There's not much Hyun Jin Ryu could've done on Tuesday night to make it clear that he was ready to make a significant contribution to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023.
One start isn't enough to definitively say what a pitcher has to offer, but it can give some indication into which way the winds are blowing. Ryu's outing against the Baltimore Orioles looked an awful lot like his six starts in 2022 prior to his Tommy John surgery — work that resulted in a 5.67 ERA with a 5.21 xERA to match.