masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgWhen looking ahead to the 2010 season, it seems the O’s have four starting pitchers pretty set in their rotation with Jeremy Guthrie, Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman.

That would leave the O’s needing to add just one starter to the rotation. But O’s president Andy MacPhail isn’t ready to say that just yet.

“I would say we are in far better (rotation) shape than we have been in years past because of those four. But they are not necessarily assured of anything. We could…When looking ahead to the 2010 season, it seems the O’s have four starting pitchers pretty set in their rotation with Jeremy Guthrie, Brad Bergesen, Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman.

That would leave the O’s needing to add just one starter to the rotation. But O’s president Andy MacPhail isn’t ready to say that just yet.

“I would say we are in far better (rotation) shape than we have been in years past because of those four. But they are not necessarily assured of anything. We could potentially via trade or free agency add more than one (pitcher).