The over/under for Orioles wins in 2012 is 69.5. The Orioles were 69-93 last year. I really like Buck Showalter as a manager, but the Orioles are in a rebuilding mode and that means they are going to lose a lot of games in 2012. The Orioles didn’t do much to upgrade the pitching staff over the winter as they were looking for bargains in the trade market and free agency. I think the O’s are going to have another very long year in 2012 and I would bet on the under.

The key with the Orioles is going to be the pitching staff. The Orioles brought in Kevin Millwood to be the #1 starter and lefty Mike Gonzalez to be the closer over the winter and those are huge upgrades for the pitching staff. The Orioles really need Brad Bergeson, Brian Matusz and David Hernandez to step up in the rotation. The Orioles should score more than enough runs this season with Miguel Tejada and Garrett Atkins manning the corners in the infield in 2010. Brian Roberts has a herniated disc and that could be a huge problem for the Orioles this season as they really don’t want to use Ty Wigginton there. I think that this will be the year that Matt Wieters, Nolan Reimold and Adam Jones will really step up. I figure that the Orioles will finish fourth place in the A.L. East but I think they will win more than 74.5 games in 2010 so take the over.