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2023101–61 (0.623)Made Playoffs
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GM: Mike Elias

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$84M
Surplus $M
+86
Win %
0.623
TAB
+15.9
WAB
+26.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.9
Dead money %
47%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BAdley Rutschman110
RJames McCann59
LAnthony Bemboom6
RMark Kolozsvary1

1B

RRyan Mountcastle90
LRyan O'Hearn70
RRamón Urías13
BAnthony Santander12
LJosh Lester5
RJames McCann2

2B

LAdam Frazier130
RJordan Westburg50
RRamón Urías22
RJoey Ortiz7
LTerrin Vavra1

3B

RRamón Urías92
LGunnar Henderson84
RJordan Westburg29
RJoey Ortiz4
LTerrin Vavra2
LJosh Lester1

SS

RJorge Mateo110
LGunnar Henderson83
RJoey Ortiz3

LF

RAustin Hays137
BAaron Hicks⇄19
RRyan McKenna15
LColton Cowser7
LTerrin Vavra6
LRyan O'Hearn6
LKyle Stowers4
LAdam Frazier3
LHeston Kjerstad3
BAnthony Santander1

CF

LCedric Mullins110
BAaron Hicks⇄28
RRyan McKenna25
LColton Cowser10
RAustin Hays7
RJorge Mateo4

RF

BAnthony Santander97
RRyan McKenna55
LRyan O'Hearn23
LTerrin Vavra13
BAaron Hicks⇄13
LColton Cowser12
LAdam Frazier7
LKyle Stowers6
RAustin Hays5
LJosh Lester1
LHeston Kjerstad1

DH

BAnthony Santander47
BAdley Rutschman46
RRyan Mountcastle23
LRyan O'Hearn14
LGunnar Henderson11
RJames McCann7
LHeston Kjerstad6
BAaron Hicks⇄5
RRamón Urías3
RAustin Hays3
LTerrin Vavra3
LCedric Mullins3
LAdam Frazier2
RJorge Mateo2
LJosh Lester2
RJordan Westburg1
LKyle Stowers1
RRyan McKenna1

Starters

RKyle Bradish3.9 WAR
RKyle Gibson2.7 WAR
RGrayson Rodriguez1.9 WAR
RDean Kremer1.6 WAR
RTyler Wells0.7 WAR
LCole Irvin0.6 WAR
LKeegan Akin0.4 WAR
LJohn Means0.2 WAR
RJack Flaherty⇄0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFelix Bautista33 sv
RYennier Cano31 h
LDanny Coulombe22 h
RJacob Webb⇄12 h
LCionel Perez11 h
RBryan Baker11 h
RMike Baumann6 h
RShintaro Fujinami⇄5 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Kyle Gibson2.7
Grayson Rodriguez1.9
Ryan O'Hearn1.6
Danny Coulombe1.4
Aaron Hicks1.4
Jordan Westburg1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Jordan Lyles1.5
Trey Mancini1.2
Rougned Odor0.3
Richie Martin Jr.0.2
Denyi Reyes0.2
Jake Reed0.1

