The Orioles' quick one-game playoff exit brought an abrupt end to an otherwise successful 2016 season, during which the Birds finished 89-73 and made the postseason for the third time in five years. As the O's grinded through their six-month regular-season schedule, some aspects of the club came through in a big way while others were a big disappointment. Let's issue some final grades for the 2016 Orioles in an end-of-season report card.
Offense
Grade: B
It feels like the Orioles' offense should get two separate grades -- one for the first half and one for the second. That's how drastically different they performed before and after the All-Star break. During the former half, they averaged 4.91 runs per game, the second-best total in the American League, and scored three runs or more during all 28 games of June. But the offense collapsed afterward, scoring the second-fewest runs per game (4.03) during the second half, with a .713 OPS that was nearly 90 points worse than the first half (.800).
