It is impossible to understate what a disaster the Orioles rotation was for the first month of the 2025 season. Injuries decimated the depth that the front office thought they had built up over the winter, and those that were healthy largely put together career-worst performances. It was brutal. Now in May, things have turned around in a significant way.
Over nine games this month, the unit’s ERA is a passable 4.11, while their 3.97 FIP is even rosier. In April, those numbers were 6.04 and 5.75, respectively. Make no mistake, they are still leaps and bounds away from the league’s elite.