Orioles made necessary rotation upgrade this week, signing Tomoyuki Sugano Transaction volume on Monday was US$13MM. This should be the first of many starting acquisitions. At this point in his career, Suganno will be a late-rotation player. O’s demand for A still exists.
Baltimore solved this problem via trade last winter. O’s gain control for one year corbyn burns for Joey Ortiz and DL Hall It’s GM Mike Elias’ boldest deal yet. Burns pitched as expected for the O’s, posting a 2.92 ERA in 32 regular season starts and finishing fifth in Cy Young voting. In his only postseason appearance, he pitched eight innings of one-run ball. Unfortunately, the team’s offense struggled down the stretch, scoring just one point total in two playoff games. The Royals swept them 1-0 and 2-1 respectively.
Burns is a free agent and Elias and his staff are looking for another top player. Where can they turn?
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