The Orioles will select the contract of lefty Sean Gilmartin in advance of today’s game, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com was among those to report on Twitter. Fellow southpaw Donnie Hart was optioned out to make space on the active roster, the club has announced.
Gilmartin, 28, turned in a strong season with the Mets as a Rule 5 pick back in 2015. But the former Braves first-rounder fell off thereafter, allowing 19 earned runs in his next 21 innings in New York over the following two seasons.
This season, Gilmartin has appeared as both a starter and reliever in the Cardinals and Orioles systems. He’s sporting a cumulative 4.30 ERA in 60 2/3 innings at the highest level of the minors, with 6.7 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9, though the numbers have been better since he arrived in the Baltimore organization, though it’s hard to read too much into that brief sample.
I’m wondering if Mr. Todd can provide a little more analysis on Gilmartin’s numbers, as is customarily done here in these pieces….
He has a 4.31 ERA in AAA and has struggled big time in the last 2 years in the majors. What do you want from him?
Why hes struggling at the ML level.
Is it-
Velocity issues
Location issues/command issues
Hard contact issues
HR issues
Is there positive signs like-
Swinging strike
Better vs lefties or righties
Better on the road vs at home
Getting GBs or FBs
also with the Twins org prior to his stint with the Mets.