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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
WHAT WE KNOW Without RF Sammy Sosa last year, the club was third in the A.L. in batting average and broke a team record for doubles. With Sosa, the team will have a formidable lineup (with SS Miguel Tejada, DH Rafael Palmeiro, C Javy Lopez and 3B Melvin Mora) to compete against the Yankees and Red Sox. The bullpen should be sharper with the additions of LHP Steve Kline and RHP Steve Reed. With Kline, almost flawless against lefthanded hitters last year, and B.J. Ryan, the Orioles could have one of the A.L.'s best lefty duos. Reed, 40, will lend experience to a young bullpen as a setup man.
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW RHP Jorge Julio could be a ...