Ranking The Orioles Rotation From Most Trustworthy To Least
Ranking The Orioles Rotation From Most Trustworthy To Least
The rotation has been a pleasant surprise, led by a shocking starter who has been their best and most consistent Jason La Canfora|
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Baltimore OriolesThe Orioles’ starting rotation is incredibly limited, lacking a true ace and with their best pitcher still dealing with ramifications of an unnecessarily delayed elbow surgery and their aging innings eaters already a lost cause.
So for this to be the strength of this baseball team, somehow, as we head to July is simply another damning indictment of the people who built this roster again. It’s shameful, honestly, but true. And it explains a lot about why Baltimore has bene terrible for two years and is teetering on going back to a season’s low eight below .500 potentially this week while hosting a frisky White Sox team that has passed them by in two years after being maybe the worst team in MLB history.
For while this group has been stellar in June, they aren’t going to rack up huge strikeout totals and most don’t pitch that deep that often and they simply have limitations. But compare to an overhyped lineup and a bullpen that was always going to be horrible, it’s the one thing you can feel good about, kinda, with the 2026 Orioles.
Of course, atrocious fielding undermines this group too, and lags on them and brings them down. But that’s what Mike Elias does in nine years running baseball operations into the ground here, and that’s The Elias Way.
It’s as good a time as any to take stock of what’s left of the rotation – with Zach Eflin done for the season and Chris Bassitt in no threat on pitching again soon and Dean Kremer still coming back from long-term injury. Here’s where they rank:
Brandon Young
We told you weeks ago that we buy the fastball profile and how they play off one another. Young hasn’t been scared or timid and he has been their most consistent starter and it hasn’t been close. He might be their lone All Star. He regularly pitches deep into games. His 3.11 ERA is far and away best among their starters and his 1.30 WHIP is tops as well.
He doesn’t have the staff to be a frontline guy, but he maximizes what he has and much like Trevor Rogers run from last year, ride it as long as you can. If he sticks around and profiles the way a guy like Kremer has in his tenure here – stretches of sub three production but basically a league average starter – that would be the biggest homegrown pitching win of the entire Elias era. I don’t think he is going to fall off a cliff in the second half.
Trevor Rogers
He’s a mid-rotation guy. Last year was a mirage. Deserves a lot of credit for putting himself back together because he was shattered in May and he knew it and the Orioles knew it while they tried to pretend he was “close.’ Rogers said again after his last stellar outing that he’d lost his confidence, which has been an issue in the past, too.
I don’t think his fastball is going to play this well forever, especially up in the zone. But he’s the second most trustworthy right now, I believe, If he can feature the fastball to then re-establish the change over multiple outings he could go on another crazy run.
Shane Baz
He is going to tease. Consistency always eludes him and if the Rays couldn’t fix him – HYPER EXTRA TRADE – the O’s sure as hell are not. Too many meatballs and too much hard contact. He cannot avoid the big inning – basically allows on average three runs or more in an inning once a start – and the league is slugging .462 off his fastball.
He is in the bottom 33 percent of all MLB pitchers in just about every meaningful metric there is (peep his baseballsavant.com if you dare). He can look filthy here or there but nearly often enough. Expect a second half just like the first.
Kyle Bradish
The innings situation better be freaking them out in The Warehouse. He is now well over twice the innings he posted from 2024-2025. A six-man rotation when Kremer comes back makes all the sense in the world. Trying to get 180 innings out of him would seem to be too silly even for Elias, but then again you never know.
Color me significantly concerned the Orioles handle this with care.
Trey Gibson
This is a lost season. Let this kid pitch. We are starting to see some of the swing-and-miss than helped him make a name in the minors show up. His command is a major problem; kid can’t throw strikes 60 percent of the time. He has a lot to prove. But there is some interest stuff in there as well and with Elias failing to ever establish a homegrown starter this deep in his brutal tenure, they need to give Gibson a runway both in starts and in this rotation.
I’m far from convinced this isn’t a bullpen arm when its all said and done but they need to commit to him (or a Nestor German or another prospect like that) at the backend of this rotation.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
