Baltimore Orioles Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles ranks 17th in offensive quality and 18th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

League intelligence# 11 54.3 index
Offensive quality#17
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.314
Run prevention#18
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.309
Recent form#4
0 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#12
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsCatcher / First baseClearest upgrade lanesSecond base
CStrength

Catcher

3.0WAR#5 of 30
Top valueAdley Rutschman2.3 WAR
1BStrength

First base

3.3WAR#6 of 30
Top valuePete Alonso2.5 WAR
2BNeed

Second base

0.7WAR#23 of 30
Top valueJackson Holliday0.5 WAR
3BMiddle

Third base

1.5WAR#13 of 29
Top valueBlaze Alexander1.5 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

1.9WAR#13 of 28
Top valueGunnar Henderson1.9 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.5WAR#14 of 30
Top valueTaylor Ward1.7 WAR
SPMiddle

Starting pitching

7.6WAR#12 of 30
Top valueShane Baz2.4 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

2.4WAR#17 of 30
Top valueTyler Wells0.8 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Baltimore Orioles’s analytical identity

    Baltimore Orioles ranks 17th in offensive quality and 18th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Dylan Beavers is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 0.866 versus 0.669 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Cam Sanders’s Slider: 87.0 mph, 45.1% whiffs

    Quality score 89.4; usage 100.0%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Dylan Beavers

Baltimore Orioles | LHB

30.4
Season PA175OPS0.705Est. wOBA0.313Samplemoderate
Biggest changerun value per PA +2.0 SD

Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 54th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS31st
0.705
Est. wOBA41st
0.313
Strikeout rate31st
24.0%
Walk rate71st
10.3%
Hard-hit rate33rd
38.1%
Run value / PA54th
0.015
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+1.0 SD
Recent 0.866 baseline 0.669
Est. wOBA+1.1 SD
Recent 0.386 baseline 0.296
Strikeout rate+0.1 SD
Recent 25.0% baseline 23.8%
Walk rate-0.7 SD
Recent 6.2% baseline 11.2%
Hard-hit rate+0.8 SD
Recent 45.0% baseline 36.6%
Run value / PA+2.0 SD
Recent 0.147 baseline -0.015
Broadcast read: Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 54th percentile. Recent sample: 32 PA; prior sample: 143 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Kyle Bradish

Baltimore Orioles | RHP

26.7
Season BF477OPS allowed0.702Est. wOBA allowed0.308Samplestrong
Biggest changehard-hit rate allowed -1.8 SD

Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 60th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed49th
0.702
Est. wOBA allowed49th
0.308
Strikeout rate53rd
23.1%
Walk rate allowed17th
10.7%
Hard-hit rate allowed60th
37.3%
Run value allowed / PA57th
-0.012
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.8 SD
Recent 0.499 baseline 0.713
Est. wOBA allowed+0.8 SD
Recent 0.230 baseline 0.311
Strikeout rate-0.8 SD
Recent 17.4% baseline 23.3%
Walk rate allowed+1.1 SD
Recent 4.3% baseline 11.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed-1.8 SD
Recent 58.8% baseline 36.0%
Run value allowed / PA+0.8 SD
Recent -0.089 baseline -0.008
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 60th percentile. Recent sample: 23 BF; prior sample: 454 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Blaze AlexanderBaltimore Orioles0.312
  2. 2Dylan BeaversBaltimore Orioles0.255
  3. 3Jeremiah JacksonBaltimore Orioles0.252
  4. 4Taylor WardBaltimore Orioles0.250
  5. 5Adley RutschmanBaltimore Orioles0.250
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Pete AlonsoBaltimore Orioles21
  2. 2Gunnar HendersonBaltimore Orioles18
  3. 3Samuel BasalloBaltimore Orioles16
  4. 4Coby MayoBaltimore Orioles13
  5. 5Adley RutschmanBaltimore Orioles8
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Blaze AlexanderBaltimore Orioles0.804
  2. 2Pete AlonsoBaltimore Orioles0.797
  3. 3Adley RutschmanBaltimore Orioles0.761
  4. 4Samuel BasalloBaltimore Orioles0.751
  5. 5Taylor WardBaltimore Orioles0.739
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Kyle BradishBaltimore Orioles110
  2. 2Shane BazBaltimore Orioles105
  3. 3Trevor RogersBaltimore Orioles83
  4. 4Brandon YoungBaltimore Orioles80
  5. 5Tyler WellsBaltimore Orioles53
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Rico GarciaBaltimore Orioles27.2%
  2. 2Tyler WellsBaltimore Orioles26.8%
  3. 3Dean KremerBaltimore Orioles26.0%
  4. 4Grant WolframBaltimore Orioles24.4%
  5. 5Anthony NunezBaltimore Orioles23.9%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Yennier CanoBaltimore Orioles0.513
  2. 2Rico GarciaBaltimore Orioles0.579
  3. 3Tyler WellsBaltimore Orioles0.638
  4. 4Brandon YoungBaltimore Orioles0.680
  5. 5Anthony NunezBaltimore Orioles0.689
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Cam Sanders

Baltimore Orioles | Slider

89.4
Whiff45.1%
Chase42.9%
Usage100.0%
Average velocity87.0 mph
Breaking identity

Anthony Nunez

Baltimore Orioles | Sweeper

83.0
Whiff46.3%
Chase43.4%
Usage30.9%
Average velocity86.0 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge82.1

Coby Mayo

Baltimore Orioles

Coby Mayo is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.439
vs R0.205

Estimated wOBA: 0.439 vs L, 0.205 vs R.

hitter edge73.2

Samuel Basallo

Baltimore Orioles

Samuel Basallo is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.225
vs R0.353

Estimated wOBA: 0.225 vs L, 0.353 vs R.

pitcher edge72.1

Tyler Wells

Baltimore Orioles

Tyler Wells is suppressing left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.228
vs R0.336

Estimated wOBA: 0.228 vs L, 0.336 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter87.5

Josh Walker

LHP · available · 25 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance50.0%
Right-handed batter81.6

Yennier Cano

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability94.4%Matchup70.0%Performance59.4%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Pete Alonso Pete Alonso is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 80.9
milestone Pete Alonso Pete Alonso reached 1,000 career hits 79.8
pitch_identity Cam Sanders Cam Sanders’s Slider: 87.0 mph, 45.1% whiffs 79.4
offensive_race Blaze Alexander Blaze Alexander is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 78.4
run_prevention Rico Garcia Rico Garcia is suppressing offense at an elite rate 78.1
pitch_identity Anthony Nunez Anthony Nunez’s Sweeper: 86.0 mph, 46.3% whiffs 77.1
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.