2008 Baltimore Orioles season
The Baltimore Orioles entered the 2008 season led by Dave Trembley, now starting his first full season as manager. President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail continued the rebuilding process. Superstars Miguel Tejada and Érik Bédard were traded for younger talent and there were talks of Brian Roberts, but he was not traded.
The Baltimore Orioles posted a record of 68-93 and finished in last place in the AL East for the first time since the 1988 season.
Closer Chris Ray missed the entire season after Tommy John surgery, and so did his replacement Danys Báez. Left-hander George Sherrill, acquired from the Mariners, was named the team's closer for the 2008 season and became the lone representative for the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, while Jeremy Guthrie was the Opening Day starter after an impressive rookie season and several solid spring training outings.Offseason
Transactions
Roster
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Ramón Hernández | 133 | 463 | 119 | .257 | 15 | 65 |
| 1B | Kevin Millar | 145 | 531 | 124 | .234 | 20 | 72 |
| 2B | Brian Roberts | 155 | 611 | 181 | .296 | 9 | 57 |
| 3B | Melvin Mora | 135 | 513 | 146 | .285 | .23 | 104 |
| SS | Juan Castro | 54 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 2 | 16 |
| RF | Nick Markakis | 157 | 595 | 182 | .306 | 20 | 87 |
| CF | Adam Jones | 132 | 477 | 129 | .270 | 9 | 57 |
| LF | Luke Scott | 148 | 475 | 122 | .257 | 23 | 65 |
| DH | Aubrey Huff | 154 | 598 | 182 | .304 | 32 | 108 |
Other batters
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Inning pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Jamie Walker | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.87 | 24 |
| Dennis Sarfate | 57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.74 | 86 |
| George Sherrill | 57 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 4.73 | 58 |
| Jim Johnson | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.23 | 38 |
| Lance Cormier | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.02 | 46 |
| Randor Bierd | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 25 |
| Matt Albers | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.49 | 26 |
| Alberto Castillo | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 23 |
| Fernando Cabrera | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 31 |
| Rocky Cherry | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.35 | 15 |
| Greg Aquino | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.54 | 9 |
| Kam Mickolio | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 8 |
| Bob McCrory | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 | 5 |
| Jim Miller | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.17 | 8 |
| Ryan Bukvich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
| Alfredo Simón | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 |
Farm system
