Unless the Orioles act to significantly improve their starting rotation, there’s little point in spending much energy pretending that they have any hope of competing in the 2018 season. They are going to have to find that help from the outside, probably in the form of free agent pitchers. According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi this weekend, the Orioles have interest in two of the second-tier free agents available: Alex Cobb and Lance Lynn.
Once you get past Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta, those are the next two best starting pitchers who will be available on the market.