Just looking for alternatives.
Burnes, GRod and Kremer look solid as starters. Wells and Irvin are searching for their effectiveness. Maybe they will find it and maybe they will not.
Means and Bradish are rehabbing. One or both may be helpful in the rotation at some point. But what if one or both are not.
Povich is doing well at AAA but Elias would probably want him to master AAA before he is called up. Maybe another 10-12 starts of continuous good performance.
So I am thinking about Akin. In 2022 he had a 3rd pitch. A change up. Its was not a great pitch but did give batters something else to think about. Akin is pitching well. The last outing he went 2 innings. Could the O's stretch him to 3 innings in relief? Then 4 innings? Then starting?
I know there are trade possibilities but this is just something else to think about.
Just questioning the possibilities. What do you think?