The Baltimore Orioles conundrum is one that is never-ending. The club needs starting pitching. Good starting pitching. If they're to have any hope of fending off their AL East rivals, they can't settle for half measures.
That is something that has come at an ever-increasing cost, as the scarcity of true front-line starters has led to an explosion in the marketplace most normal offseasons. That has always given Mike Elias pause. The front office leader hasn't had an issue ponying up big money, offering a whopping $45 million AAV to Corbin Burnes last winter, but the years required to get a deal done have always been a sticking point.