Every handful of years, the Orioles seem to have a new group of pitching prospects — the “cavalry” if you will — that is touted as the ball club’s bright, shining future. But as the seasons have borne out, the Orioles haven’t been able to develop and maintain any top of the rotation candidates over a prolonged period.
But the team has a newfound emphasis on analytics with GM Mike Elias running the show, and there’s another bunch of up-and-coming pitchers, several of whom have broken into the majors in the past season. And still there are others working their way up the organizational ladder as we speak.