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New Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Already Looks Like Major Steal

Zach Eflin has been a perfect fit for the Baltimore Orioles.

Aug 3, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Zach Eflin throws a pitch.

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It’s been nearly two weeks since the MLB Trade Deadline. Now that the dust has settled, several key trends have already started to emerge for the Baltimore Orioles.

On the one hand, it seems that Mike Elias might have made the bullpen worse rather than improving it, as Gregory Soto has been a complete disaster since coming over from the Philadelphia Phillies. On the other hand, he absolutely nailed the Eloy Jimenez and Zach Eflin trades, the latter of which already looks like a major coup.

The Orioles took a considerable risk by sending three prospects to the Tampa Bay Rays for Eflin on July 27 in a rare trade between division rivals. While Baltimore was criticized for not landing a true ace like Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell or Garrett Crochet, Eflin has proven to be a perfect addition to the team’s rotation.

In his first three starts with the Orioles, Eflin has gone 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA and a 17:2 K/BB ratio in 19 1/3 innings.

He’s delivered a win and a quality start in all three of his outings, providing some much-needed stability and effective innings to Baltimore’s injury-riddled rotation.

That includes Eflin’s gem against the Rays on Friday. He dominated his former team over seven shutout innings in his return to Tropicana Field, pitching his new team to a 4-1 victory and making the trade look even worse from Tampa Bay’s perspective.