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Orioles Designate Joey Rickard, Select Sean Gilmartin

By Jeff Todd | June 17, 2019 at 3:43pm CDT

The Orioles announced today that they have designated outfielder Joey Rickard for assignment. That creates a roster opening for the team to select the contract of lefty Sean Gilmartin.

Both of these players are former Rule 5 picks who managed to stick it out in the majors with their new teams. In each case, the initial hope faded over the long term.

Rickard, 28, has slashed just .203/.304/.347 in his 135 plate appearances on the season and hasn’t fared much better over the scope of his MLB career. As for Gilmartin, he has bounced around and failed to find steady work in the majors since a strong rookie year. He has pitched to a 2.48 ERA with 9.9 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 36 1/3 Triple-A frames in 2019.

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  1. DarkSide830

    6 years ago

    well thats surprising

    Reply
  2. oriole

    6 years ago

    Oh no

    Reply
  3. Jbigz12

    6 years ago

    Giants will probably shoot a claim in for Rickard. This should’ve been Davis or Straily first off the 40 man.

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    • mt in baltimore

      6 years ago

      Davis yes. For sure. They haven’t been able to bring themselves to bite the bullet on that contract.

      Reply
    • Christopher_Oriole

      6 years ago

      Definitely Straily.

      Reply
  4. geejohnny

    6 years ago

    And Rays fans are hoping that he ends up out of the AL East. He becomes Mike Trout when he plays them.

    Reply
  5. uvmfiji

    6 years ago

    Oooph. Former rule 5er. What a waste.

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  6. TreyMancini

    6 years ago

    Thank Godddddddddddddddddddd. Rickard was a waste of space, and was blocking some fringe prospects that are honestly still better than him.

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    • Jbigz12

      6 years ago

      With Davis and Straily still on the roster I’m really not over the moon it was Rickard. Those guys have been far worse and have no future here. Not that Rickard is a big loss but those 2 should’ve went first.

      Reply
  7. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    6 years ago

    Isn’t that the only guy on the team with a WAR upward of 0?

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  8. FOmeOLS

    6 years ago

    I’m disappointed. Joey hits better than Keon Broxton, and his head is always in the game, he doesn’t make stupid mistakes and Broxton makes stupid mistakes constantly. And there’s several other guys on the 40 man who are more worthy of designation than Joey. The 40 man is definitely going to look a lot different next January than it does right now.
    Oh well, he’ll probably end up in Cleveland, haha.

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  9. lopodan

    6 years ago

    At this point, the only two players on the current team who can play centerfield are Broxton and Wilkerson. At Norfolk, Cedric Mullins remains but I would suppose Austin Hayes is being prepped to come up around the all-star break..

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    • Jbigz12

      6 years ago

      Mason Williams is also an option in AAA. I suspect he’s leapfrogged Rickard in the eyes of management so they deemed his 40 man spot open. I wouldn’t bet on Hays coming up until he proves he can consistently hit

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