There are some crazy good closer stats this year

Yeah I Googled Sasaki and I still have no idea on that reference

I don't mean to spout off, but this is a spectacular failure on the part of the Orioles. He had all of that pressure AND they pulled the plug after 3 weeks. Of course he will come back, hopefully better than ever, and we will all forget about this, but to me, it just feels like they've mishandled him so far this year. Which is unusual given their recent track record.

Isn’t the fact that they’re all at about the same level the reason why it’s a dilemma?   If a couple of guys were clearly a cut above the others, the dilemma wouldn’t exist.    That said, Kremer, Irvin and Suarez all had good turns in the rotation the last time through.   There’s no huge rush to move anyone out of the rotation IMO.  

I think my question was clumsy, although I did have a disclaimer at the bottom, which several guys ignored. Oh well. I suggested that taking one instead of the other would have been a valid pic, but I meant to suggest that Gunnar would have been a good 1-1, and that we made a steal. I shouldn’t have phrased it in “either or” scenario. I should’ve just compared gunners first two years with the last 20 or so 1-1 picks. Which I will now do…

I think speaking in generalities that's definitely true. I'm sure Corn would argue that we have no proof that the Orioles aren't still the 2006 Orioles so Rutschman's case might be different.

The two pitchers before him threw 3.0 IP each.  Then he threw 1.0 IP.  The guy who came in after him let two inherited runs score.  It's a mess.