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Fantasy baseball: 2020 Baltimore Orioles fantasy preview

By Mike Marteny

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Starting pitcher John Means #67 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to a Texas Rangers batter in the first inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 05, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Starting pitcher John Means #67 of the Baltimore Orioles throws to a Texas Rangers batter in the first inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 05, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 17: Trey Mancini #16 of the Baltimore Orioles hits a two-run home run in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 17, 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) /

30 teams in 30 days of quarantine: Baltimore Orioles fantasy preview

Most of you, like me, have played DFS for quite some time. We have never seen anything like this before. A bare lobby. No upcoming contests. Most of you, also like me, still play season-long fantasy baseball. Some for money. Some not. Some just because it’s the only interaction you have with some friends anymore. Whatever the case, we can use this break in DFS to get us polished up for our fantasy baseball drafts, whenever those may be. Where started at the bottom with Detroit. Next worse last year was the Baltimore Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles won just 54games last year but that was still seven better than the Tigers…..and seven more than the Orioles won in 2018. The team is heading up, but Baltimore was a wild card team as recently as 2016. This was a swift fall.

Just because Baltimore was bad last year doesn’t mean that they didn’t have fantasy assets. Trey Mancini hit 35 homers. Three others had 20 or more. There are decent options if you know where to look. That’s where I can help.

There are quite a few fantasy-worthy players on this team. The key is not overpaying or trying to get them at a value. You can’t win your season in the middle rounds, but you can sure lose it there.

Here we will examine the Baltimore Orioles lineup and rotation, and who to draft and in what general spot. We will also take a look at prospects that could make their debuts and have a fantasy impact in 2020. The 2019 stats are in parentheses. Let’s get started!

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