This is my 9th post in my MLB In Detail post series this April.  The Orioles have lost many of their good players, but have still held on to some of them.  The rotation they had last year has clearly stuck around.  Chris Tillman, Kevin Gausman and Bud Norris should still be effective this year.  They have plenty of good pitchers to help.  They’ve also held on to some of their big hitters.  Unfortunately, some of those guys are injured.  J.J. Hardy and Matt Wieters are both on the 15 day disabled list.  Chris Davis is due for a much better year.  Adam Jones is still a huge hitter.  Manny Machado should be great, even coming back from his injury.  However, they’ve lost the player that led the big hitters last year to getting the Orioles a surprising division win.  Nelson Cruz was signed by the Seattle Mariners in the off season.  However, they’ve picked up some important lineup additions,  and are keeping some great backups and starters like Jonathan Schoop that I haven’t mentioned yet.  Travis Snider is important to fill in in the outfield, although the injured David Lough could later fill in at that position.  Alejandro De Aza also was added to the team in the off season, being one of the only White Sox losses, although they haven’t had too many additions either.  My final prediction for the Orioles is for them to be in 5th place in the AL East, having a 77-85 record, being ranked 22nd overall.  The Orioles still have some good in them to get them near .500, but they don’t have as much as they did last year, making it so they can’t make the playoffs.