While the Earth saw record-breaking temperatures in June, one thing stuck in a deep freeze was the Baltimore Orioles offense. Despite the top prospect call-ups and copious All-Star selections, it’s been a rough two weeks for this team. They’ve lost eight of their last 13 games, and slashed a weak .214/.293/.336 in that stretch. Minus one 10-run beatdown against Cincinnati, they’re averaging just 2.3 runs/game over their last two weeks, and their 76 wRC+ (weighted runs created) ranks 26th of all thirty teams (down from seventh in April and tenth in May). For a team this talented to experience such a swoon, a lot has to go wrong at once.
Who are the biggest culprits in the recent Orioles offensive freeze?
