2017 was a.... weird? year for the Orioles. After finding out that Tommy Loftus pitches faster than the speed of light, and knowing how well Dennis had pitched in 2016, I myself had predicted them to win the chip. Don't get me wrong, this team is a championship team just as much as any other, but things just didn't work out. Although Tommy lead the league with a .46 ERA with 57Ks through 32 innings, and Dennis Donegan batted .262 with 18 RBIs, the conservation of Tommy's arm in addition with Dennis's lack of control, lead the Orioles to a 6-8 record to end the regular season. At this point, I'm sure the Orioles weren't worried, as now Tommy would be pitching as much as allowed, and much of the league predicted a 2-0 series sweep over the Yankees. However, this did not happen, as the Yankees pulled out one of the biggest upsets in league history, taking the series in 2 games over the O's. Sitting in my car with Yankees captain Austin Bleacher before game one of the NLDS, he said to me "It's gonna take a miracle to beat this guys." and that is just what happened. Tommy gave up 3 runs in game one compared to 2 let up by Dane McGrath, putting the Yanks in the driver's seat 1-0. As game two rolled around, Tommy was back to dominant form, recording K after K; only downside? So was Dane. The two traded zeroes through 4.5 innings until finally, in the bottom of the 5th, Austin Bleacher's miracle came true. With no one on and one out, Bleach hit the first homerun of the season off of Tommy, in walk-off, series-ending fashion. Without Tommy on the team next year, Dennis is really going to need to get back to his 2016 pitching form, as he'll need to be the teams ace. With the 4th pick in the 2018 draft, Dennis will look for solid relief and a little more offense, in hopes of recording his first career playoff win.