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Baltimore Orioles 2009 Preview

The Orioles ranked near the middle of the A.L. pack in most of the major hitting categories last season, but horrendous pitching - only the Rangers allowed more runs or posted a worse team ERA than Baltimore's 5.13 - resulted in a disappointing 68-93 record and a last-place finish in the ultracompetitive A.L. East. Andy MacPhail has improved the lineup through free agency and the bullpen is stocked with a good mix of reliable veterans and promising youngsters, but several question marks remain at the back end of the rotation. Help is on the way from the restocked farm system, but most of the team's best prospects are at least a year away.