January 29, 2008
Team Offense, Baltimore Orioles
We continue to look at team offenses for 2008 with the Baltimore Orioles.
Luke Scott
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In 2007, the Orioles scored 4.67 runs per game.
I plugged in a likely lineup to the Lineup Analysis Tool, using the Marcel the Monkey predictions from Tom Tango. The lineups rate as follows:
- Best: 5.18 runs per game
- Given: 5.12 runs per game
- Worst: 4.94 runs per game
This didn't look like a very strong lineup to me as I entered the stats. They certainly lack a big bopper. But everyone except Payton is at or above league average for OBA. When players get on base like that, even though there are no extremes, they tend to produce above average offense.
The Luke Scott deal looks like a good one, as he's projected to be better than Markakis. If that holds, and Roberts stays, the top of the lineup should produce a decent amount of runs. The Orioles might turn out to be better than people expect.
Previous teams covered in the series:
They might score some runs but as usual with the Orioles they probably aren't going to be holding any leads.
