Tuesday Bird Droppings: A former Oriole is attempting a comeback

Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Hey, remember Chris Tillman? The tall right-hander spent his entire 10-year MLB career with the Orioles after they acquired him as a prospect from the Mariners in the 2008 Erik Bedard heist. Tillman debuted in 2009, broke out in 2012, and was a mainstay atop the solid O’s rotations during their winning stretch from 2012-2016. Tillman, though, collapsed along with his team in 2018, going 1-5 with a 10.46 ERA in seven starts for the dreadful 115-loss team that cost Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter their jobs.

After the O’s released Tillman that July, he latched on with the Rangers organization, hoping to work his way back to the bigs. But a 10.00 ERA in four starts…