Well, here we are again: yet another Orioles player review that begins with “what could have been.” If you’re reading this, you already know how Félix Bautista’s 2025 went, and you’re either here for catharsis or because misery loves company. Welcome, Birdland friend. Pull up a chair. We have tissues.

Remember 2023 Félix Bautista—the Mountain? The guy who made opposing hitters look like they were swinging pool noodles at bowling balls? That magnificent specimen who posted a 1.48 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 61 innings, turning the ninth inning into his personal kingdom where hope went to die? Yeah, we remember. We remember because we spent most of 2024 watching Craig Kimbrel instead, which is rather like replacing your Ferrari with a shopping cart that has one wobbly wheel and squeaks alarm

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