Heading into the offseason, virtually every Baltimore Orioles fan is hoping that Mike Elias and the Orioles front office make a real effort to build a competitive pitching staff. Injuries to key players like Grayson Rodriguez have taken a toll, but most of Baltimore's pitching inadequacy is self-inflicted. The Corbin Burnes trade was a nice short-term fix, and Trevor Rogers has been great, but the rest of the Orioles' moves for pitching have felt uninspired and/or cheap.
However, the perception of Baltimore's current pitching staff going forward is not universally negative. In fact, Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson seems to think that, health permitting, the Orioles' pitching staff is in a great position for 2026.