64-98, 5th Place 39 GBPositional MVP: Brian Roberts - .283/.356/.451 – After in depth trade talks that had him all but on a plane to Wrigley Field in the Spring Roberts delivered his usual strong season. With 56 doubles Roberts became just the fourth player in history to have three seasons with 50 or more doubles joining Tris Speaker (5 years), Stan Musial (3) and Paul “Big Poison” Waner (3).Cy Young: Brad Bergesen – 7-5, 3.43 – The Orioles turned in another gruesome pitching season. Bergesen is a control pitcher who did a good job keeping the ball in the ballpark. His ERA+ was an impressive 135 before his season ended due to a leg injury.Baseball America Pre-season #1 Prospect Status – Matt Wieters – C – There was absolutely no way Wieters was going to live up to the outrageous projections laid out for him. If you ignore some of the ridiculous things that were said in March his season was very good as he hit .288/.340/.412 and threw out 24% of would-be base stealers. He remains a super prospect likely to become a star.What Went Right – The outfield continued to establish itself as Adam Jones had a strong season while Nolan Reimold burst onto the scene as a potential middle of the order threat. DH Luke Scott continues to be a made-for-Camden Yards slugger.Pitching prospect Brian Matusz displayed flashes of the future in eight MLB starts. While his 4.63 ERA was just mediocre he showed an ability to miss bats.What Went Wrong – Pretty much anything that involved the pitching staff. Presumptive staff ace Jeremy Guthrie had a dreadful season while youngsters David Hernandez, Jason Berken and Jim Johnson all struggled in varying degrees. About the only two bright spots; Japanese import Koji Uehara and Bergesen pitched well but had their seasons ended early due to injury.2010 Outlook – They are still quite a distance from competing though they have made progress. This is not a terrible team despite the terrible record but they are in the wrong division for a quick turnaround, 2008 Rays notwithstanding. They are unlikely to even contend for 3rd place in 2010.Progress is good here. They have an outfield that is both young and talented enough to be a pennant contending outfield. With Bergesen in the middle of the rotation and Matusz and minor leaguer Jake Arrieta on the horizon they are going in the right direction. I like Izturis at short to help solidify the defense.Freddy’s Unsolicited Advice – I don’t know if he even remotely comes close to having the skills for it but I wonder if Nolan Reimold could move to third base. Adding outfielder Felix Pie to Jones and Markakis in the outfield with Reimold replacing Mora at third would make the O’s a little better rounded.(Up next – Los Angeles Dodgers)