No team was a bigger surprise in 2012 than the Baltimore Orioles. Even though people still didn't believe in them even as they were playing in the ALDS, the YOLOrioles decided to run it back, entering 2013 with largely the same roster, hoping to once again prove all their critics dead wrong.
Orioles on TOC
End of Season Postmortem
2013 Season Preview
You May Say I’m a Dreamer (11:30 AM)
2013 Burning Question (12:45 PM)
This Is My Nightmare (2:00 PM)
X-Factor (3:15 PM)
Depth Chart (as of 2/28)
C: Matt Wieters
1B: Chris Davis
2B: Brian Roberts
SS: J.J. Hardy
3B: Manny Machado
LF: Nate McLouth/Nolan Reimold
CF: Adam Jones
RF: Nick Markakis
DH: Wilson Betemit/Danny Valencia
SP: Jason Hammel
SP: Wei-Yin Chen
SP: Chris TIllman
SP: Miguel Gonzalez
SP: Jair Jurrjens
CL: Jim Johnson
New Faces
Didn't you read the intro? The O's added almost nobody to the 2012 roster. The only two new faces even worth talking about are Jair ...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Wieters,
Chris Davis,
Brian Roberts,
JJ Hardy,
Nate McLouth,
Nolan Reimold,
Adam Jones,
Nick Markakis,
Wilson Betemit,
Jason Hammel,
Wei-Yin Chen,
Chris Tillman,
Miguel Gonzalez,
Jair Jurrjens,
Alexi Casilla,
Joe Saunders,
Randy Wolf,
Jim Thome,
Nick Johnson,
Bill Hall,
Endy Chavez,
Omar Quintanilla,
Mark Reynolds,
Robert Andino,
Dylan Bundy,
Kevin Gausman,
Jake Arrieta,
Steve Johnson,
Zach Britton,
Tsuyoshi Wada,
Buck Showalter
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
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