Orioles Quarter Season Report Card
We are a little over a quarter through the season, so I decided to give a report card to our 2023 Baltimore Orioles starting lineup. I'm not grading players who don't typically start, i.e. Terrin Vavra. Also not grading Ramon Urias as he has been injured a bit this season. Catcher: Adley Rutschman Starting off with, in my opinion, the best player on the team. I don't think many will disagree with that. However, I will still add some stats to back it up. Adley's slashing .271/.400/.435 which gives him an OPS of .835, pretty good, What's amazing about him is the walks. He leads the league in walks with 38 and he has more walks than strikeouts. Plus he is a very good defensive catcher. He will be getting MVP votes this year. Grade: A+ ADLEY RUTSCHMAN, THAT BALL HAD A FAMILY pic.twitter.com/hKow5d2yWM — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 18, 2023 First Base: Ryan Mountcastle Ryan has been a bit streaky this year. He has 10 HR and 34 RBI... which is good! But he has a...