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Orioles Outright Asher Wojciechowski, Release Mason Williams

By Steve Adams | September 21, 2020 at 8:25am CDT

The Orioles have sent right-hander Asher Wojciechowski outright to Triple-A Norfolk after he cleared waivers and released outfielder Mason Williams from their alternate training site in Bowie, per a club announcement. That Wojciechowski was outrighted to Norfolk and not to the alternate site indicates that he has been removed from the team’s player pool.

Barring a new minor league pact this winter, it seems likely that this will end Wojciechowski’s time with the Orioles. He’s been outrighted in the past and will be eligible to opt for free agency after the season. (Technically, he could do so immediately, although it’s hard to imagine him latching on with another club with such limited time remaining on the schedule.)

Baltimore picked Wojciechowski up from Cleveland in exchange for cash last summer, plugging the journeyman into a rotation vacancy that he he ultimately turned into a full-time spot for more than a year. He posted serviceable numbers in 2019, logging a 4.92 ERA with an 80-to-28 K/BB ratio in 82 1/3 frames, and even tossed a 10-strikeout, 7 1/3-inning scoreless gem against the Red Sox in his best Baltimore outing. However, the 2020 campaign saw Wojciechowski limp to a 6.81 ERA and 6.67 FIP in 37 frames, and the O’s eventually moved on to younger options.

The 31-year-old Wojciechowski has spent parts of four seasons in the Majors, also appearing with the Astros and Reds, although that 2019 season in Baltimore was his best in the Majors. He has a solid Triple-A track record and plenty of experience at that level (635 innings), so he could serve as a depth option elsewhere in the league this winter or perhaps field interest from teams overseas.

As for the 29-year-old Williams, he appeared in 21 games with the O’s from 2019-20 but hit just .208/.250/.271 in 52 plate appearances. He was outrighted to the alternate site earlier this month. The former top prospect has never found his footing in the Majors. He did slash .293/.331/.398 in 132 plate appearances with the 2018 Reds, but that marked his career-high in plate appearances at the MLB level. He’s a .272/.309/.370 hitter in the big leagues and carries a .746 OPS through parts of five Triple-A seasons.

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  1. Sheep8

    3 years ago

    Perhaps Korea for both next season?

    Reply
  2. bobtillman

    3 years ago

    North or South?

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    • frank costanza

      3 years ago

      Lol!

      Reply
  3. Royalsfan12

    3 years ago

    What exactly determines if an outrighted player is elgible for free agency?

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    • doublee919

      3 years ago

      If they have been outrighted before and service time.

      Reply
      • Steve Adams

        3 years ago

        This. Any player who has previously been outrighted can reject a second outright assignment even if it’s from a new team.

        Any player with 3+ years of MLB service can reject an outright assignment. Doing so requires forfeiting the remainder of his salary, however, unless he has 5+ years of service.

        A 3+ or 4+ player who has accepted an outright (in order to retain that salary) can become a free agent at season’s end.

        Wojciechowski is none of those, but he’s not on the 40-man roster anymore and has the minor league service time to become a free agent at season’s end.

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  4. Jacob Cook

    3 years ago

    Next O’s headline: Orioles re-sign Mason Williams

    Reply
  5. nentwigs

    3 years ago

    Reportedly, in a pioneering move,, MLB & MLBPA have announced that upon his resumption of play in either the Major Leagues or the Minor Leagues in 2021, Wojciechowski will pioneer the use of the first ever, Baseball Players Designated Uniform Wearer. On his own uniform, Wojciechowski will display “WOJCIE (continued)” while the Designate Uniform Wearer will be adorned with a uniform reading “CHOWSKI (see left)”. The only details leaked so far is that when facing the fans, or teammates the Designated Uniform Wearer MUST stand to the RIGHT of the player. This will prevent the misconception by the fans the the team has a player named, “Chowskiwojcie”.

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    • flacco13

      3 years ago

      Lame

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