Chris Tillman

You can make the argument that few players are more affected by the glut of top free-agent pitchers still available than Tillman, who isn’t yet 30 and was one of the American League’s more reliable hurlers before a disastrous 2017 (7.84 ERA in 24 games). He was sitting in the third tier of veteran starters when the offseason began. And while some in that group signed early (Doug Fister, Mike Fiers, Tyler Chatwood), just about every starter above that tier is still lingering. Since Tillman appears to be a one-year, make-good pitcher in 2018, the waiting game continues. He’ll get a big league deal, but when becomes nearly as big of a question as who signs him. The Orioles remain interested, but don’t seem to be particularly aggressive on Tillman (or anyone, for that matter). One team that previously showed interest in Tillman, the Minnesota Twins, have lost ace Ervin Santana to a finger injury that will probably sideline him through April. Perhaps their need for rotation help has increased in urgency.

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