There’s always something about an Opening Day lineup that just feels like it is saying, “This is it. This is the team you are going to see this year.”
For the Orioles in recent years, this has not actually been the case. Lineups change frequently. The team used 147 different batting orders in 162 games last year, never repeating any one specific lineup more than three times. If that continues this year, we’ll not see this exact lineup frequently at all.
Turnover at a variety of positions can be anticipated. Adley Rutschman is the obvious one. We’re all waiting for him to be healthy and then for the team to have him debut.