Baltimore Orioles: Four positive takeaways from 2018

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BALTIMORE, MD – JUNE 26: The Oriole Bird mascot waves an American flag from the press box during the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 26, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

There wasn’t much excitement or intrigue during the Baltimore Orioles 2018 season, but if we dig deep, we can find a few positive notes to hang our hats on

When the Baltimore Orioles season started on March 29th, there was still optimism from the fanbase. However, the high of baseball being back was quickly cut down by five consecutive losses following opening day.

We won’t look back at the Orioles 2018 season fondly, or hopefully often, as it was easily the worst in franchise history. Almost every player on the roster under-performed and played below their expectations.

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For all the good Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter did for this franchise, the past two years couldn’t have gone much worse.

Plus, the stories coming out of that front office leave you wondering how the two worked together for so long.

But no more; the Orioles will soon have a new President of Baseball Operations, though it has been a few weeks since Duquette’s dismissal and we’re desperate for news regarding the situation at this point.

The new President will hire a new General Manager, who will have a fresh plan in place for the Orioles future. They together will bring in a new manager, who hopefully can do a good a job as Buck had done over the years getting the most out of the players on the field.

Showalter, wasn’t able to get the job done this year though. So much of what we saw in 2018 was for the worse. There were a small handful of bright spots, however, and those will be the focus today.

What did the Orioles do right in this season of failure? Which players showed flashes of talent that could translate to success in the future?

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