AL No. 2 Wild Card (Tie): Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles has some starting rotation depth issues but has a real ace atop the rotation. So, if the Dodgers do have to resort to the NL Wild Card Game, they have a better than average chance to advance. The Orioles aren’t quite so lucky.
Who do you fear in this rotation? Which Baltimore pitcher can tell his teammates “Relax guys, I got this?”
Chris Tillman has been the ace in recent years. But he’s having an abysmal season. Dylan Bundy has had a great season. But he’s never thrown more than 109.2 innings in an MLB season. Is he really the guy that the Orioles can depend on through the dog days of summer and into the postseason?
Baltimore is going to have a hard enough time making the playoffs. But to enjoy any success once there, the O’s are going to have to take a chance and bolster the front end of their rotation.
Otherwise, they won’t be playing much (if any) postseason baseball.