Outlook Shane Baz
Shane Baz lines up for a two-start week as a solid mid-rotation option
Shane Baz has pitched effectively over his last 14 days, yielding a 2.65 ERA and 1.37 WHIP while racking up 15 strikeouts across 10.2 innings. The Orioles currently sit fourth in the AL East with a 50-53 record, keeping themselves in the thick of the wild-card race. Baz slots in securely as the number three starter in the Baltimore rotation, maintaining his regular turn despite a busy clubhouse that has seen several key players hit the injured list.
His recent stretch aligns reasonably well with our season projection of a 4.13 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 159 innings, though his strikeout rate of roughly 8.3 per nine innings suggests his recent hot run of punchouts is likely to experience some regression toward his baseline. Even so, our models view his underlying skills as stable enough to trust during another turn through the rotation.
Baz is slated for a two-start week, beginning with a road matchup against Boston where he faces Payton Tolle, who carries a 3.51 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. He will wrap up the week at home against Atlanta, squaring off against Reynaldo Lopez and his 4.08 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. Given his two-start volume and recent ratios, the verdict is to start him across all formats.
Updated 3 days ago
