After Chris Tillman's start on June 21 in Toronto, an outing that lasted only 1.1 innings while he allowed 6 earned runs and two home runs, the Orioles' ace had the sick, twisted pleasure of enjoying a 6.22 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and a 5-7 record.
His fastball command was bad. The skyhook curveball was bad. Execution was bad. Everything was bad.
The Twittersphere general managers began pondering the possibility of a Tillman DFA, completely unshaken by the 6'5 starter's streaky nature, whether that be in the positive or negative. Since that start against the Blue Jays, Tillman has rattled off five masterful outings, and has begun to look like the pitcher that was close to earning an offseason extension with the Orioles heading into 2015.