Three guys penciled in as SP at some point this season have not made a single appearance, a fourth, Zach Eflin, been on IL twice and is now done for the season along with closer, Felix Bautista. Charley Morton’s season start was A.W.F.U.L. and he was traded. In fact, they traded anyone with perceived value for P and other castoffs who may be part of offseason deals.
Pitching isn’t the only issue. Gunnar Henderson was injured and missed the first month of the season. Jordan Westburg had recurring problems with a wrist broken last season, then had a round with a hamstring. Colton Cowser broke a wrist sliding into 1B then concussed himself crashing into the OF. Heston Kjerstad was beaned last year and has regressed from an already weak start to his ML career.
Ryan Mountcastle missed 2+ months with a hamstring. Tyler O’Neill is as familiar with the O’s IL as all of the other teams he’s been hurt for. Adley Rutschman missed time with a back problem. The guy they signed to back him up, Gary Sanchez, is on the IL and done as an Oriole. I know I’m missing someone or three.
Since the trade line, they have not started an OF I’d ever heard of .. no joke. I knew of one of their three “passing thru” C while both Rutschman and Sanchez were out at the same time.
Truly need a scorecard .. numbers in the 60-80 range are not uncommon. “Nobodies” is a perfect descriptor.