The offseason is finally behind us. Raise your hand you thought a 115-loss team would make just one “major” free agent signing, a starting pitcher who hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2017? Nate Karns won’t be the reason the Baltimore Orioles turn it around in 2019, but he does represent what the 2019 season is all about.
We won’t see Adam Jones, Manny Machado, or Jonathan Schoop in the lineup on Opening Day. Even Caleb Joseph has found a home elsewhere. The pitching staff is largely the same, but we’re talking about a pitching staff that was one of the worst in Major League Baseball.