New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone gives his thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles.

The Baltimore Orioles established themselves as one of the best teams in baseball in 2023. A quick rebuild has the Orioles as a team that can win a World Series this season, despite how young their roster is.

Doing so won’t be an easy task. The New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be in the mix to win the American League East, but after last season, the division runs through Baltimore.

Many believe that the American League East is the best division in baseball and that’s tough to argue when all teams are healthy.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone recognizes that and spoke about the challenge that awaits his team, according to Greg Joyce of the New York Post:

“I think they’ll be really good again.”

The signs are there for the Orioles to be one of the top teams in baseball again. With the addition of Corbin Burnes and Jackson Holliday’s potential debut, they added to what was already an impressive roster.

“Looking forward to that challenge. Obviously, they’ve come fully out of their rebuild and established a really good young core of players. It’s the American League East. You always look forward to going up against the best, but certainly they are formidable.”

Boone’s comments show a clear respect for them.

As Baltimore heads into the 2024 season, expectations are at an all-time high. While that can be difficult for young teams, they proved last season that pressure won’t get to them.

Winning a series in the postseason will be their next goal after being swept in the ALDS by the Texas Rangers last year. Anything less than a postseason series win would be looked at as a disappointment given what they should last season.

The Orioles have earned those types of expectations and now it’s time to fulfill them.