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Orioles Release Craig Gentry

By Steve Adams | September 5, 2018 at 1:52pm CDT

The Orioles announced Wednesday that they’ve released outfielder Craig Gentry. He’d been designated for assignment on Aug. 31 when the club began its September roster expansion. Additionally, the O’s announced that infielder Steve Wilkerson has been recalled from Triple-A and will join the club for the remainder of the season.

Gentry, 34, appeared in 68 games for Baltimore this season and posted a .269/.321/.346 with a homer, five doubles, two triples and a dozen steals (in 15 tries) over the life of 169 plate appearances. He’s spent most of the past two seasons as a reserve with the Orioles organization, serving as a defense- and baserunning-focused backup outfielder. The former 10th-round pick (Rangers, 2006) has a long history in that sort of role, though he hasn’t amassed even 200 plate appearances in a season since 2014.

Overall, he’s a career .262/.333/.339 hitter with solid but unspectacular numbers against left-handed pitching and more troublesome numbers against righties. He’s consistently drawn solid marks for his glovework in the outfield, and 2018 was no exception (+6 DRS, +2.2 UZR, +3 Outs Above Average in 386 innings).

As for Wilkerson, the versatile 26-year-old will be getting his second look with the O’s after a brief seven-game cup of coffee earlier this year. He batted .270/.329/.500 in a small 86-game sample in his first run at Triple-A this season and is a career .282/.342/.399 hitter in parts of three Double-A campaigns. Wilkerson, the Orioles’ eighth-round selection in the 2014 draft, has played all four infield positions and both corner outfield positions in his minor league career.

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8 Comments

  1. Paul Heyman

    7 years ago

    Graig Centry will be his replacement.

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  2. bkwalker510

    7 years ago

    The fact he homered this year blows my mind

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  3. JJB

    7 years ago

    I wonder if Craig Gentry gets emotional often since his name is an anagram for “Crying Great”, as well as “Try Ring Cage” if he wants to go into MMA.

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    • gomerhodge71

      7 years ago

      Ginger Tracy

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    • AidanVega123

      7 years ago

      His nickname with Rangers was “Kitten Face”, so that could work as well.

      Reply
  4. camdenyards46

    7 years ago

    He was pretty solid for us. Good runner and fielder. Could be a worthwhile add for a contender with expanded rosters.

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  5. 2weeks

    7 years ago

    hope rangers get him back

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    • Texassooner

      7 years ago

      The Rangers already have a cheaper version of him. Carlos Tocci.

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