A year ago the Baltimore Orioles looked like a dynasty in the making.<\/p>\n
Since then, they\u2019ve been thoroughly mediocre, and even an improved stretch recently hasn\u2019t helped their outlook much for 2025.<\/p>\n
After losing two of three to the Yankees in New York, the Orioles are 11 games under .500.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve gone 18-11 over their last 29, so perhaps the worst is over, but over the last 162 regular-season games, Baltimore is 75-87.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a remarkable decline for a team that won 101 games in 2023, started 49-25 last year and had a core of standouts that was young and cost-controlled.<\/p>\n
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Injuries have been a major factor, with catcher and former No. 1 overall draft pick Adley Rutschman the latest big name to go on the IL. Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez hasn\u2019t pitched at all this year.<\/p>\n
Zach Eflin has made only 11 starts with a 5.46 ERA, and outfielder Colton Cowser and infielder Jordan Westburg have missed significant time as well.<\/p>\n
The front office has received little sympathy following an offseason in which ace Corbin Burnes departed and the Orioles replaced him with stopgap solutions on one-year deals.<\/p>\n
Although Baltimore is just 7 1\/2 games out of a postseason spot, FanGraphs isn\u2019t a believer, giving the Orioles just a 3.6% chance of making the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Baltimore is one of five 2024 postseason participants that would miss out if this season had ended Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Here are the others:<\/strong><\/p>\n SAN DIEGO (43-36 record, 37.5% postseason chance according to FanGraphs): The Padres are a half-game behind resurgent Milwaukee for the last spot in the National League playoffs.<\/p>\n San Diego has been treading water since a 23-11 start, and its division just became more interesting after San Francisco acquired Rafael Devers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A year ago the Baltimore Orioles looked like a dynasty in the making. Since then, they\u2019ve been thoroughly mediocre, and even an improved stretch recently hasn\u2019t helped… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n