It is fair to say that the Baltimore Orioles' offseason did not live up to expectations coming into the 2025 season. Coming off back-to-back playoff appearances with a seemingly strong young core in place, one would have thought that Mike Elias and Co. would have worked harder to invest in this roster to take advantage of their competitive window. Instead, they only supplemented their ailing rotation with past-their-prime veterans and did little to reinforce the roster anywhere else. One of the moves that they did make was taking a gamble on Dylan Carlson.
Orioles’ offseason gamble is playing his way out of the big leagues altogether
