If you had anything resembling hopes for something positive from the 2019 Orioles before the season began, it was probably a vague feeling that maybe there would be some players who, freed from the shackles of whatever poor instruction they were receiving previously, might look better. A big reason that the team lost 108 games is that there were not many players who were immediately able to do this.
David Hess and Gabriel Ynoa were two of Dan Duquette’s leftovers who fit into this group. Whether pitching out of the rotation or in relief, they were not any good at all, each a big contributor to the Orioles, as a team, giving up home runs at an almost unbelievable pace.