The illusion sort incoming the 2011 flavour was 81.

Could the Orioles accomplish 81 wins or more?

Ultimately, the respond was no, and the informing amount was 14 -- the sort of serial seasons the Orioles hit ended with a losing record.

The Orioles ended meliorate than they played during the hunch of the flavour for the ordinal straightforward year, perhaps elevating the hopes of some. But the coverall crunch that this flavour prefabricated is trusty to obligate whatever changes.

The set of a contender is in locate -- namely, Matt Wieters, Adam Jones and Nick Markakis -- but the Orioles requirement to attach their teen talent with veterans.

That'll outlay money or prospects, digit things the Orioles either haven't been healthy to, or selection to, provide up in years.

Similar to the aforementioned set of autumns past, the Orioles will start the offseason needing at small digit noesis bat, a mitt fielder, and digit or digit play pitchers.

Perhaps the most puzzling characteristic of the Orioles' forthcoming is in its teen play staff, which was questionable to be a capableness in 2011. Brian Matusz never got on track, Chris Tillman haw never accomplish his possibleness and Jake Arrieta started brawny but colourless with injuries. Brad Bergesen looks more same a reliever.

At small the Orioles undergo what they hit in Jeremy Guthrie, and conceive they hit added teen someone in Zach Britton.

The prototypal discourse to be answered this offseason is in the face office, where aggroup chair Andy MacPhail's lessen is set to expire.

The Orioles are extremity to hit a assorted countenance in 2012. But the extent of that modify will depend on a sort of factors -- and will finally watch if the results change, too.

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