Mike Elias and the front office should enter this offseason motivated to make a true splash in free agency. The Orioles need to bolster the roster to have a real chance of competing in the AL East. Baltimore will look to sign players that can help the club return to the postseason, but what happens after they get there?

If the Orioles make the playoffs next season, who takes the ball in Game 1? Kyle Bradish established himself as one of the league’s best with a Top 5 finish in the Cy Young vote back in 2023, but he missed a majority of the 2024 and 2025 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

Trevor Rogers received Cy Young votes after a dominant return this season. The lefty pitched to a 9-3 record, 1.81 ERA, 0.903 WHIP and 5.5 bWAR over 18 starts. That’s top of the rotation stuff

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