Zach Britton Demoted By Orioles To Double-A

The 23-year-old Britton began the year strong, with a 2.14 ERA through his first nine starts. Since then, though, he’s made another nine starts, with a 6.55 ERA and a strike rate below 60%. Friday was obviously his worst start of the season, but it wasn’t the only time he struggled, so now the Orioles are going to give him a bit of a breather. As Kubatko says, it isn’t expected that Britton will be in the minors for long, but this’ll be a chance for him to slow down and get things figured out.