If you’re grading the 2025 Baltimore Orioles on vibes alone, it felt like a year that never quite got out of the first gear. The rotation was a revolving door, the IL looked like a spring training roster, and every promising stretch seemed to be followed by another rough patch.
That’s how a good team can still deliver a season that feels, frankly, lost. But even in a muddled year, the sport has a way of revealing something useful, a piece you can carry forward. For Baltimore, that piece was a left-hander who arrived with questions and finished with answers.