2019 has gone exactly as expected for the Baltimore Orioles. The O’s enter play Tuesday 39-80 which puts them on pace to finish the season 53-109. This is only six games better than their 47-115 finish in 2018.
Despite being on pace for nearly 110 losses, the Orioles don’t have baseball’s worst record. The Detroit Tigers currently sit a woeful 35-80 and would hold the first pick in the 2020 MLB Draft over the Orioles who are on pace to end up with the second pick.
Like the Orioles, the Tigers are in the beginning stages of what figures to be a lengthy rebuild.