Brian Matusz never really wanted to be the Brian Matusz Orioles fans have watched come out of the bullpen as a situational left-hander for the past 3 1/2 seasons.
He came out of the University of San Diego as the top pitcher in the 2008 amateur draft, was the Orioles top pick (4th overall) and moved quickly into the major league starting rotation.
Maybe too quickly.
For part of 2009 and all of 2010 he looked like he was on track to develop into a top-flight starting pitcher, but his career took a dramatic downturn in 2011 (1-9, 10.