In a year to forget, Alex Cobb’s numbers have served as the perfect representation of the Orioles 2018 season. Not great, not good, but painfully inadequate.
Cobb is currently sitting at a 3-15 record, and holds a 5.31 ERA. While wins and losses may not be the best indicator of performance for guys like Mets starter Jacob deGrom, an earned run average over five is tough to ignore. And yet, Cobb has been the Orioles best pitcher this past month, and there are several reasons to think that may be the case moving forward.