This could be the most important period of David Hess’s baseball career. After dominating Triple-A in six starts this season, he earned a promotion to Baltimore this May to take over Chris Tillman’s spot in the Orioles starting rotation. Hess had early success, delivering four “quality starts” in his first five trips to the mound. Since then, he has struggled, allowing 15 runs over his last 12 innings, including a tough outing against the Braves on Sunday. How he responds to these recent struggles will go a long way towards determining what his role on this Orioles team will be in the future.
David Hess is struggling, but he deserves to remain in the Orioles rotation
