Over the Monster · May 22, 2025
Series Preview: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
A lot of people believed we had entered the Baltimore Orioles part of the decade. After a long (looooooong) tear down, rebuild, and possible ascension to greatness the O’s are back in the basement of the AL East. And it’s easy to see why.
Yes, the pitching, We’ll get back to that. But first…
The young core has fallen apart. Adley Rutschman has suddenly reminded fans of Matt Wieters. After a down second half in 2024 the young catcher got 2025 going with a bang: two home runs in one game. Well, at the end of May he has just three more homers and is hitting .213 with a .659 OPS.
Ryan Mountcastle is a first baseman with a .590 OPS.
