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Orioles Designate Danny Valencia, Select Cedric Mullins

By Jeff Todd | August 10, 2018 at 2:13pm CDT

The Orioles announced today that they have designated infielder Danny Valencia for assignment. The move will make way for outfielder Cedric Mullins, whose contract was selected.

Valencia, 33, joined the Baltimore organization on a minors deal but had played a fairly significant role on the roster for much of the season. Over 282 plate appearances, he carries a .263/.316/.408 batting line — good for an exactly league average 100 OPS+ (albeit only a 93 wRC+).

Though he has mostly lined up at third base, Valencia has also spent time in right field for the O’s. He’s not generally regarded as much of a defender, and the advanced metrics have reflected that reputation this year.

It’s perhaps not out of question that a contending organization in search of a bench threat against left-handed pitching could put in a claim. As he has for much of his career, after all, Valencia has bludgeoned opposing southpaws this year. He’s also earning a palatable $1.2MM salary for the season.

As for Mullins, the diminutive 23-year-old will make his MLB debut. He has steadily ascended the ladder since joining the Orioles organization as a 13th-round pick in 2015. This season, he knocked around Double-A pitching before earning a promotion to the highest level of the minors, where he carries a .267/.332/.425 slash with five home runs and a dozen steals over 267 plate appearances.

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  1. julyn82001

    2 years ago

    Oh Danny boy… He was great in Oakland…

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  2. pinballwizard1969pinballwizard1969

    2 years ago

    I’d like to see the Yankees get him and get rid of Robinson.

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    • bradthebluefishbradthebluefish

      2 years ago

      Geez. Didn’t realize how bad Robinson is. Valencia would be solid contributor.

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  3. Phillies2017

    2 years ago

    Wow, I’ll be honest, I’m shocked at this. He had been a nice offensive piece who probably could have been a nice addition to a contending bench.

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    • jbigz12

      2 years ago

      And he still can be a nice bench piece. He’s not going to bring anything back. We have 10 days to find a trade partner. This doesn’t do anything to that. We need to see the young guys, not Valencia. DV has been slumping and sitting on the bench recently anyway. We’ve been playing Nunez at 3rd and Peterson/Rickard in RF.

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    • Codeeg

      2 years ago

      There was the fight between him and Billy Butler. One where as far as I know Butler provoked but Valencia punched.

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  4. joeflaccosunibrow

    2 years ago

    My guess is that they want to play more youth to see what they got in the minors but in 3 weeks rosters expand anyway.

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    • dimitrios in la

      2 years ago

      Mullins has been knocking at the door for a while. Exciting call-up.

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  5. Mike

    2 years ago

    Not terribly surprised that Valencia was DFA’d the team already has Trumbo to DH and play below average RF. But Danny still hits lefties very well ( .303/.368/.505), so wouldn’t be surprised to see him catch on with a contender fairly quickly.

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  6. fomeols

    2 years ago

    What? All the losers they have on this team and they dump Valencia???

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  7. bob67wo

    2 years ago

    I’ve never read anything bad about Velencia. But for a solid stat line player. He seems to always be on a 1 yr deal with a bad team.

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    • jbigz12

      2 years ago

      He’s a bad defensive player and only hits Lefties. Guys like him are finding it harder and harder to find spots. See Adam Lind.

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    • Powder Blues

      2 years ago

      He’s been run out of town on at least two previous stops. Locker room issues.

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    • hiflew

      2 years ago

      You must have read very little about Valencia (apparently proven by your spelling of his name). He is well known locker room cancer. That is one of the main reasons he is so well-traveled despite putting up good numbers almost everywhere he goes.

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  8. pinstripes17

    2 years ago

    Yankees get him! He might be too expensive for Brian Cheapman though.

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    • camdenyards46

      2 years ago

      Did you really just insult your genius GM

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  9. 2012orioles

    2 years ago

    Everyone’s talking about Danny, but Mullins is gonna be a key piece of the Orioles future. Looks great in his first game

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  10. tallyosfan

    2 years ago

    He should have brought something Os are pitiful

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