Whenever Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette spoke during the offseason about the pitching staff that many thought needed to be upgraded, he fell back on the strengths of the team outside the rotation.
Through nearly one-fifth of the season, with the starting rotation returning home from a brief road trip in the midst of one of its best stretches in recent memory, Duquette revisited that familiar refrain in explaining why that group has been successful to this point.
“Well, let’s see,” he said. “We have a good defensive club, the bullpen is strong, and we have pretty good depth and power in our lineup.