Asher Wojciechowski delivered some strong starts for the Orioles in 2019. Tom Eshelman, meanwhile, scuffled through the season.
In 2020, however, the roles were basically reversed.
Eshelman was the better-than-expected pitcher for a better-than-expected Orioles team. And Wojciechowski was the one who just couldn’t find a rhythm in this COVID-shortened summer.
There was a need for someone — anyone — on the Orioles’ pitching staff to step up this year, particularly after Dylan Bundy and his 161.2 innings departed to join the Angels, and Eshelman surprised a lot of fans by picking up some of the slack.