2023 MLB Futures: Best Bets For Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles stunned baseball in 2022 with an unexpectedly competitive team that pushed for a playoff spot. Will they build on that in 2023 or regress?

By Matthew Horner – Feb 24, 2023, 10:12pm

The 2023 MLB season begins on March 29 and BetQL is your one-stop shop for daily best bets, expert picks, public data, written analysis, and more from the first pitch to the last. Before the season begins, I'm going through all 30 teams, detailing futures to target for every club and touching on some of the most intriguing storylines from around the league.

Three major rule changes will come into play this year, as a pitch timer, shift restrictions and bigger bases will be introduced. The pitch timer helped reduce game length by 25 minutes in the minors last year, shift restrictions increased batting average and decreased strikeouts, and bigger bases not only improved player safety but resulted in more steals and a better product. These changes can and most likely will have major on-field impacts, which makes predicting outcom es even more difficult in 2023.

Let's take a look at the 2023 Orioles.
  
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