Manager Buck Showalter hasn't revealed the long-term plans this season for Orioles prospect Kevin Gausman, MASNSports.com reports. Gausman is in the bullpen.
"I like having Kevin in our organization, period," Showalter said. "He was talking to Rick (Adair) today about his experience in the bullpen and how, obviously, he hopes to be a quality starter for us, but how much it's helped him, he thought, seeing the game from that angle. Of course, as we all know, that's how it used to be done. Guys cut their teeth in the bullpen, worked their way into something else. But it's been a little bit of a necessity thing because we really have no long arm right-hander and we have back-to-back left-handed starters."
It sounds like the Orioles could demote Gausman to allow him to start every fifth day if the team's other starters get deeper into games more consistently.
"There's so many things that branch off the depth you get with your starting pitching," Showalter said.