Grading the Orioles starters after the first trip through the rotation

The Orioles’ starting rotation was the topic of much conversation and concern leading into the 2025 season. After yesterday’s win vs the Red Sox, we’ve now seen each of the O’s first five starters make their debut in 2025. The results, as most expected, have been decidedly mixed. We’ve already seen a group of performances that include a starter throwing six innings of one-hit domination, another start failing to make it out of the 4th inning and yet another starter having to leave the game after four innings due to an apparent injury.

It’s important to remember that it is almost guaranteed that the current iteration of Baltimore’s rotation will not be O’s rotation for the full season.…