2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Baltimore Orioles

by | Mar 14, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 75-87 (5th in AL East)

Manny Machado will make the move back to shortstop in the 2018 season for the Baltimore Orioles. Andrew Cashner, an offseason signing, will slot into the starting rotation for a team that is looking up at a very competitive division. Here’s our Remarkable! season preview.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Kevin Gausman
  • Hitters chased 140 of Kevin Gausman‘s 307 high fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 45.6%) in the 2017 season — highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.5%.

  • Opponents hit .492 against Kevin Gausman (31-for-63) on the first pitch of at-bats in 2017 — 3rd worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .349.
  • He had an average fastball velocity of 95.0 MPH in 2017 — 19th fastest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 92.1.

 

Dylan Bundy
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 33.9% (74/218) against Dylan Bundy with two strikes in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.6%.
  • Right-handed hitters have a miss rate of 30.4% (221/728) against Dylan Bundy in 2017 — 17th highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.
  • He threw curveballs on 9.3% (124/1,327) of his in-zone pitches this season — 5th lowest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 19.0%.

 

Andrew Cashner
  • Opponents had a miss rate of just 12.8% (52/407) against Andrew Cashner with two strikes in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.2%.
  • He allowed a BABIP of .171 with RISP in 2017 — 4th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .301.

  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 65.1% (69/106) against Andrew Cashner on curves and sliders in 2017 — 3rd highest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 47.2%.

 

Chris Tillman
  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of just 47.9% (197/411) in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.7%.
  • He allowed an OPS of 1.002 (411 PAs) in 2017 — worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .766.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .690 (120 Total Bases / 174 ABs) on fastballs in 2017 — worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .480.

 

Alex Cobb
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of just 12.8% (93/729) against Alex Cobb in the 2017 season — worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.0%.
  • He walked 15 of 427 right-handed batters (3.5%) in the 2017 season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 6.6%.
  • He threw his curveball 34.1% of the time (971/2,849) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 12.1%.

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .253 T-21st
OBP .327 19th
SLG .416 23rd
OPS .744 22nd
BB% 8.9% T-13th
K% 19.9% 28th
GB% 49.9% 2nd

 

Zach Britton
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 73.7% (84/114) against Zach Britton in the 2017 season among relievers with at least 90 balls in play against — 2nd highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%.
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of .025 (1/40) against Zach Britton with RISP in 2017 — 2nd best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .153.
  • Left-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of just .056 (2/36) against Zach Britton in the 2017 season — 5th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .149.

 

Brad Brach
  • Opponents hit .200 against Brad Brach (33-for-165) on fastballs in the 2017 season — tied for 23rd best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .268.
  • He allowed an OPS of .490 (104 PAs) against the heart of the order in 2017 — 20th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .764.
  • He threw his fastball for a strike 70.4% (524/744) of the time in 2017 — 15th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.2%.

 

Darren O’Day
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of .054 (7/130) against Darren O’Day in the 2017 season — tied for best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .156.

  • He threw his slider 60.0% of the time (105/175) when he’s behind in the count in the 2017 season — highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.0%.
  • He allowed a BABIP of .208 vs left-handed batters in 2017 — 16th best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .296.

 

Mychal Givens
  • Left-handed hitters have a line drive rate of 12.9% (9/70) against Mychal Givens in the 2017 season — 17th lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.4%.
  • Opponents hit .115 against Mychal Givens (3-for-26) on the first pitch of at-bats in 2017 — best among RPs in MLB; League Avg: .346.

 

Donnie Hart
  • He has not struck out a hitter in his last 36 PA’s against a RHH dating back to July 16, 2017 (this is the longest active streak).
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of 12.5% (18/144) against Donnie Hart in 2017 — 2nd lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.1%.

 

Richard Bleier
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 68.9% (153/222) against Richard Bleier in the 2017 season — 5th highest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.4%.
  • He struck out 9.5% (14/148) of right-handed batters he faced in 2017 — 5th lowest among RPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.8%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .260 T-8th
OBP .312 T-26th
SLG .435 10th
OPS .747 19th
BB% 6.4% 30th
K% 23.0% 22nd
QAB 2472 27th
wOBA .329 T-16th

 

Manny Machado

  • He slugged .635 (73 total bases in 115 ABs) when leading off an inning in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .437.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .319 (37/116) with RISP in 2017 — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .160.

  • He has not drawn a walk in his last 45 PA’s dating back to September 18, 2017 (Martin Maldonado has the longest active streak at 125).

 

Jonathan Schoop
  • He slugged.533 (154 total bases in 289 ABs) on non-fastballs in 2017 — 9th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .375.
  • He had an OPS of 1.208 (73 PAs) against pitchers who have reached at least 80 pitches in a game in 2017 — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .778.

  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .394 (28/71) on the first pitch of at-bats in 2017 — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .235.

 

Chris Davis
  • He struck out 195 times in 524 PAs (37.2%) in the 2017 season — highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.6%.
  • He batted just .117 (11-for-94) on pitches 94 mph or greater in 2017 — worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .258.
  • He missed 35.2% (320/908) of swung-on pitches in 2017 — 3rd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%.

 

Tim Beckham
  • He batted .434 (36-for-83) when ahead in the count in the 2017 season — 15th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .350.
  • He had a groundball batting average of .348 (64 GB hits out of 184 GBs) in 2017 — 4th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .249.
  • He slugged .688 (64 total bases in 93 ABs) on high fastballs in 2017 — 4th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .400.

 

Adam Jones
  • He had a swing rate of 58.3% (1,333/2,285) in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 47.0%.
  • He chased 45.1% of pitches out of the zone (437/969) versus RHP in 2017 — 2nd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 29.1%.

  • He made only 1 non-routine play out of 31 chances (3.2%) in 2017 — 5th worst in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.

 

Trey Mancini
  • He had an OPS of 1.091 (120 PAs) with RISP in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .773.

  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .161 (45/279) with two strikes in 2017 — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .101.
  • He batted .343 (34-for-99) on pitches 94 mph or greater in 2017 — tied for 12th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .258.

 

Mark Trumbo
  • He had a line drive rate of just 18.1% (42/232) on fastballs in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.3%.
  • He chased 48.5% of high fastballs out of the zone (116/239) in 2017 — 4th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 27.3%.
  • He had an OPS of just .589 (275 PAs) with runners on base in 2017 — worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .766.

 

Caleb Joseph
  • He chased 20.7% of breaking pitches out of the zone down-and-away (23/111) in the 2017 season — 19th lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 33.0%.
  • He slugged .615 (32 total bases in 52 ABs) on inside fastballs in 2017 — 19th best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .450.

 

Colby Rasmus

  • Accrued 129 PAs in 2017

 

 

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