2016 Orioles Roster Review, Part Two: The Replaceable Position Players

10/24/16

By Paul Folkemer, PressBox

Welcome back to the 2016 Orioles roster review, which analyzes every player who made an appearance for the Birds this season. Part One covered the the barely there Orioles who played 10 or fewer games. Now we'll take a look at the Orioles position players who got some playing time but didn't contribute much -- or in some cases, actively harmed -- the club.

C Caleb Joseph: It's hard to think of an Oriole in recent memory who had a more painful season than Joseph, both physically and statistically. Joseph suffered a truly horrific testicular injury May 30 that required emergency surgery and sidelined him for a month. When he was on the field, Joseph was making history for all the wrong reasons. He went the entire year -- 141 plate appearances -- without collecting a single RBI, becoming the first player in major league history to post an RBI-less season with 100 or more at-bats. Joseph batted .174 with a .413 OPS overall and was 2-for-27 with runners in scoring position.

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