So far in our series of positional wrap-ups, there’s been a little bit of a theme: nearly every position was manned by a whole bunch of a different Orioles in 2016. Nine O’s each played left field and right field this year. Eight pitchers started at least ten games.
Even positions with starters written in stone like third base, center field and shortstop were disrupted by injuries to the point where other players had to put in significant time.
That trend stops today. Orioles second basemen played a total of 1,432 defensive innings in 2016. Orioles second basemen who are not Jonathan Schoop played a total of three.