Welcome to the Hot Stove season! For the Baltimore Orioles, it’s sure to be another quiet offseason. ‘Tis the nature of a complete rebuild. Let’s just hope this year’s free agent additions prove to be more valuable than Nate Karns and Dan Straily. The bar is set about as low as physically possible, so that shouldn’t be difficult.
We know that the Orioles are going to prioritize bringing in a veteran middle infield option (whether that’s to replace Jonathan Villar or serve as a depth piece is TBD) and low-cost starting pitchers to compete for a rotation spot in spring training and, ideally, log 150-175 innings once the regular season arrives and help bridge the gap to better days.