That's a question a lot of people are asking these days, as the O's sit atop the standings in the AL East. Short answer: probably not. The team has legitimately played well so far this year, but they're not this good. Right now they're on pace for 100+ wins, and everyone knows they can't keep that pace up. Here's what level they need to play at for the rest of the season to hit various win totals:
If they play like a __ win team
They'll end up with __ wins
68
75
70
77
72
79
74
80
76
82
78
83
80
85
82
86
84
88
86
89
88
91
90
92
92
94
As you can see, the wins the team has already banked has lifted their floor up a fair bit, but to actually make the playoffs they're probably going to need to play like a "real" playoff team from here on out. Here are guys who might be over-performing: Adam Jones - .302/.350/.591, +6 UZR, 2.5 fWAR Can he kee...
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Camden Crazies:
PLAYERS:
Nick Markakis,
Matt Wieters,
Robert Andino,
JJ Hardy,
Jim Hoey,
Wilson Betemit,
Mark Reynolds
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins
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