{"id":610614,"date":"2026-03-06T23:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/610614\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:07:30","slug":"chris-bassitts-claim-about-baltimores-pitching-will-catch-al-east-rivals-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/610614\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Bassitt&#8217;s claim about Baltimore&#8217;s pitching will catch AL East rivals&#8217; attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In mid-February, right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/players\/a7890913\/chris-bassitt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Bassitt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/baltimore-orioles\/orioles-news-chris-bassitt-agrees-18-5-million-contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed an $18.5 million contract<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/baltimore-orioles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/baltimore-orioles\/orioles-news-pitcher-chris-bassitt-reveals-pete-alonso-reasoning-signing-with-baltimore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">major admitted factor in his move<\/a> from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Orioles was Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there hasn&#8217;t been much talk about the Orioles&#8217; pitching staff as a whole. However, Bassitt is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeDRill\/status\/2030002995773964650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">gearing everyone up<\/a> for a surprise this season, per Jake Rill of MLB.com. Overall, Bassitt says he expects the rotation to come out and let their game speak for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we&#8217;re very underrated. \u2026 I&#8217;m not going to get too excited about it, just because I don&#8217;t want to make no headlines. I would rather be a stealth bomber, so to speak, and not have anybody talk about us and just surprise people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Bassitt finished with an 11-9 record, 3.96 ERA, and 166 strikeouts with the Blue Jays. During the playoffs, Bassitt pitched in seven games and came away with 10 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays went on to make it all the way to the World Series, <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-starting-world-series-game-7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coming up short in a seven-game series<\/a> to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Orioles are coming off a season in which they finished last in the American League East at 75-87.<\/p>\n<p>As a veteran, Bassitt joins a rotation that includes a solid core of Shane Baz, Zach Eflin, Dean Kremer, Trevor Rogers, and Kyle Bradish.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Bassitt is looking to redeem himself after <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/blue-jays-news-toronto-loses-chris-bassitt-il-playoffs-draw-near\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an injury-plagued late-2025 season<\/a>. In 2021, he was an American League All-Star, and in 2023, he co-led the AL in wins with 16 alongside Eflin.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, Bassitt has an 83\u201365 record, 3.64 ERA, and 1,191 strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In mid-February, right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt signed an $18.5 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles. 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