Roughly three weeks into the new season, the Orioles, as a collective, haven’t played nearly as bad as I, you, or anyone else probably thought they would. Considering this team has already won 17% of the games it did a season ago with 85% of the schedule still remaining, it really could be worse!
The Orioles are 8-16 with a run differential of -56. Of those 16 losses, the Orioles have scored four or fewer runs 13 times, and have surrendered at least seven runs nine times. While both the Orioles offense and pitching staff has had their respective issues, the organization isn’t at a juncture where counting wins and losses has a purpose.