Baltimore Orioles: Andrew Cashner improves the rotation

On Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles signed RHP, Andrew Cashner. While this signing doesn’t blow anybody away, he should improve a rotation that regularly struggled in 2017.

Stating that they regularly struggled couldn’t be any more spot-on. The Baltimore Orioles had a rough season last year, finishing last in the American League East, and tied with the Oakland Athletics for the third-worst record in the league.

Defined by a starting rotation that used 11 different pitchers and finished with a 5.70 ERA in 846 innings, last year was the most miserable performance by the starting rotation in franchise history. By contrast, the World Champion Houston Astros used the same amount of pitchers. But,…