Aside from John Means, who has been spectacular this season, the Orioles starting pitching has been wildly inconsistent. After the O’s ace, there’s 28-year-old right-hander Jorge Lopez, and then a parade of young starting pitchers familiar with going from the majors one day down to the minors the next.
A former second-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011, Jorge Lopez was claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals on August 9 last year. After bouncing between the O’s rotation and bullpen the previous summer, Lopez earned a spot in this year’s rotation out of spring training, which was a good thing considering he’s out of options.