The Orioles announced that they’ve acquired right-hander Logan Verrett from the Mets in exchange for cash, which Jon Heyman of Fan Rag pegs at $50K, on Twitter. Verrett’s departure from the Mets will clear a spot on New York’s 40-man roster that’ll go to the newly re-signed Yoenis Cespedes.
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The 26-year-old right-hander was a Rule 5 pick out of the Mets organization by the Orioles a couple of years back, so their interest in him goes back quite a ways. The former third-round pick pitched 91 2/3 innings with New York last season but posted a 5.20 ERA with 6.5 K/9 against 4.2 BB/9 and a 44.1 percent ground-ball rate in that time. Verrett has a considerably more solid 4.26 ERA in 238 2/3 innings with the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate (in a hitter-friendly setting).
For an Orioles team that is light on pitching at the big league level, Verrett will give the team an option that has big league experience as both a starter and a reliever. Verrett could potentially occupy a swingman role with the Orioles in 2017, which would further call into question the future of non-tender candidate Vance Worley in Baltimore.
Mets team light on pitching… lol ik it’s a typo don’t hate
“For a Mets team that is light on pitching at the big league level, Verrett will give the team an option that has big league experience as both a starter and a reliever…”
I think you meant Orioles.
Ha, sure did. Thanks. Fixed now.
Logan we hardly knew ya’. Good luck with the O’s
Oh my God, how will his 6+ ERA ever be replaced?
Luckily, the Orioles won’t have to face Matt Albers at the plate this year.
Solid AAAA pickup for the Orioles, look forward to seeing him as their number 3 starter to open the season
You’re an idiot
Well there’s only two pitchers who are clearly better than him and don’t have question marks on their roster
Not really. Tillman, Gausman, Bundy, Miley, Tyler Wilson and even Ubaldo are better.
He’s the 7th best starter at best if you put him ahead of Gallardo and Mike Wright. Gallardo is probably a little better so that would put Verrett 8th.
I know verret is trash, but he’s not clearly worse than Wilson or ubaldo. I consider bundy a question mark since he has health problems and he sucked at the end of last year. Miley is probably better than him though I’ll agree. And gays man and Tillman are obvious
morebreakdowns is more right than wrong. The Orioles have terrible rotation depth. FG projects them to be #14 in the AL in runs against per game, based on current rosters.
Solid pickup. Figures to get a shot in the rotation and still has one option remaining if things don’t go well.
Lugo and Gsellman passed him on the depth chart…no surprise here.
Mets dealing for cash…. lol
Smh another right handed pitcher on the orioles roster
mets have a tendency to abuse players who occasionally come thru for them and then expect the world from them…
Was the cash in the tune of $110M?