The Orioles released Mike Costanzo, according to Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun. The Orioles offered him the chance to stay in the organization as a pitcher, but the corner infielder asked for his release instead.
The 26-year-old hit a combined .202/.304/.316 in the upper levels of the Orioles' system last year. Costanzo, a 2005 second round selection by the Phillies, came over to Baltimore in the 2007 deal that sent Miguel Tejada to Houston.
He could have gotten pitching tips from Brian Anderson.
That’s too bad. The name value alone was priceless!
It’ll be interesting to see if he turns up as a pitcher somewhere in the future.
What is with the Orioles trying to change all of their crappy hitters into pitchers? This is at least the 2nd or 3rd that I can remember in the last couple of years.
Umm Adam Loewen changed from pitcher to hitter because he was always injured. Please if you can name more than Loewen please do because I don’t remember any others
You don’t remember any others because there aren’t any.
My bad, that’s who I was thinking of.
Ed Wade is looking smarter and smarter for pulling off that Tejada deal
Of course, Wade was the one who originally drafted Costanza when he was in Philly…so he’s 1 for 2 on that front.