Saturday Bird Droppings: Picking up the pieces

Mike Lang / USA TODAY NETWORKGood Morning, Birdland!

Well, what was supposed to be an exciting week turned into a huge bummer pretty quickly. Kyle Bradish is definitely starting the year on the IL, and John Means admitted on Friday that he’s likely to do the same. The difference is that Means expects to be back in April while Bradish will need a bit longer. The lack of specifics on the righty is alarming, although unsurprising.

Mark laid out the current state of the Orioles rotation yesterday. Turns out, it’s not an absolute disaster or anything. These aren’t the Matt Harvey-era Orioles after all. But it is certainly disappointing compared to where we thought things were headed just a couple…