Before the Orioles shook up their offseason by trading starter Yovani Gallardo for outfielder Seth Smith, they had both too many and not enough starting pitchers. The Gallardo trade solves the too many problem, but the O’s still need to find a way to improve the depth that’s available to them for the upcoming season.
The line that’s been repeated for a while from the mainstream Orioles writers has been something about having six starters for five spots. This was often said in such a way that it should seem to be enviable.