We've all been there. Sometimes you get in a funk and feel like you're never going to get out of it. Everything you do seems to just backfire as you sink deeper and deeper into the abyss. That's exactly what was going on with Baltimore Orioles pitching prospect Luis De León.
Signed out of the Dominican Republic for just $30,000, back in 2021, De León didn't come with particularly high expectations. He debuted as a 19-year-old in the Dominican Summer League and posted a 5.14 ERA in 28 innings. Still, his 14.46 K/9 was tantalizing enough for Baltimore to keep him around and see what he could do.