Hello, friends.
There are now four months and 13 days remaining until Orioles Opening Day 2023.
It is time for all of us to be introduced to a fun alternate version of the 2023 Orioles. FanGraphs writer Michael Baumann (not the same one as the pitcher) wrote an article yesterday in which he wondered how good the Orioles could possibly get if they went berserk with free agent spending this winter. His hypothetical big-money Orioles, which he called the “Meaty Orioles” in a slick pun, included the following signings:
- Justin Verlander
- Aaron Judge
- Trea Turner
- Brandon Nimmo
- Carlos Rodón
- Kodai Senga
- Brandon Drury
The Meaty Orioles of Baumann’s imagination would have a 2023 payroll of $227 million dollars.