Shane Baz

Shane Baz avoided arbitration with the Baltimore Orioles and will make $3.5 million in 2026.

Fantasy Impact

Baz, who was acquired from the Rays in a trade last month, has spent his entire major league career pitching for Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old made a career-high 31 starts last season and went 10-12 with a 4.87 ERA in 166.1 innings. In parts of four seasons, Baz is 17-17 with a 4.25 ERA in 286 career innings. The righthander should be one of Baltimore's top three starters in the rotation to start the 2026 season.

The Orioles acquired RHP Shane Baz from the Rays for OFs Slater de Brun and Austin Overn, C Caden Bodine, RHP Michael Forret and a Competitive Balance Round A pick.

Fantasy Impact

Baz lands a fresh start as he remains in the AL East. He has shown flashes of his upside with Tampa Bay, but he was never fully able to put it together. He joins an Orioles team that has been looking for pitching all offseason.

The Astros have expressed trade interest in Rays starter Shane Baz.

Fantasy Impact

Baz is not expected to be traded, but it's still a situation to monitor. He posted a 4.87 ERA over a career-high 31 starts last season.

Shane Baz allowed no hits and no earned runs over 4 innings while walking three and striking out three in Wednesday's win against the Orioles.

Fantasy Impact

Baz is not scheduled to make another start before the end of the regular season. He will finish the year with a 10-12 record, a 4.87 ERA, and a 1.33 WHIP in 31 games.

Shane Baz allowed no earned runs on just two hits and one walk while striking out four over five innings in Thursday's victory against Toronto.

Fantasy Impact

After today’s win, Baz now holds a 4.99 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with a record of 10-12 across 30 starts this season. This was a nice bounce-back performance after he gave up five runs in 2.1 innings against the Cubs last time out. Baz has been hard to figure out. He started the year with two double-digit strikeout performances in his first three outings, but then he has only reached double digits one other time with plenty of blowups in between. He'll look to stay on track next week against the Orioles.