There haven’t been many good stories surrounding the Orioles since the franchise crashed in 2018. But the bullpen this season has been one of them.
Tanner Scott is one of the most lethal arms in the game. No one knows how Cesar Valdez gets the job done in the closer spot, but he does. Adam Plutko has been a gift. Paul Fry has been as steady as they get.
And let’s not forget Dillon Tate. It took a while for him to arrive, but all indications are that the 27-year-old has.
Tate hasn’t put up the kind of blow-you-away numbers that relievers like Josh Hader in Milwaukee and Matt Barnes in Boston have, but he’s clearly become an asset in that bullpen - one that, with Dean Kremer and Bruce Zimmermann and Jorge Lopez struggling from the get-go, has had to be great in order for the Orioles to flirt with .