The Baltimore Orioles might have thought rock bottom came weeks ago — turns out, they packed a shovel. As the losses pile up and ERAs inflate faster than ticket prices, pitching coach Drew French didn’t bother sugarcoating reality. With the New York Yankees looming and the Detroit Tigers already handing them a broom, the Orioles find themselves stuck in a nightmare of their own wildest making — and no one’s waking up.
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While this season has not been good for many teams, the Orioles are getting hit the worst. All their departments haven’t been up to the mark. And after their recent loss against the Detroit Tigers, the pitching coach, Drew French, had some words.
In an interview, French talked about how his pitchers have been struggling the full season and couldn’t find their rhythm. Drew French said, “Nobody in this clubhouse feels good about where we’re at. We haven’t done our part on the mound.”
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This has been the story of the Orioles this season. The starting rotation for them has been very expensive and has an ERA of 5.83 this season. In the 33 innings pitched by the starters, they have allowed 46 base runners and have struggled to stop traffic on the base. And in those innings, they have given a total of 21 runs.
But there is still a glimpse of hope for the Orioles.
Tomoyuki Sugano and Cade Povich have had a decent start to the season and some control over the mound. But the rest of the rotation? No stability. Their offense couldn’t get it together, too, as they have been averaging just 4 runs per game. With no stability in any part of a match, the Orioles are bound to struggle this season if they don’t improve.
So, if Sugano and Povich are the silver lining, the rest of the Orioles’ pitching staff seems to be one big, dark cloud. With bats colder than a Detroit winter and arms leaking runs like a broken faucet, Baltimore isn’t just losing games — they’re rewriting the manual on how to implode. If something drastic doesn’t change, the only race they’ll be winning this year is for next season’s top draft pick.
Orioles built a Ferrari offense but forgot to buy an engine
The Baltimore Orioles spent years assembling a lineup built to intimidate — sleek, powerful, and full of promise. But while the hood gleams and the tires shine, there’s one glaring issue: Nobody thought to check under the hood. As the offense hums and the rotation sputters, Baltimore is learning it the hard way that even a Ferrari isn’t going anywhere without a working engine.
The pitching department is the engine of any team, and if they don’t get going, that team is not going anywhere. This issue has become very persistent in the Orioles‘ setup. They have also let some of their best pitchers, like Jack Flaherty and Corbin Burnes, walk away.
The management has not done any planning for the injuries. They have shown a critical lack of rotation depth, despite the known volatility of pitcher health in MLB. But not all of this is on the players because their front office has not done much to improve the team. Despite having a new billionaire owner, David Rubenstein, the team has twice avoided spending big in the free-agent pitching market.
With ownership flush and ambition supposedly high, the Orioles have chosen to window-shop while the rest of the league builds race cars. At this point, Baltimore isn’t battling opponents — they’re battling their own negligence. Unless someone decides to finally invest under the hood, the Orioles’ Ferrari will stay parked firmly in mediocrity, admired for its shine but never respected for its speed.
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