The Orioles current crop of big league starting options is not especially deep. Sure, John Means is pitching like a Cy Young candidate, but he’s backed up by reclamation projects and inexperienced hurlers that the Orioles’ brass is simply hoping can make it through an entire season.
For that reason it has been a bit frustrating to see the Orioles lack creativity with their approach to pitching so far this season. Instead of trying something new, they simply allow guys like Jorge López and Matt Harvey to flame out in the fourth or fifth inning time after time.