Orioles offseason wish list: Max Fried

For the rest of 2024, Camden Chat staff will be profiling assorted free agents, trade targets, and other potential offseason moves that could address needs for next year’s roster.

It was a tale of two halves for the Orioles this season. There was the disappearing act of Adley Rutschman’s offense, the non-impact of trade deadline acquisitions like Eloy Jiménez, Austin Slater, and Cristian Pache (him?), and lots of struggles with RISP up and down the lineup.

But above all, there were pitching injuries. At one point in August, the O’s were down eight pitchers, including five starters. A competent 3.70 first-half ERA swelled to 4.30 in the second. The bullpen stumbled, with a 4.81 second-half…