $25 million and producing negative value. In the ensuing weeks, these players have continued to struggle, and the murmurs about the team's offseason have only picked up -- did Dan Duquette have a rare flop of an offseason?

You do still have to give Duquette his due in finding value in unknowns, from Jimmy Paredes to Chaz Roe to Chris Parmelee (maybe). But he also made a number of offseason decisions to sign or retain guys who haven't produced. So let's look at…