GM: Mike Elias
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Adley Rutschman | 5.6 |
| Jordan Lyles | 1.5 |
| Félix Bautista | 1.4 |
| Bryan Baker | 1.4 |
| Austin Voth | 1.0 |
| Cionel Pérez | 1.0 |
| Player | 2021 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cole Sulser | 1.5 |
| Freddy Galvis | 1.0 |
| Tanner Scott | 0.4 |
| Conner Greene | 0.4 |
| César Valdez | 0.2 |
| Fernando Abad | 0.1 |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Orioles. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adley Rutschman | 2022 | +5.6 | +57.4 | 0.5 | +56.9 | $0.1M | 1.28× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.2M AAV |
| Cedric Mullins | 2022 | +3.7 | +53.1 | 0.7 | +52.4 | $0.2M | 1.79× | Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV |
| Jorge Mateo | 2022 | +2.8 | +26.0 | 0.7 | +25.3 | $0.3M | 1.18× | Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV |
| Ramón Urías | 2022 | +2.6 | +23.4 | 0.7 | +22.7 | $0.3M | 1.12× | Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV |
| Dean Kremer | 2022 | +1.8 | +21.5 | 0.7 | +20.8 | $0.4M | 1.49× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV |
| Anthony Santander | 2022 | +2.3 | +22.8 | 3.1 | +19.7 | $1.3M | 1.22× | Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $18.5M AAV |
| Austin Hays | 2022 | +1.9 | +18.2 | 0.7 | +17.5 | $0.4M | 1.22× | Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $6.0M AAV |
| Félix Bautista | 2022 | +1.4 | +14.9 | 0.7 | +14.2 | $0.5M | 1.34× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV |
| Jordan Lyles | 2022 | +1.5 | +17.8 | 6.0 | +11.8 | $4.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Ryan Mountcastle | 2022 | +1.7 | +11.2 | 0.7 | +10.4 | $0.4M | 0.81× | Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $6.8M AAV |
| Austin Voth↔ | 2022 | +1.0 | +8.5 | 0.5 | +8.1 | $0.4M | 1.02× | Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV |
| Spenser Watkins | 2022 | +0.9 | +7.7 | 0.6 | +7.1 | $0.6M | 1.02× | – |
| Tyler Wells | 2022 | +1.0 | +7.7 | 0.7 | +7.0 | $0.7M | 1.02× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV |
| Bryan Baker | 2022 | +1.4 | +7.3 | 0.7 | +6.6 | $0.5M | 0.67× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV |
| Kyle Bradish | 2022 | +0.8 | +6.2 | 0.6 | +5.6 | $0.8M | 1.02× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV |
| Dillon Tate | 2022 | +0.5 | +5.4 | 0.7 | +4.7 | $1.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Cionel Pérez | 2022 | +1.0 | +5.3 | 0.7 | +4.6 | $0.7M | 0.67× | – |
| Jorge López↔ | 2022 | +0.9 | +4.9 | 1.0 | +3.9 | $1.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Gunnar Henderson | 2022 | +0.8 | +3.8 | 0.1 | +3.6 | $0.2M | 0.58× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.5M AAV |
| Ryan McKenna | 2022 | +0.6 | +3.9 | 0.7 | +3.3 | $1.1M | 0.83× | – |
| DL Hall | 2022 | +0.4 | +2.2 | 0.1 | +2.1 | $0.3M | 0.67× | Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV |
| Keegan Akin | 2022 | +0.5 | +2.6 | 0.7 | +1.9 | $1.4M | 0.67× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV |
| Mike Baumann | 2022 | +0.4 | +1.9 | 0.2 | +1.7 | $0.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Kyle Stowers | 2022 | +0.2 | +1.3 | 0.2 | +1.1 | $1.0M | 0.83× | Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV |
| Denyi Reyes | 2022 | +0.2 | +0.8 | 0.0 | +0.8 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Trey Mancini↔ | 2022 | +1.2 | +5.5 | 4.8 | +0.7 | $3.9M | 0.56× | – |
| Jake Reed↔ | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 | $0.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Richie Martin Jr. | 2022 | +0.2 | +0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 | $0.6M | 0.56× | – |
| Rougned Odor | 2022 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 0.7 | +0.6 | $2.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Marcos Diplán | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 | $1.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Cody Sedlock | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.0 | +0.2 | $0.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Logan Gillaspie | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 | $2.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Yennier Cano↔ | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 | $1.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Logan Allen↔ | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Zac Lowther | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Beau Sulser↔ | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | – | 0.67× | – |
| John Means | 2022 | +0.3 | +2.7 | 3.0 | -0.2 | $8.8M | 1.02× | – |
| Yusniel Díaz | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | – | 0.83× | – |
| DJ Stewart | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Chris Ellis | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Rico Garcia | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | – | 0.67× | Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV |
