PT TOMORROW: AL East—No easy answers for BAL rotation

Baltimore Orioles

While another option or two may still arrive before the offseason ends, the Orioles would seem to have few easy answers in the starting rotation behind Dylan Bundy (RHP, BAL) and Kevin Gausman (RHP, BAL).

Gone are Wade Miley (LHP, FA) and Ubaldo Jiménez (RHP, FA), and Baltimore seems to be putting a fair amount of stock in Miguel Castro (RHP, BAL) claiming a rotation spot in spring training.

As detailed in the Baseball Forecaster, that may not be the safest bet. Pitching mostly in relief (one start), Castro posted some decent-looking surface stats in 66 IP with the help of a 23% hit rate. With a fastball that averages 96 mph, Castro would seem to have the raw material to succeed at the major league level. But a 1.4...

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