It’s amazing how long the Orioles’ front office has been unable to build a competent offense in terms of on-base percentage. As of this morning, the Birds .299 OBP ranks fourth-worst in the majors. It’s important to note the lowly .235 batting average contributing to that OBP, but at the same time, they are tied with Boston for the fewest walks in all of baseball (199).
Of course, people will say that as one of the worst teams in MLB, on-base percentage isn’t the Orioles’ only problem. But it’s one of them, and it’s a glaring issue that has been going on for many years, across multiple front office regimes.