had a clear goal ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline; they wanted to upgrade their pitching staff as much as possible.
Luckily, they were able to strike a deal for some help within the American League East. In a trade with theTo land him, the versatile Mac Horvath, right-handed pitcher Jackson Baumeister and outfielder Matthew Etzel were packaged. It turns out, the advanced stat was onto something. Since being acquired by Baltimore, Eflin has looked the part of a staff ace.
Originally, the Orioles received an A for their grade. About five weeks since the deadline, that grade remains as strong as ever in the opinion of“Baltimore's already injury-depleted rotation got quite the scare when Eflin landed on the IL in mid-August with shoulder inflammation, but he returned as good as new on Sept. 1 for his fifth consecutive quality start since landing in Baltimore.