Baltimore needs more pitching at the major league level, especially of the starting variety. And highly-touted right-handed pitcher Michael Baumann is one of several prospects in play for a 40-man roster spot in advance of the November 20 deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft.
Of the seven pitchers currently on the 40-man roster who started games for the O’s in 2020, Alex Cobb and John Means are the only two who reached double-digit starts. Keegan Akin and Jorge Lopez each had six starts, Dean Kremer and Thomas Eshelman each had four, and Bruce Zimmermann had one.