He hits homers, he draws walks, he makes stellar plays in the field - he's Manny Machado, and he was the greatest player on the Orioles this year.
Manny Machado was the best player on the 2015 Orioles. He was one of the big reasons that the team was able to squeak out a non-losing, 81-81 season. Machado was so good that it's impossible to imagine any near-future Orioles team being successful without him. When you really, really hit on a high draft pick, Machado's 2015 season is what that looks like.
As great as Machado was this year, one thing worth remembering is that this was not a sure thing before the season began.