The Baltimore Orioles are going through it right now with injuries to their starting pitching unit.
Two of their rotation guys are already out for the year, and there is real concern that could be the case for Kyle Bradish after being placed on the IL with his second UCL sprain in the past 3-4 months.
Because of that, the Orioles are seen as a team who will be aggressively pursuing starting arms before the trade deadline, having already been linked to Jesus Luzardo and veterans like Tyler Anderson.
There is still plenty of time for Mike Elias and his front office to figure out exactly what they want, and need, to do going forward as there won’t be sellers who emerge until likely right before July 30, so in the meantime, he’s going to give his internal options a real opportunity to see what they can do.
The first player who got the call was Cade Povich.
Ranked as their No. 9 prospect, the 24-year-old was promoted to the MLB on June 6 where he was hit around in his debut, allowing six earned runs in 5.1 innings of work.
However, the coaching staff was impressed with what they saw, and Povich backed up that confidence in his second start where he threw six scoreless innings and only allowed five hits while striking out six batters.
As a third round pick in the 2021 draft by the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore traded for him in August 2022 in a deal that netted them Yennier Cano and two other pitchers, highlighting another strength of this organization by evaluating outside talent and getting them into their pipeline.
