Baltimore Orioles' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Baltimore Orioles are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Orioles are coming off their first winning season since 2016, with hopes to return to the playoffs in 2023 for the first time in seven years. The club signed free agent Kyle Gibson and traded for Cole Irvin to bolster their pitching rotation.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Orioles in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Adley Rutschman .254/.362/.806

1B Ryan Mountcastle .250/.305/.729

2B Adam Frazier .238/.301/.612

3B Gunnar Henderson .259/.348/.788

SS Jorge Mateo .221/.267/.646

LF Austin Hays .250/.306/.721

CF Cedric Mullins .258/.318/.721

RF Kyle Stowers .253/.306/.724

DH Anthony Santander .240/.318/.773

PITCHING ROTATION

1) John Means (returning from Tommy John; will miss start of season): 0-0, 3.38 ERA, 2 starts, 8 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.50 SO/W, 124 ERA+

2) Kyle Gibson: 10-8, 5.05 ERA, 31 starts, 167.2 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 3.00 SO/W, 81 ERA+

3) Dean Kremer: 8-7, 3.23 ERA, 21 starts, 125.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 2.56 SO/W, 124 ERA+

4) Cole Irvin: 9-13, 3.98 ERA, 30 starts, 181 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 3.56 SO/W, 94 ERA+

5) Grayson Rodriguez (Rookie)

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Tyler Wells: 7-7, 4.25 ERA, 23 starts, 103.2 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 2.71 SO/W, 94 ERA+

Kyle Bradish: 4-7, 4.90 ERA, 23 starts, 117.2 IP, 1.40 WHIP, 2.41 SO/W, 82 ERA+

DL Hall: 1-1, 5.93 ERA, 1 start, 13.2 IP, 1.68 WHIP, 3.17 SO/W, 69 ERA+

Austin Voth: 5-4, 3.04 ERA, 17 starts, 83 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 2.88 SO/W, 132 ERA+

Spenser Watkins: 5-6, 4.70 ERA, 20 starts, 105.1 IP, 1.42 WHIP, 2.10 SO/W, 85 ERA+

Mike Baumann: 1-3, 4.72 ERA, 4 starts, 34.1 IP, 1.52 WHIP, 2.56 SO/W, 86 ERA+

BULLPEN

Felix Bautista: 4-4, 2.19 ERA, 65 appearances, 15 saves, 65.2 IP

Dillon Tate: 4-3, 3.05 ERA, 67 appearances, 5 saves, 73.2 IP

Mychal Givens: 7-3, 3.38  ERA, 59 appearances, 2 saves, 61.1 IP

Cionel Perez: 7-1, 1.40 ERA, 66 appearances, 1 save, 57.2 IP

Bryan Baker: 4-3, 3.49 ERA, 66 appearances, 1 save, 69.2 IP

Logan Gillaspie: 1-0, 3.12 ERA, 17 appearances, 0 saves, 17.1 IP

Keegan Akin: 3-3, 3.20 ERA, 45 appearances, 2 saves, 81.2 IP

Yennier Cano: 0-1, 18.69 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 4.1 IP

Andrew Politi (Rookie)

Here's a look at the Baltimore Orioles' schedule for the 2023 regular season.

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