The Orioles have trotted out some thin rotations during Mike Elias’s tenure. Baltimore never broke the bank for front-end starters in the John Angelos era, and the Birds were slow to develop talent capable of starting in the AL East.
Plenty of players helped the Orioles eclipse projections last season, but Kyle Bradish ranked at the top of the list. Nobody expected Bradish to emerge as a top-five Cy Young finalist that lifted the club every fifth day.
Baltimore’s deadline move for Jack Flaherty didn’t work out, but the offseason deal for Corbin Burnes changed the game.