Contract Value

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kyle Bradish 2023 +3.9 +67.7 0.7 +67.0 $0.2M 2.19× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Félix Bautista 2023 +2.8 +57.6 0.7 +56.9 $0.3M 2.57× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Adley Rutschman 2023 +5.5 +56.4 0.7 +55.7 $0.1M 1.28× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.2M AAV
Gunnar Henderson 2023 +4.7 +46.6 0.7 +45.9 $0.2M 1.25× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.5M AAV
Austin Hays 2023 +2.7 +34.9 3.2 +31.7 $1.2M 1.60× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $6.0M AAV
Kyle Gibson 2023 +2.7 +41.6 10.0 +31.6 $3.8M 1.96× –
Yennier Cano 2023 +1.7 +26.9 0.7 +26.2 $0.4M 1.95× –
Anthony Santander 2023 +2.5 +32.3 7.4 +24.9 $2.9M 1.60× Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $18.5M AAV
Grayson Rodriguez 2023 +1.9 +22.6 0.5 +22.1 $0.3M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dean Kremer 2023 +1.6 +18.9 0.7 +18.1 $0.5M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.8M AAV
Cedric Mullins 2023 +1.9 +18.4 4.1 +14.3 $2.2M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Danny Coulombe 2023 +1.4 +15.1 1.0 +14.1 $0.7M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Ryan Mountcastle 2023 +1.6 +10.5 0.7 +9.7 $0.5M 0.81× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $6.8M AAV
Ryan O'Hearn 2023 +1.6 +10.1 1.4 +8.7 $0.9M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Tyler Wells 2023 +0.7 +5.6 0.7 +4.9 $1.1M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Jordan Westburg 2023 +1.0 +4.6 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cole Irvin 2023 +0.6 +4.6 0.7 +3.9 $1.3M 1.02× –
Ramón Urías 2023 +0.7 +3.1 0.7 +2.3 $1.1M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
DL Hall 2023 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.0 $0.4M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jacob Webb↔ 2023 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.5M AAV
Aaron Hicks↔ 2023 +1.4 +9.3 7.5 +1.8 $5.4M 0.83× –
Bryan Baker 2023 +0.4 +2.2 0.7 +1.5 $1.7M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Cionel Pérez 2023 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Keegan Akin 2023 +0.4 +2.2 0.7 +1.5 $1.7M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Ryan McKenna 2023 +0.3 +2.1 0.7 +1.4 $2.3M 0.83× –
Jorge Mateo 2023 +0.6 +3.0 2.0 +1.0 $3.2M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Heston Kjerstad 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.8M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chris Vallimont 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Eduard Bazardo↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Bruce Zimmermann 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Nick Vespi 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $63.5M 0.67× –
Joey Krehbiel 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jack Flaherty↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.3 1.7 -0.4 $10.9M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $17.5M AAV
Mike Baumann 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $12.5M 0.67× –
Shintaro Fujinami↔ 2023 +0.1 +1.1 1.5 -0.4 $14.8M 1.34× –
Joey Ortiz 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Josh Lester 2023 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Anthony Bemboom 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 -0.9 – 0.52× –
John Means 2023 +0.2 +1.4 3.0 -1.6 $17.2M 1.02× –
Logan Gillaspie 2023 -0.2 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Terrin Vavra 2023 -0.3 -1.7 0.7 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Colton Cowser 2023 -0.4 -2.5 0.2 -2.6 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jorge López↔ 2023 -0.2 -2.0 0.7 -2.7 – 1.34× –
Austin Voth 2023 -0.2 -1.2 1.9 -3.1 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kyle Stowers 2023 -0.4 -2.6 0.7 -3.3 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mychal Givens 2023 -0.1 -0.7 3.0 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Adam Frazier 2023 +0.4 +1.8 8.0 -6.2 $20.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
James McCann 2023 +0.3 +1.1 12.2 -11.1 $46.7M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Mark Kolozsvary 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $2.3M 0.52× –
Reed Garrett↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Total—+43.1+497.284.0+413.0—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2023 · BAL / OAK Jan 26, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$13.6M
Kyle Virbitsky, Cole Irvin
OAK · David Forst −$13.6M
Darell Hernaiz
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SEA / BAL Aug 1, 2023
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Eduard Bazardo
BAL · Mike Elias −$3.2M
Logan Rinehart
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / DET Jan 1, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris −$3.2M
Tyler Nevin
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / KCR Aug 3, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Luis Barroso
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / STL Aug 1, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$2.4M
Jack Flaherty
STL · John Mozeliak −$2.4M
Zack Showalter, Drew Rom, César Prieto
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / KCR May 18, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Robbie Glendinning
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / MIN Mar 27, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$7.2M
Danny Coulombe
MIN · Derek Falvey −$7.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / KCR Jan 3, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$40.0M
Ryan O'Hearn
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$40.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / CLE Jul 6, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Chris Vallimont
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / BOS Jan 11, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Darwinzon Hernández
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / BAL Jan 13, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Luis De La Cruz
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CHC / BAL May 3, 2023
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Luis Torrens
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / BAL Jul 19, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$1.6M
Easton Lucas
BAL · Mike Elias −$1.6M
Shintaro Fujinami
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · KCR / BAL Dec 18, 2023
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$1.6M
Cesar Espinal
BAL · Mike Elias −$1.6M
Jonathan Heasley
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · HOU / BAL Jun 23, 2023
HOU · Dana Brown +$0.0M
Spenser Watkins
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$84.4M
2024 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
James McCann338.028$12.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Gibson359.039$10.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Frazier316.075$8.0MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hicks339.041$7.5MFREE AGENT
Mychal Givens338.000$3.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Anthony Santander284.162$7.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cedric Mullins283.078$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Hays273.057$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Means304.007$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Mateo283.000$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Voth313.127$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Flaherty275.006$1.7MFREE AGENT
Ryan O'Hearn294.002$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Coulombe334.008$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge López304.102$693kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (35)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Shintaro Fujinami290.000$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Bemboom331.113$900kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Mountcastle262.105$738kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Irvin292.120$738kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Urías292.025$735kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adley Rutschman251.000$734kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cionel Pérez272.085$732kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Wells282.000$732kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Bautista281.000$732kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dean Kremer271.112$731kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keegan Akin282.083$731kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Baker281.008$729kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Bradish260.160$728kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McKenna261.137$726kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gunnar Henderson220.036$723kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Baumann270.081$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Stowers250.052$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrin Vavra260.072$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Gillaspie260.047$721kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yennier Cano290.065$658kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grayson Rodriguez230.000$495kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Westburg240.000$375kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colton Cowser230.000$163kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
DL Hall240.036$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Vespi270.072$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Webb292.085$136kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Ortiz240.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Krehbiel301.019$89kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lester280.005$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Zimmermann281.105$77kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heston Kjerstad240.000$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduard Bazardo270.129$26kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reed Garrett300.106$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Vallimont26–$15k
Mark Kolozsvary272.047$4kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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