O's Pitchers and Catchers Report

Today marks the day in which pitchers and catchers report for the O's. I'm pretty optimistic about our young arms coming into this season. They did nothing but impress under Buck towards the end of the season and I have confidence that they can continue that upward trend.

Under Showalter the starting pitching stats:

• Arrieta - 8 starts, 5.96 IP/start, 3.78 ERA, 5.10 K/9IP, 2.60 BB/9IP, 63% QS

• Bergesen - 11 starts, 6.82 IP/start, 2.88 ERA, 4.92 K/9IP, 2.52 BB/9IP, 64% QS

• Guthrie - 11 starts, 7.03 IP/start, 3.14 ERA, 5.47 K/9IP, 1.63 BB/9IP, 64% QS

• Matusz - 11 starts, 5.64 IP/start, 2.18 ERA, 7.55 K/9IP, 2.32 BB/9IP, 73% QS

• Tillman - 5 starts, 5.73 IP/start, 4.08 ERA, 5.97 K/9IP, 5.65 BB/9IP, 40% QS

  With Buck at the helm the O's went 34-23, second best record only behind the Twins from the point in which Buck took over.

It is obvious that the Orioles lineup is going to be good this year, the major question facing the O's is the pitching. Will the young guns be able to step up and can the bullpen hold leads? This season will be fun to watch.

Go O's!