tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post3793282972683248816..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Get Well Soon, Chris TillmanJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-50041583493456775682017-03-28T00:38:01.135-04:002017-03-28T00:38:01.135-04:00I'm behind on my Orioles reading, but I just l...I'm behind on my Orioles reading, but I just left a comment on Orioles.com earlier about a related subject that somehow grew to a 1200-word essay. The Orioles were 2 games above .500 in games not started by Tillman last year. Given how little the rest of the team has changed, it's reasonable to believe the team will need at least a similar performance from the rotation to what they got last year. Given the Pythagorean record, it's pretty reasonable to believe they'll need to be better. But last year they had extremely good luck in terms of health, particularly from a pitching standpoint. Gausman should improve this year, particularly in terms of team record in his starts, but right now it looks like that's mostly just going to pick up some slack from Tillman's health issues. My concern is that while the Orioles have added some depth, none of these guys are good enough to avoid dropoff if/when the projected starters get hurt or underperform. Maybe Ynoa will finally emerge as a quality Major League starter, the rest of the options are basically swingman-caliber arms. Seems like they might be counting too heavily on a repeat of last year's very good fortune with the injury bug.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364443498899374049noreply@blogger.com