I think we can all agree that the 2022 Orioles season was a pretty wonderful success, right? The O’s defied preseason expectations by posting a winning season, debuted two mega-hyped prospects, and finished just three games out of the third wild card spot.
Considering the club’s gloomy outlook prior to the year, what unfolded in 2022 was more than even the most optimistic Orioles fan could have dreamed of. It’s hard to ask for anything else.
And yet...there’s an alternate universe in which things could have gone even better for the Birds. Instead of debuting two mega-hyped prospects, they could have debuted three.