No one outside of the Camden Yards warehouse expected the Orioles’ bullpen to excel in the fashion that they did in 2022. Just before Opening Day, the front office traded away two of the more established arms in their relief corps, sending Tanner Scott and Cole Sulser to the Marlins. What remained was a relatively unproven crew that would evolve as the summer progressed.
A common archetype within that unit was the minor league veteran that had enjoyed a cup or two of big league coffee but struggled to stick. Perhaps no one pitcher embodied that cliché better than Joey Krehbiel.