How many times under Dan Duquette’s leadership did we hear that the Orioles were going to address their on-base percentage problem? How long did we hold out hope that the Birds were going to diversify their offense to order to move beyond being simply a power-hitting team?
This is a team, under Duquette and manager Buck Showalter’s leadership, that slotted Chris Davis in the leadoff spot the first handful of games last season. Davis ended the season with a .243 on-base percentage.
It begs the question, were the Orioles debating whether Davis was a table-setter or run producer?