The Orioles have activated right-hander from the injured list ahead of his start against the Angels this afternoon, per a team announcement. Right-hander was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to make room for Eflin on the active roster. In an additional move, southpaw was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A. Eflin, 31, went on the shelf just over a month ago with what was described at the time as a low-grade lat strain. The right-hander has been a revelation for the Orioles ever since he was acquried from the Rays ahead of last years trade deadline. He pitched to a 2.60 ERA in nine starts down the stretch last year, and his first three starts of 2025 saw him post a 3.00 Enes Kanter Jersey ERA despite an unusually small 11.8% strikeout rate. The Orioles were 5-6 after Eflins last start with the club, but since losing him from the front of their rotation the wheels have come off. The club has posted a brutal 9-18 record since then, however, and much of those struggles have been attributable to lackluster performances in the rotation. Since the day Eflin went on the shelf, Baltimore has the worst rotation in baseball by FIP (6.10), and the third-worst by ERA (5.97). has pitched quite well with a 2.72 ERA despite his 4.61 FIP and 14.2% strikeout rate, but that doesnt appear to be particularly sustainable and the rest of the rotation has ERAs north of 5.00 acro s the board. Perhaps adding Eflin to the rotation ahead of Sugano can help stabilize things, particularly if he rediscovers the bat-mi sing abilities he flashed when he struck out 21.0% of opponents down the stretch last year. Even so, more reinforcements appear to be nece sary if the Orioles are going to have a serious chance of getting back into the playoff picture. One other potential rotation option was also activated from the IL today alongside Eflin: Rogers. Acquired from the Marlins in exchange for and at last years trade deadline, Rogers struggled badly in four starts for the Orioles before being optioned to Triple-A late last year. He could have been in the mix for a rotation job this spring had he not suffered a kneecap subluxation in January that slowed his start of the season. Hes been ramping back up ever since, and is finally healthy enough to be activated from the shelf. With that being said, hes currently set to act as Triple-A depth for the club rather than come up and pitch in the majors immediately. Perhaps thats a sensible decision, seeing as hes struggled to a 7.50 ERA acro s four rehab starts this year. Making room for Eflin on the active roster is Selby, who made his big league debut with the Pirates back in 2023. He struggled to a 9.00 ERA in 24 innings of work, and since then has bounced between the Royals and Orioles organizations with just 10 2/3 frames in the majors total over the past two years. Most recently, hes logged 3 2/3 innings of 4.91 ERA ball for Baltimore this year. Hell head to Triple-A as a potential depth option for the birds going forward. Amine Jersey