Thursday's announcement of the finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards came and went with nary a mention of an Orioles player, which is no surprise for a defense that collectively was one of the worst assembled in major league history.
The Orioles' minus-94 defensive runs saved was third-worst in 2018 behind the Toronto Blue Jays (-99) and the Philadelphia Phillies (-146), but the 11th-worst out of the 510 seasons since FanGraphs began tracking the stat in 2002. Their 104 errors were the team's most since 2012, and the team's best defender by DRS was spare outfielder Craig Gentry, who posted 7 DRS and was cut Aug.