AL East: Rogers, others next up for BAL as Burnes departs

Baltimore Orioles

The free agency departure of Corbin Burnes left a significant hole at the top of Baltimore’s rotation and it remains to be seen whether the team will make any more rotation additions this offseason. The addition of Tomoyuki Sugano, who is considered a favorite to join Zach Eflin, Grayson Rodriguez, and Dean Kremer in the Opening Day rotation, solidified the team’s depth a bit. However, the O's still seem to be lacking top-end talent in the rotation and, given the dwindling options in free agency, may have to rely on several internal options vying for a role to take a step forward in performance.

2024 trade deadline acquisition Trevor Rogers is slated to compete for a role in Baltimore’s rotation as he tries to put...

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