The 2018 Orioles are not a good baseball team. You can point to any number of things that illustrate this point clearly, starting with their 8-23 record through 31 games. Their last-in-the-AL offense is another obvious sign, as is their once again having the worst starting rotation, by ERA, in the entirety of MLB. There is just no way to put a positive spin on this situation. It is a mess made worse with every loss.
There may be no way to make light of all of this, but since it’s still just early May, Dan Duquette, being the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations who presided over the construction of this team, cannot throw in the towel just yet.