The Orioles’ search for starting pitching has been well documented this offseason. Well, the potential candidates have been documented. The Orioles have taken a tight-lipped approach to free agency, and that’s okay. Baltimore pays Mike Elias to assemble a winning group for the actual season, not to entertain fans around the holidays.
The Orioles could improve the rotation via free agency or a potential trade, but one thing remains clear—Baltimore has room for more than one new starting pitcher.
Ross Stripling ranks outside the top 20 available free agents this season. He’s not Justin Verlander or Jacob deGrom, and he falls below pitchers like Nathan Eovaldi and Jameson Taillon.