The next 30 blogs will be covering each individual team from the AL East to the AL Central to the AL West, and then the NL West to the NL Central to the NL East. Then it will be broken into each team from the bottom of the division to the top. First team obviously is the Baltimore Orioles, who made off season deals that are for the better. Yes it is hard to compete in a division where you have the Yankees and the Red Sox, but the Orioles start in the same place as each and every team. The O's are really looking to contend this year by trading for Mark Reynolds, signing Vladimir Guerrero, signing J.J. Hardy, and signing Derrek Lee, all for offensive purposes. The Orioles also managed to hang onto Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, Matt Wieters, and many other familiar faces. A person to return back to the lineup is Brian Roberts, who experienced many injuries last year. I know for sure, because he was my second baseman for fantasy baseball last year. Under Buck Showalter, the Orioles went over .500 so the O's have a chance. I know many Orioles' fans who are hopeful in the 2011 season and hoping that they are going to finish over .500 just like their Maryland neighbors, the Nationals. In the beautiful Camden Yards the Orioles will face many difficulties, but I hope they have more success than in previous years. I hope they return to what they used to be back in the 90s and make the AL East a little more interesting. I wish the Orioles luck in the 2011 season mainly because they have acquire a few personal favorites of mine, such as Mark Reynolds. I really hope that he and Vlad can bring the long ball to Baltimore and help them win a few more games.
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