We asked readers if the Orioles will sign or trade for a No. 1 starting pitcher this offseason. Baltimore and president of baseball operations Mike Elias made a big splash at the winter meetings this week by signing slugger Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million deal but has yet to acquire a top-of-the-rotation arm.
Here are the results from our online poll:
- Yes — 59% (152 votes)
- No — 41% (104 votes)
Here’s what some fans said about the Orioles’ offseason (answers have been edited for clarity and grammar):
They won’t. They’ll sign somebody and sell the fans that he is a No. 1 but it will be more like an above-average guy. — Wayne Schwanke
Sign Alonso. Sign Framber [Valdez]. Trade Mounty and Kjerstad and Povich for [Tarik] Skubal. Maybe even [Luis] Arráez? Make moves like it’s 1966. — John Weigel
No, they will get a No. 4 starter. — TO Junior
If it’s anything like the past few years, they will sign a No. 1 starter who was a No. 1 in 1985. — Mitchell Heyman
Sounds like the O’s should have overpaid for [Dylan] Cease. — Danny Bacon
No, too cheap. — Rusty Gardner
Umm, I’ll take one Mr. Skubal, please. — greg.sprouse on Instagram
Sign Valdez, trade for a guy like [MacKenzie] Gore using [Coby] Mayo as a trade chip. — dylanhealey9 on Instagram
Elias drafts well but has never been able to put together a major league roster. After the ’23 and ’24 season the team was on the brink of being special but somehow, he managed to screw it up. — Dan
The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll. To see results from previous sports polls, go to baltimoresun.com/sportspoll
