Winter Meetings Preview: Baltimore Orioles

As we continue down the road with our winter meetings preview we find ourselves stopping at one of the more dysfunctional organizations in baseball. Dan Duquette is now on the job, so there are bound to be changes in Baltimore. The question will be what kind of changes we hope to find. The Orioles have been in last in the AL East for as long as anyone can remember. 2012 appears to be more of the same for the Orioles. In particular, the pitching staff was historically bad this past season. Moreover, their best pitcher was traded to the Rangers before the deadline. Even after Koji Uehara was dealt, Jim Johnson made the bullpen passable. The rotation was a lot less than passable. Still, when you are in last place, there are a number of areas that need to be addressed. So, let’s take a look at the four key areas of the team to see where they can improve during the Winter Meetings. I suppose one could argue that when you are down there is nowhere you can go but up. Infield The Orio...