Baltimore Orioles - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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Top Orioles Players of the Twenty Oughts

2012 - WC; Won WC Play in (Texas); Lost ALDS (Yankees)

2014 - Won Division; Won ALDS (Detroit); Lost ALCS (KC)

Pitchers:

2016 - WC; Lost WC Play-in (Toronto)

Chris Tillman (8.93) - 41

Zack Britton (11) - 41

BallPark:

Jim Johnson (6.91) - 29

Camden Yards

Wei-Yin Chen (9.78) - 28

Dylan Bundy (7.11) - 24

Team Name:

Miguel Gonzalez (7.46) - 19

Orioles

Kevin Gausman (10.4) - 17

Jeremy Guthrie (6.22) - 15

Owner:

Ubaldo Jimenez () - 14

Peter Angelos

Brad Brach (6.1) - 11

Darren O'Day (11.5) - 7

General Managers:

Jake Arrieta (0.09) - 7

Andy MacPhail (2010 - 2011)

Dan Duquette (2011 - 2018)

Catchers:

Mike Elias (2019)

Matt Wieters (16.62) - 49

Caleb Joseph (4.52) - 13

Managers:

Welington Castillo (2.14) - 10

Dave Trembley (2010)

Juan Samuel (2010)

First Basemen:

Buck Showalter (2010-2018)

Chris Davis (14.48) - 52

Brandon Hyde (2019)

Second Basemen:

No Hitters:

Jonathan Schoop (11.46) - 30

None

Jonathan Villar (5.23) - 17

Hall of Famers:

ShortStop:

None

JJ Hardy (16.07) - 50

Rookie of the Year:

Third Base:

None

Manny Machado (30.54) - 56

Mark Reynolds (1.04) - 10

MVP:

None

Outfield:

Adam Jones (26.85) - 95

Cy Young:

Nick Markakis (8.64) - 34

None

Trey Mancini (5.95) - 17

Mark Trumbo (1.65) - 14

Notable Events:

Steve Pearce (6.77) - 14

Nelson Cruz (4.58) - 10

2010 - The Baltimore franchise was in a sorry state moving into the Twenty

Luke Scott (4.08) - 7

Teens. They hadn't had a winning season in twelve years and most of those

years weren't even close. The O's averaged 71-91 during the stretch. Those

Notable Events:

numbers were skewed down a bit because the Division was brutal with the

Yankees and Red Sox, but nonetheless, the Orioles weren't very good.

2014 - Baltimore deals away Jim Johnson, 31, to the A's in exchange for

infielder Jermile Weeks. Hard to explain this one. Johnson had just saved

2010 - The roster did show a bit of hope for the future, however:

a staggering 101 games over the previous two seasons and Weeks who

□ C - Matt Wieters, 24, one of the top young talents in the game

was once a prospect, was now a suspect. Johnson was heading into

□ CF - Adam Jones, 24, ditto

salary arbitration and was going to get big bucks for his big numbers.

□ RF - Nick Markakis, 26, excellent all around player

Also, Showalter felt he had a better guy on the staff already (he did) in Zach

□ RHP - Chris Tillman, 22, nothing jumps out at you, but steady

Britton. Still, it was risky, because Britton hadn't proven anything yet. Also,

you would think Johnson could have yielded a ton more than Weeks.

2010 - 3B Manny Machado, 18, is the third overall pick in the 2010 draft.

Definitely a head scratcher.

2010 - Like most big league teams lately, the O's ride a roller coaster

2014 - The O's make another significant leap in performance, altho' it's for

throughout the decade. After very down 2010-2011, they have a nice five

one year only. While the hitting stays the course, Baltimore yields 116

year run in a tough division, averaging 89 wins and making the post

less runs than they did in 2013, leading to an eleven game increase in the

season three times before severely crashing and burning at the end of

standings enabling the Orioles to win the Division. They beat the Tigers

the decade.

in the ALDS, but lose to KC in the ALCS. Anyway, the staff is led by

Wei-Yin Chen, 16-6, Chris Tillman, 13-6, Bud Norris, 15-8, and closer

2010 - Buck Showalter is hired on as manager in mid season. Buck is one of

Zach Britton, 37 saves 1.65 ERA and half a dozen solid guys behind them.

those rare managers who makes a difference

2015 - righty Dylan Bundy, 23, a 2011 first round draft pick, is a rookie

2011 - Slugging first base prospect Chris Davis, 25, is obtained from Texas

in a trade deadline deal for relief ace Koji Uehara. Andy MacPhail did a nice

2015 - A down year. The O's lose 15 games in the standings due to spotty

job with this one.

pitching.

