GM: Dan Duquette
2016: made playoffs · 89–73. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Machado | 23 | arb | 157 | 5.7 | 5.0 | +13.6 |
| Jonathan Schoop | 24 | arb | 162 | 3.5 | 0.5 | +10.7 |
| Kevin Gausman | 25 | arb | 30 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +9.6 |
| Adam Jones | 30 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.6 | 16.3 | -7.9 |
| Zack Britton | 28 | arb | 69 | 2.5 | 6.8 | +1.4 |
| Chris Tillman | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.4 | 6.2 | +1.7 |
| Mark Trumbo | 30 | FA-elig | 159 | 1.9 | 9.2 | -2.9 |
| Brad Brach | 30 | arb | 71 | 1.7 | 1.2 | +4.2 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.6 | 13.0 | -7.7 |
| Chris Davis | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | 1.6 | 23.0 | -17.8 |
| J.J. Hardy | 33 | FA-elig | 115 | 1.5 | 12.5 | -7.5 |
| Hyun Soo Kim | 28 | pre-arb | 95 | 1.5 | 2.8 | +2.2 |
| Matt Wieters | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.4 | 15.8 | -11.4 |
| Mychal Givens | 26 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 29 | FA-elig | 109 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -2.2 |
| Wade Miley↔ SEA | 29 | arb | 11 | 1.0 | 2.3 | +1.0 |
| Dylan Bundy | 23 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.9 | 1.8 | +1.3 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 30 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.8 | 9.0 | -6.4 |
| Joey Rickard | 25 | pre-arb | 85 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Michael Bourn↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Tyler Wilson | 26 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Trey Mancini | 24 | – | 5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +1.1 |
| Tommy Hunter↔ CLE | 29 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| Oliver Drake | 29 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Donnie Hart | 25 | – | 22 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Aríel Miranda↔ SEA | 27 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Darren O'Day | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.1 | 6.0 | -5.7 |
| Steve Pearce↔ TBR | 33 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Vance Worley | 28 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.1 | 2.6 | -2.4 |
| Jayson Aquino | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Dariel Álvarez | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Brian Duensing | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Francisco Peña | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Flaherty | 29 | arb | 74 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Ashur Tolliver | 28 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 31 | arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Chaz Roe↔ ATL | 29 | arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Odrisamer Despaigne↔ MIA | 29 | – | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Parker Bridwell | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Paul Janish | 33 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Julio Borbon | 30 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Drew Stubbs↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Nolan Reimold | 32 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 |
| T.J. McFarland | 27 | arb | 16 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Caleb Joseph | 30 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Brian Matusz↔ CHC | 29 | arb | 7 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -4.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mark Trumbo | 1.9 |
| Hyun Soo Kim | 1.5 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 1.1 |
| Wade Miley | 1.0 |
| Dylan Bundy | 0.9 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 0.8 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Wei-Yin Chen | 2.8 |
| Rey Navarro | 0.1 |
| Travis Snider | 0.0 |
| Wesley Wright | 0.0 |
| Cesar Cabral | -0.0 |
| Chris Parmelee | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Davis | 30 | 6.061 | $23.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Jones | 30 | 8.139 | $16.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Wieters | 30 | 6.129 | $15.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 32 | 8.087 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.J. Hardy | 33 | 12.164 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yovani Gallardo | 30 | 8.108 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren O'Day | 33 | 7.103 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Pearce | 33 | 9.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy Hunter | 29 | 6.090 | $727k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Duensing | 33 | 6.104 | $341k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Drew Stubbs | 31 | 6.005 | $172k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Bourn | 33 | 9.028 | $64k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Trumbo | 30 | 5.027 | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zack Britton | 28 | 3.158 | $6.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Tillman | 28 | 4.113 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pedro Álvarez | 29 | 5.085 | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manny Machado | 23 | 3.056 | $5.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian Matusz | 29 | 5.156 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vance Worley | 28 | 3.112 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wade Miley | 29 | 4.044 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Flaherty | 29 | 4.000 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Nolan Reimold | 32 | 5.113 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Brach | 30 | 3.063 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Janish | 33 | 4.156 | $175k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Logan Ondrusek | 31 | 4.125 | $42k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyun Soo Kim | 28 | 0.000 | $2.8M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dylan Bundy | 23 | 0.026 | $1.8M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Gausman | 25 | 1.151 | $532k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| T.J. McFarland | 27 | 2.061 | $524k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Caleb Joseph | 30 | 1.145 | $524k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Schoop | 24 | 2.027 | $522k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mychal Givens | 26 | 0.069 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 26 | 0.100 | $510k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Rickard | 25 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Wilson | 26 | 1.037 | $386k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chaz Roe | 29 | 1.041 | $216k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Donnie Hart | 25 | 0.000 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Oliver Drake | 29 | 0.048 | $128k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Francisco Peña | 26 | 0.070 | $122k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Odrisamer Despaigne | 29 | 2.075 | $117k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jayson Aquino | 23 | 0.034 | $94k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trey Mancini | 24 | 0.000 | $42k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ashur Tolliver | 28 | 0.000 | $36k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Julio Borbon | 30 | 2.105 | $22k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Aríel Miranda | 27 | 1.061 | $14k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Parker Bridwell | 24 | 0.104 | $11k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dariel Álvarez | 27 | 0.045 | $8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Orioles 2016; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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