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Baltimore Orioles: Five inexpensive pitchers the Orioles should target

By Ben Palmer

Mar 30, 2016; Peoria, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Tyson Ross against the Seattle Mariners during a spring training game at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 30, 2016; Peoria, AZ, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Tyson Ross against the Seattle Mariners during a spring training game at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 23, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Doug Fister (58) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Astros starting pitcher Doug Fister (58) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Doug Fister – 12-13, 4.64 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 5.74 K/9

Another player with a kind of gross-looking stat line, Doug Fister will be entering his age-33 season next year. He’s two seasons removed from his 16-6, 2.41 ERA season with the Washington Nationals, so it’s not all that hard to imagine a comeback being possible for him.

Fister has never been a strikeout pitcher, he’s always been a groundball pitcher, and his groundball rate has steadily been declining since that year with the Nationals.

If Fister is able to get his groundballs back up, and bring down his hard hit rate, he could very easily get back to being a useful mid-rotation starter, and would likely be inexpensive.

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