Did you hear the one about the lefty with a 100 mph fastball and a devastating slider who somehow became a forgotten man in the Orioles bullpen?
You’d think a pitcher with that kind of arsenal would be one of the game’s great closers, stomping in from the bullpen to the screaming chants of 40,000 fans while hard rock blares from the stadium speakers.
That’s not quite how things have gone for Tanner Scott, whose maddening inconsistency has — so far— relegated him to middle relief duty in the majors.
The 2018 season was Scott’s first extended stint in the bigs after a two-game cup of coffee in 2017.