News flash: Cedric Mullins is still good.

I know, I know:

“He’s hitting .200.”

“He’s whiffed 10 times in his first 25 AB.”

“Don’t write this! You’re going to jinx him!” (I mean, he is hitting .200 right now…)

“We’re Orioles fans. We can’t have nice things.”

With the team rebuild, let’s tactfully say, still underway, Orioles fans can’t expect much in 2022 by way of wins or playoff appearances. But prospect debuts and continued excellence from 2021 breakouts like Ryan Mountcastle, John Means (fingers crossed for that forearm), and Cedric Mullins—that much can’t be too much to ask, right?

You don’t need the reminder, but Cedric Mullins’ 2021 offensive numbers were really good: a .291 BA, .360 OBP, .878 OPS, 5.7 WAR, and 30 HR and 30 SB, the…