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Baltimore Orioles: Five Possible Offseason Outfield Additions

By Ben Palmer

Jul 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones (10), left fielder Hyun Soo Kim (25) and right fielder Mark Trumbo (45) head in from the outfield after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in14th innings at Dodger Stadium. Orioles won 6-4 in the 14th inning. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones (10), left fielder Hyun Soo Kim (25) and right fielder Mark Trumbo (45) head in from the outfield after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in14th innings at Dodger Stadium. Orioles won 6-4 in the 14th inning. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 4, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Baltimore Orioles right fielder Mark Trumbo (45) celebrates with third base coach Bobby Dickerson (11) after hitting a two run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in the American League wild card playoff baseball game at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Baltimore Orioles right fielder Mark Trumbo (45) celebrates with third base coach Bobby Dickerson (11) after hitting a two run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in the American League wild card playoff baseball game at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Mark Trumbo

Mark Trumbo was quite the pleasant surprise for the Baltimore Orioles. For $9.2M, the Orioles got the best year of Trumbo’s career, batting .256/.316/.533 with 47 HRs, 94 R, and 108 RBIs. Likely, Trumbo will command a major deal on the free agent market, something the Orioles might not be able to afford.

While Trumbo’s power was amazing to have, there were a couple problems with him. First, his fielding was rough to say the least, as he was bottom ten in the league for outfielders in defensive runs saved.

Second, as is the case with Trumbo’s entire career, 2016 was the tale of two halves. In the first half of the season, Trumbo batted .288 with 28 HRs, but in the second half, he only batted .214 with 19 HRs. Going a little deeper, Trumbo’s BABIP bombed from .327 to .216 between the first and second half.

This is pretty in line with Trumbo’s career, as he is a .265 hitter for his career in the first half of the season, and a .237 hitter in the second half. I generally don’t put a lot of stock into first and second half splits, but the case is different with Trumbo.

There’s a lot to like about Trumbo (the power, the RBIs), but there’s a lot of reason to be cautious (regression, bad defense). He’ll like command a lot of money on the free agent market, and it might be too much for the Orioles, something Dan Duquette has actually expressed concern about.

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