2011 - Hard hitting shortstop JJ Hardy, 28, is stolen from the Twins in a four

2016 - The O's are another club experiencing a rollercoaster up and down

player deal

decade.2016 is up as Baltimore gains six games in the standings to make

the playoffs despite having pretty much the same run differential as in 2015.

2011 - Righthander Zach Britton, 23, debuts. He was a 6th round pick in the

The Orioles' hitting stays pretty steady throughout the mid to late part of

2006 draft. He'll take a while to develop but he turns into a stud

the decade led by studs Adam Jones, Manny Machado and Chris Davis.

However, it's the pitching that starts to decline after 2014. The runs allowed

2012 - GM Andy MacPhail's contract expires and he leaves. He is replaced

from 2014-2017 go from 593 to 693 to 713 to 841. GM Dan Duquette is

by Dan Duquette. MacPhail was the architect of the core of excellent

unable to stop the severe decline in the pitching staff.

Orioles teams of the middle of the decade. Hard man to replace.

2017-2019 - The O's drop off a cliff

2012 - After another two well below .500 seasons to begin the decade,

Here's what happened to the 89 win 2016 team:

making it fourteen losing seasons in a row, Baltimore gains twenty four

□ C Matt Wieters, 30. left for Washington as a FA 2017

games in the standings to make the Wild Card. The O's then beat Texas

□ 1B Chris Davis, 30, forgot how to hit starting in 2017

in the WC Play-in before losing a close series to the Yankees in the

□ 2B Jonathan Schoop, 24, still good, traded to Milwaukee in 2018

ALDS. What happened? Why the sudden improvement? It's the

□ SS JJ Hardy, 33, got old in 2017

pitching. For most of the decade, the Orioles maintain a good hitting

□ 3B Manny Machado, 23, still excellent, traded to the Dodgers in 2018

team that produces year in and year out at a steady clip.

□ OF Adam Jones, 30, still OK, traded to Arizona in 2019

Baltimore has a nice lineup with C Wieters, 1B Davis, SS Hardy,

□ OF Mark Trumbo, 30, could not match his 47 HRs over the rest of his career

3B Machado, OF Jones and Markakis. However, the pitching goes

□ DH Pedro Alvarez, 29, stopped hitting

from yielding 860 runs in 2011 to 705 runs in 2012 - that's a run a

□ RHP Chris Tillman, 28, went from 16-6 to 2-12

game, folks, and that's significant. Oddly enough, there's only

□ RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 32, was toast

one pitcher that makes it to double figures in wins on the staff in 2012,

□ RHP Dylan Bundy, 23, still OK, never realized his potential

newcomer Wei-Yin Chen an IFA from China who goes 12-11. His

□ Closer Zack Britton, 28, went from unhittable to human, dealt to NY in 2018

is presence hardly enough to explain the difference. There are three

□ RHP Brad Brach, 28, still good, dealt to the Braves in 2018

other newcomers who the Orioles obtain for next to nothing that provide

□ RHP Mychal Givens, 26, continued to pitch well for the O's

some excellent depth to the staff: Jason Hammel, 29, from Colorado,

Miguel Gonzalez, 28, from Chicago and Darren O'Day, 29, from Texas.

2018 - Baltimore drops 28 games in the standings to go 47-115, one of the

Holdover youngsters Zach Britton, 24, Tommy Hunter, 25, Brian Matusz, 25,

worst teams in baseball history, harking back to the heyday of the old Browns

and Chris Tillman, 24, provide even more quality depth.

teams. This is rock bottom. The O's runs numbers weren't quite as horrific

The biggest improvement in the staff, however, comes from someone who

as their record, 622 runs scored, 892 runs given up. The pitching was the

was already on the roster. That was twenty nine year old righty reliever

bigger culprit in the failure.

Jim Johnson. Johnson came out of nowhere to be the top closer in the

game, picking up 51 saves.

2018 - Manager Buck Showalter is fired after the season ends. He was one

of the top managers in the game, but his nine year run as the Orioles

2013 - Hard hitting second base prospect Jonathan Schoop, 21, debuts. He

manager couldn't survive the disasterous 2018 season.

was an IFA in 2008.

2019 - Pretty much of a carbon copy of 2018 with only 54 wins.

2013 - RHP Bud Norris, 28, is obtained at the trade deadline from Houston

This was a pretty insignificant trade except that Norris had a huge year,

nothing like he had before or since, in 2014.