Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and L.A. Angels: Buy or sell 2023 start?
By Scott Roche
Baltimore Orioles: Buy or sell?
The best division in the majors resides hands down in the AL East. All five teams are over .500 and with seven fewer division games against each other, it’s not out of the possibility that they could snag the three Wild Card spots. Yes, there’s a long way to go, but records don’t lie.
The Tampa Bay Rays have distanced themselves from the rest of the division with their torrid start and they are without a doubt, a fun team to watch. They can pitch, they can manufacture runs and they have a good defense. Behind them is the Baltimore Orioles and after breaking out last season, they have picked up in 2023 where they left off in 2022.
They have the second most wins in the AL with 26, and Adley Rutschman is breaking out in his first full season in the majors with six home runs and hitting just under .300. Cedric Mullins and Ryan Mountcastle, and Anthony Santander have been producing offensively, backing a pitching staff that has been fairly good.
Buy: Before the season began, the Orioles were a team to watch to see if they could carry over their momentum from last season and they have. The Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox are all good teams, but right now, Baltimore is looking like a team that will be around all season long, and don’t be surprised to see them playing October baseball.