Season in Review: Baltimore Orioles

2013 Record: 85-77 - Home Record: 46-35 - Road Record: 39-42 Record by Month - April: 16-11 - May: 15-13 - June: 16-12 - July: 12-13 - August: 12-14 - September: 14-14 Longest Winning Streak: 5 Longest Losing Streak: 6 2013 Salary: $91,793,333 2013 Attendance: 2,357,551 (8th of 15)

Summary
Last year the Orioles were an outstanding 29-9 in one runs games, unfortunately there luck didnt hold over into 2013. With a 20-31 record the Orioles just didnt have the same gusto as they did in 2012. The season should still be considered a positive as they still were able to finish above .500 and showed the league their offense should not be trifled with.

Transactions
Traded Luis Ayala to the Atlanta Braves. Received Chris Jones (minors). Traded Rob Delaney to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Received Chris Snyder. Traded Ty Kelly (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Eric Thames. Traded Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman. Traded Russ Canzler to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tim Alderson (minors). Traded Nick Delmonico (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Francisco Rodriguez. Traded John Hader (minors), L.J. Hoes and 2014 round A competitive balance pick to the Houston Astros. Received Bud Norris. Traded Xavier Avery to the Seattle Mariners. Received Mike Morse.

Offense
Total Runs Scored: 745 (4th of 15) Average Runs: 4.6 Offensive WAR: 19.7

Lineup (WAR) C: Matt Wieters (0.4) 1B: Chris Davis (6.3) 2B: Brian Roberts (0.7) SS: J.J. Hardy (3.7) 3B: Manny Machado (6.5) LF: Nate McLouth (1.6) CF: Adam Jones (4.3) RF: Nick Markakis (-0.1) DH: Danny Valencia (0.7) Best Offensive Player: Chris Davis (.286/53/138) BA Leader: Chris Davis (.286) HR Leader: Chris Davis (53) RBI Leader: Chris Davis (138) SB Leader: Nate McLouth (30) OBP: Chris Davis (.370) SLG: Chris Davis (.634) OPS: Chris Davis (1.004)

Pitching
Total Runs Allowed: 709 (9th of 15) Average Runs Allowed: 4.4 Pitching WAR: 14.1 Rotation/Bullpen (WAR) 1: Chris Tillman (4.4) 2: Miguel Gonzalez (2.0) 3: Jason Hammel (0.0) 4: Wei-Yin Chen (1.8) 5: Scott Feldman (0.7) RP: Tommy Hunter (2.0) CL: Jim Johnson (1.5) Best Pitcher: Chris Tillman (16-7/3.71/179) Wins: Chris Tillman (16) ERA: Darren ODay (2.18) Saves: Jim Johnson (50) Innings: Chris Tillman (206.1) SO: Chris Tillman (179)

Manager
Buck Showalter Career Record: 1163-1095 (Yankees, Diamondbacks, Rangers, Orioles)

Three Up/Three Down

+ All offensive pieces under team control for next year + Crush Davis, encore? + Team was willing to trade for assets to make a push at the postseason - Manny Machado, gruesome knee injury, what will he look like next year? - Chris Davis hit only 0.245 in the second half, as opposed to 0.315 in the first half - Escalating payroll, may hinder team from making significant offseason moves

References
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.shtml http://deadspin.com/2013-payrolls-and-salaries-for-every-mlb-team-462765594 http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/index.jsp?c_id=cle#list=cle