I think with the volatility of pitching there are no better years anymore. You can argue that parts of the team could be better in a year or two.
I hope the Orioles are like Atlanta and get to the playoffs many times. Then see what happens. When the Cardinals won their 2 titles under LaRussa it wasn’t the two best teams he had.
Next year they could be without Burnes and Bradish. Then if anything happens to GRod they are absolutely screwed. They don’t need to trade the farm for a TOR starter this year but they could trade for a SP like Kikuchi/Fedde that is a fine 3/4 and better than Kremer/Irvin. Then trade for at least 1 RP (if not 2) that is a pending FA (like Garcia) or someone with control (like Nardi). So they can definitely upgrade and “go for it” this year without selling the farm or their top prospects.
Yeah. Nothing is going to happen for awhile. 8-12 teams probably have no idea what they are going to do.
Biggest hope is health of Burnes and Grod. Losing Bradish is huge but we can overcome it.
I always thought that next year and the year after were maybe better chances to win a WS than this year was, so I really hope they don't trade the farm away. Of course, the problem with that is Burnes imo is pretty sure to leave and we would be right back where we were looking for a TOR starter. Even knowing that, I think I still prefer staying the course for better or worse this season.
An under the radar guy for me is Sandoval with LAA. No he’s not a top of the rotation guy but has been good in past and this year looks to be a little unlucky.
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