| Alex Wells | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Brett Phillips↔ | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -1.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jonathan Araúz↔ | 2022 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Nick Vespi | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.0 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Paul Fry↔ | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.0 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Rylan Bannon↔ | 2022 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.1 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Anthony Bemboom | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Travis Lakins | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -1.7 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jesús Aguilar↔ | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.9 | -2.1 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Joey Krehbiel | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -2.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tyler Nevin | 2022 | -0.5 | -2.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Chris Owings | 2022 | -0.6 | -2.7 | 0.7 | -3.4 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Bruce Zimmermann | 2022 | -0.8 | -6.2 | 0.3 | -6.4 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Robinson Chirinos | 2022 | -1.3 | -5.5 | 0.9 | -6.4 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Louis Head↔ | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | $4.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Terrin Vavra | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.3 | 0.3 | -0.0 | $4.7M | 0.56× | – |
| Total | — | +32.6 | +318.4 | 38.2 | +280.0 | — | ||
Every graded 2022 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lyles | 31 | 10.002 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robinson Chirinos | 38 | 9.102 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Owings | 30 | 9.000 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rougned Odor | 28 | 7.121 | $700k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Mancini | 30 | 5.015 | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Anthony Santander | 27 | 3.162 | $3.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Means | 29 | 3.007 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jorge López | 29 | 3.102 | $985k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jesús Aguilar | 32 | 5.082 | $905k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Fry | 29 | 3.075 | $785k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brett Phillips | 28 | 3.012 | $135k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Mullins | 27 | 2.078 | $716k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Austin Hays | 26 | 2.057 | $713k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dillon Tate | 28 | 2.048 | $712k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Mountcastle | 25 | 1.105 | $711k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jorge Mateo | 27 | 2.000 | $710k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ramón Urías | 28 | 1.025 | $706k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dean Kremer | 26 | 0.112 | $706k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cionel Pérez | 26 | 1.079 | $705k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Wells | 27 | 1.000 | $704k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Keegan Akin | 27 | 1.083 | $702k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bryan Baker | 27 | 0.008 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Félix Bautista | 27 | 0.000 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Krehbiel | 29 | 0.014 | $674k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan McKenna | 25 | 0.137 | $669k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Bradish | 25 | 0.000 | $615k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Wells | 25 | 0.055 | $577k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Spenser Watkins | 29 | 0.096 | $558k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adley Rutschman | 24 | 0.000 | $527k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Voth | 30 | 2.127 | $470k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Nevin | 25 | 0.011 | $465k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Travis Lakins | 28 | 2.039 | $285k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bruce Zimmermann | 27 | 1.031 | $283k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Terrin Vavra | 25 | 0.000 | $273k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Vespi | 26 | 0.000 | $273k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Baumann | 26 | 0.027 | $223k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Anthony Bemboom | 32 | 1.081 | $210k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kyle Stowers | 24 | 0.000 | $196k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Gillaspie | 25 | 0.000 | $173k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Araúz | 23 | 1.060 | $140k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| DL Hall | 23 | 0.000 | $138k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gunnar Henderson | 21 | 0.000 | $135k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez | 27 | 1.157 | $116k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rico Garcia | 28 | 0.123 | $115k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marcos Diplán | 25 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Ellis | 29 | 0.062 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Richie Martin Jr. | 27 | 2.110 | $100k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Louis Head | 32 | 0.074 | $98k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Beau Sulser | 28 | – | $65k | ||||||
| Jake Reed | 29 | 0.051 | $55k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Allen | 25 | – | $47k | ||||||
| Yennier Cano | 28 | 0.000 | $31k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rylan Bannon | 26 | 0.000 | $28k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| DJ Stewart | 28 | 2.065 | $27k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Denyi Reyes | 25 | 0.000 | $27k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Sedlock | 27 | – | $12k | ||||||
| Yusniel Díaz | 25 | – | $12k | ||||||
| Zac Lowther | 26 | 0.043 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.