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already Sparage welcome to fox sports dot com's first pitch from please be joined by baseball analyst Jim -- preview the Baltimore Orioles and Jimmy knows responded well to new manager Buck Showalter last year what 34 to 23 after buck took over last August it was the best record. By an American League east team during that stretch so should we expect to see the same kind of results from the Orioles under shoulder 2000 -- while -- you're gonna get the results of having the best record and a vision but. We have seen glimpses of the laurels are heading in the right direction when Buck Showalter came demands Orioles he brought in discipline. Emphasis on deep tale. And he was able to get structure were club that needed very badly at the same time the young pitching started throwing better and Brian Roberts with healthy at the top of the lineup. They've got a very busy offseason they that a lot of big bats but this is the Baltimore Oriole team. It's gonna finally got a last place all of this week do you know the infield gonna have a new look. -- veterans Derrek Lee Mark Reynolds and J. J. Hardy. Lot of -- are certainly at some popular line up but you think there's enough. Power in this lineup. There isn't -- power in this lineup to what I like. About these moves is no long term exposure by eighty Macphail on any of these moves another words. He's not blocking any prospects when the prospects are ready. These contracts will expire but what this does. Is it now gives the Orioles protection for their good young players I'm talking about Adam Jones -- mark cake -- Matt we -- those are in particular. I think they're gonna huge years for the Orioles because you know what the pressure's not on them anymore let their Guerrero Derrek Lee. Mark Reynolds they're gonna hit 85 home runs for them give them protection and they will live up to their capabilities -- This editorial team that's gonna go as far as their starting pitching. But a much improved team and heading in the right direction cards all things consider where the o's finish BLE six finish in fourth place I think they're -- overtake the Toronto Blue Jays not quite get up well. It's a team that could hit anywhere between third and fifth I don't finishing fourth tonight while that's better than being in the basement right that's gonna do it for this edition all. First pitch remember foxsports.com. Has you covered for all your baseball needs for jumbled knot ready Sparage. -- and it.