2 players the Baltimore Orioles should ditch before the All-Star Break

Oh, Bryan Baker… talk about a roller coaster of a 2022 campaign for this right-handed hurler. What started so well on Opening Weekend, has turned into a dumpster fire of epic proportions. Let’s back up a moment, because it’s not all bad.

Bake has been a loyal contributor to the team wherever he can. Twice so far he has started in a “bullpen” game, and once that worked out well. Since that showing in Saint Louis, however, things have been on a continual slide.

On four different occasions Bake allowed two or more runs in an inning or less. Bryan Baker has the second highest ERA on the Baltimore Orioles, and not a single point towards any of it getting better. Unless, of course, you count his sweet stache which is surly due to the new Top Gun movie. Can you blame him?

2 players the Baltimore Orioles should ditch before the All-Star Break

The Baltimore Orioles bullpen started out the year as one of the best, and they are still doing really well… well besides Baker, of course. Besides the O’s newest bullpen member, Austin Voth, there’s not a single member of the pen within 2.00 of Baker’s ERA.

We’ve already seen that the bullpen can be upgraded from the Triple-A level, ala Nick Vespi, and that is what needs to happen again. Cole Uliva, Marcos Diplan, and hey, even DL Hall could be good call-ups from the minors and fill the gap. Hall is currently starting, but with his arm strength, could be a solid ringer from the pen. Sorry, Bryan Baker, you have to go — maybe for good.