It’s a bad look for a pitching prospect when a major-league team as desperate for reinforcements as the Orioles were this season casts a glance down at Triple-A and concludes there’s nobody to put much trust in. That was Chayce McDermott this year, for whom injuries limited his effectiveness and cast doubt on his potential.

The 27-year-old began the year on the IL due to a right lat strain and went on to post a 6.21 ERA for Triple-A Norfolk over 25 games (10 starts) after that. He made only four big league appearances (one start) this season, and they weren’t good: he ended up with 15.58 ERA, with 12 hits allowed in 8.2 innings. After initially being used as a starter, it’s worth noting that his last ten appearances for Norfolk were in relief, where the team seems to think he’ll stick goi

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