The Orioles announced that they’ve designated right-hander Steve Johnson for assignment. The move creates space on the club’s 40-man roster for new acquisitions Mark Trumbo and C.J. Riefenhauser (only one spot was needed, as a second was opened up when Steve Clevenger went to Seattle in the deal).
Johnson, 28, logged a 2.11 ERA with 46 strikeouts against 18 walks in 38 1/3 innings for Baltimore back in 2012 but has tallied just 21 innings of 8.14 ERA ball in the Majors since that time. He’s spent stints on the disabled list due to a lat injury and an oblique injury since that successful rookie debut and also spent considerable time at the Triple-A level. Johnson has 317 1/3 career innings at Triple-A, where he’s worked to a 4.20 ERA with 8.5 K/9 against 4.0 BB/9.
orioles purging all their steves. i guess pearce isn’t coming back
Steve Johnson always leads the league in strikeouts in my MLB 13 game. Don’t know if that actually means anything, but it’s what I know him from
He’s consistently been on
my Triple-A team.
I bumped him from the rotation to the bullpen after starting a new season. I’m currently in 2016 I believe.
Another player the Phillies might pick up