The Orioles system features several talented pitchers that could potentially debut in 2026 but cannot be counted as a sure thing quite yet. Michael Forret, Trey Gibson, and Levi Wells make for an intriguing bunch, and Juaron Watts-Brown made an impression after coming over at the trade deadline.
If the Orioles’ 2026 season is anything like 2025, when they used 16 different starting pitchers, then they’re going to need an all-hands-on-deck approach to keeping their rotation afloat.
Tides pitching dominated the day in this one. Right-hander Levi Wells, in his fifth start at the Triple-A level, delivered his best outing yet. He worked six innings of one-hit, shutout ball.
This was a crazy one, as Norfolk climbed back from a 6-0 hole to tie it in the ninth before an unreliable Houston Roth sunk them in extra innings. It was a messy outing for Levi Wells, who allowed five runs in four innings on a pair of home runs.
Levi Wells struggled to find the strike zone in his Triple-A debut. Wells walked five batters and allowed a pair of runs in only 1.2 innings. Thaddeus Ward bailed out Wells with 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball.
Tyler Wells looked good in what we know will be his final tune-up before he rejoins the Orioles rotation next week. Despite taking the loss, he threw 90 pitches over 6.1 innings while allowing just two runs on six hits, one walk, and five strikeouts.
Tyler Wells turned in another decent rehab appearance with the Tides. The former Rule 5 pick allowed two earned runs on six hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out four, walked one, and threw 58 of 85 pitches for strikes.
The Baltimore Orioles are off to a rough start this year. They are severely underperforming and they are slowly falling into a hole that they might not be able to get out of.