Sellers at the recent August 31st trade deadline, the 2020 Orioles are probably not playoff-bound. But keep in mind the positive: in almost all senses, this team is already a vast upgrade on 2019’s 54-108 squad. They’ve surrendered fewer home runs (1.4 per game vs. 1.9 last season), the team ERA is almost a full run lower (4.73 vs. 5.61), and according to FanGraphs, the team UZR went from an embarrassing -53.8 (!!) in 2019 to a positive 1.2 now.
2020 is ostensibly a down year for hitters across the league, but if so, the Orioles seem to have missed that memo.