The Orioles announced Tuesday that they’ve added right-handed pitching prospect Dean Kremer to their 60-man player pool. He’s reporting to alternate training camp at the Orioles’ Double-A affiliate in Bowie, where he’ll be joined by righty Hector Velazquez, whom the club has optioned out of Summer Camp (per that same announcement). The O’s also put Richie Martin on the 60-day IL and removed him from their 60-man pool, which formally ends his season. Martin is set to undergo surgery to repair a broken wrist tomorrow.
Kremer, 24, was one of the pitchers acquired from the Dodgers in the trade that sent Manny Machado to Los Angeles. The former 16th-round pick had a solid year in 2019, reaching Triple-A and pitching to a combined 3.72 ERA with 9.7 K/9, 2.9 BB/9, 0.87 HR/9 and a ground-ball rate just shy of 40 percent. Kremer also showed quite well in the Arizona Fall League (five runs on 13 hits and four walks with 23 strikeouts in 19 innings), and he’s generally considered one of the better pitching prospects in the rebuilding Orioles’ system.
Kremer ranks 11th or better among Orioles farmhands at Baseball America, FanGraphs an MLB.com, and scouting reports on the 6’3″, 180-pound righty project him as a fourth/fifth starter. Given that he’s already reached Triple-A and is on Baltimore’s 40-man roster, it’s quite possible that Kremer will make his MLB debut in 2020.
Red Sox should really consider trying to get Velasquez back. probably will be a net loss vs the claim, but shouldn’t cost a lot.
Velázquez was optioned, not designated for assignment. No waivers
im referring to his claim by the Orioles from the Red Sox
Orioles aren’t going to let him go
Yet still no Isaac Matson ♀️♀️♀️♀️
Isaac Mattson was added to the player pool July 11
You need Cashner so sign. Would be a great closer.
Dude you are nothing if not consistent in your promotion of Cashner…
Makes no sense in a 60 game season. Teams have 500+ innings to divvy up. The Orioles would be better served to get the six starters they have currently 8-10 starts, let the pen work normally and maybe get a couple of starts to Akin, Baumann, Lowther, Kremer, and maybe even Hall and Rodriguez. Cashner might be justified to eat innings in a normal 162-game, 100-loss season. But not in a short season.