Orioles urged to sign $56,000,000 ace by sportscaster

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The Baltimore Orioles have made a disappointing start to the 2025 MLB season, suffering four consecutive series losses. The latest was against the Arizona Diamondbacks after a 9-0 defeat in the series finale on Wednesday.

While the batters managed just four hits against the trio of Brandon Pfaadt, Jalen Beeks and Bryce Jarvis, Baltimore's pitching, which has been a concern this season, continued to struggle.

The Orioles' rotation has a steep ERA at 5.37 and received another blow after starter Zach Eflin was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a lat strain on Tuesday.

MLB broadcaster Chris Rose shared a potential solution for the team, urging them to sign 2022 National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara. The Miami Marlins ace is in the fourth year of his five-year, $56,000,000 extension, signed in 2021.

On the latest episode of "Baseball Today," Rose said (32:00 onwards):

"I know we say this for every team, but why don't they just go out and get Sandy Alcantara? You're the Orioles, and if you're real, you know you've made these tremendous strides. You had a 100-win season a couple of years ago, you have that place jumping. It feels like they're riding this wave of momentum and so many great kids."

Rose also argued that all the other big American League teams have made major moves this season, including the Toronto Blue Jays, who extended Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a blockbuster $500 million deal.

"There are other teams doing stuff. The Yankees did stuff. The Red Sox made a ton of moves, hell, even Toronto, when they took some big swings and missed. They still went out and added to their team."

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde not panicking after challenging start

While Orioles manager Brandon Hyde acknowledged his team's challenging start, he said he is not panicking after four series losses in a row.

“We’re not panicking in the clubhouse,” Hyde said. “We’ll have a hitters and pitchers meeting just like we do before every series after the off-day, and [we'll] remind them that they’re really good players and keep encouraging and staying positive. It’s important right now.”

The Orioles will look to arrest their slide when they host the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-game series at home starting Friday.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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