While there is still plenty of hope when it comes to the Baltimore Orioles signing a frontline starter (which is basically Framber Valdez or bust now), there are signs that that pursuit is not going as well as fans hoped. Not only have most of the better starters signed elsewhere after the Orioles proclaimed their desire for rotation help, but Baltimore traded for Shane Baz, which took some of the urgency out of the search. Combine that with their rumored interest in Justin Verlander, and you have a recipe for disappointment.
Look, Verlander is going to be a Hall of Famer one day, and that has been well-earned, and he would be a great asset in the clubhouse for what is still a very young Orioles team.