From 1998 to 2011, the Orioles had a losing season each year, missed the playoffs each time and were often a laughingstock in Major League Baseball. From 2012 to 2016, the O’s made the playoffs three times, won an AL East title, and won more games than any team in the American League.
If there was a turning point, when the gears were set in motion for a brighter future, it may have been Feb. 8, 2008, when Cy Young candidate Erik Bedard was traded to Seattle for a mind-boggling five-player haul. One of those players was Adam Jones.