"I don't know that it needed to be Suarez specifically, but Orioles president of baseball operations and GM Mike Elias has thus far failed to add a front of the rotation starting pitcher. is probably good for 2 WAR and still has breakout potential. But (likely) better pitchers such as Suarez, Dylan Cease, , Framber Valdez, Michael King, MacKenzie Gore, and Freddy Peralta were available this winter and the Orioles didn't add any of them."
""I think we've put together a really strong rotation as it stands right now. We'll continue to look externally, if we can bolster this group in one way, shape or form. ... But I think that this rotation looks good." Elias could still boost the team by one or even two wins by signing , and Bob Nightengale of USA Today did name the Orioles as one of four suitors."
The Orioles did not sign available higher-end free-agent starters such as Ranger Suarez, Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez, Michael King, MacKenzie Gore, or Freddy Peralta. Mike Elias described the current rotation as strong and said the club will continue to look externally to bolster the group while acknowledging late signings can be tricky. FanGraphs projects the Orioles' rotation as 17th in MLB and lists five pitchers projected for 146 innings. Projections give Kyle Bradish about 3.1 WAR in 148 innings, while concerns remain about Aaron Eflin's recovery from lumbar microdiscectomy and whether several starters can reach projected workloads.
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