March 09, 2009
Team Offense, Baltimore Orioles
The series on team offense continues with the Baltimore Orioles. I plug the probable lineup from CBSSportsLine into the Lineup Analysis Tool, and fill in the numbers with Marcel the Monkey projections. The results:
- Best lineup: 4.99 runs per game
- Probable lineup: 4.93 runs per game
- Worst lineup: 4.69 runs per game
- Regressed lineup: 4.61 runs per game
The Orioles scored 4.86 runs per game in 2008.
The Orioles may hold the record for actual lineup closest to the ideal lineup in terms of run production. If you look at the Lineup Analysis link above, the bottom lineup in the top 20 matches the Orioles lineup in five spots. One change that makes sense is moving Luke Scott ahead of Adam Jones. Jones, However, is still young, so I can believe he might exceed this projection, and that would certainly give the Orioles a boost.
Like last season, this is a good offensive team. The bottom of the lineup isn't great, but they do have enough near the top put some runs on the board. They need to find pitching in order to compete.
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