Before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we’re checking in to see how each team has fared thus far this off-season, acknowledging that there’s still time for that evaluation to change. Teams will be presented in reverse order of finish from 2016. Next up: the Baltimore Orioles.
2016 Results
89–73 (.549), second place in American League East; lost wild-card game to Blue Jays
Key Departures
DH Pedro Alvarez*, OF Michael Bourn*, RHP Yovani Gallardo, OF Steve Pearce, OF Nolan Reimold*, C Matt Wieters*, RHP Vance Worley
Key Arrivals
C Welington Castillo, OF Seth Smith, RHP Logan Verrett
u200b(*free agent, still unsigned)
Off-season In Review
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