Under Mike Elias, the Orioles are yet to invest major assets into big league pitching. Yes, they made the trade for Corbin Burnes heading into 2024, and they have ponied up some cash for one-year free agent deals, but those are relatively low stakes in the modern game.
Recent waiver claim Carson Ragsdale continued to make a strong impression with the Tides. Ragsdale limited Nashville to only three hits over 5.1 scoreless innings.
Chesapeake won a rain-shortened game, Delmarva won a walkoff, and Aberdeen won a slugfest. It was a game of missed opportunities for the Tides, who banged out 13 hits but went just 1-for-12 with men in scoring position and stranded 10 runners on base.
The Baltimore Orioles have been praised for their consistency at the top of drafts in recent years, but their front office has found diamonds in the rough as well.
When Keith Law of The Athletic was stacking up how to rank some Orioles’ minor league pitching prospects, one was standing out with his stuff and perhaps wound up higher on his top 20 team list than he might have thought when he began his evaluations.