Birdland, you’ve had four days to rest your baseball watching eyes and recover from a 28-69 first half. How could this team get any worse, you may ask. How about subtracting the team’s best player? Starting this evening, somebody other than Manny Machado will be at shortstop. The rebuild has begun and the rest of the season will be played with an eye towards 2019 and beyond.
The first half ended on a positive note for Baltimore. They are riding a two game winning streak and are 4-6 in their last ten games. For a team with a .