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Obviously he’s not this good, but he’s in a groove now and needs to stay in the rotation. It’s fun to watch him work when he’s locating his stuff well.
I wasn't sure how good O'Hearn would be this year and if anything he's even better. His OPS is up over 120 points and strikeout rate has declined from 32% to 10%.
Watching that vs. his last couple of outings was like night and day. The O’s need to go out of their way to keep Kimbrel fresh. As I said earlier, no more than 5 outings every two weeks. If that means someone else needs to close some tight games, so be it.