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Orioles To Sign Fernando Abad To Minors Contract

By Mark Polishuk | December 16, 2020 at 9:59am CDT

The Orioles are working out the “final details” of a minor league deal with southpaw Fernando Abad, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports (via Twitter).  Baltimore also had interest in Abad last season, before he inked a minors pact with the Nationals.

The new contract is a nice early birthday present for Abad, who turns 35 tomorrow.  The veteran left-hander didn’t see any MLB action in 2020, as Washington released him in July and Abad didn’t receive a call-up from the Yankees after New York signed him to another minor league deal shortly after the start of the season.  Abad also had to deal with an asymptomatic COVID-19 diagnosis that caused him to miss the Nats’ Summer Camp due to quarantine.

A veteran of nine Major League seasons, Abad has posted some quality results during his career, including a 3.13 ERA, 2.58 K/BB rate, and 8.0 K/9 over 233 innings from 2013-17 with the Nationals, A’s, Twins, and Red Sox.  He had a minor league deal with the Mets lined up prior to the 2018 campaign, but that signing fell through after Abad was hit with an 80-game PED suspension.

Abad’s only big league action over the last three years was 13 innings of work with the Giants in 2019, so it remains to be seen if he has anything left in the tank to contribute to the Orioles bullpen.  There’s no real risk for the O’s, however, as if Abad is anything close to his prime form, he can provide some much-needed experience to a young Baltimore pen.

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  1. bucketbrew35

    1 month ago

    Meh. Not Abad signing, not a great signing either.

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    • Joe Says...

      1 month ago

      He’s Abad man.

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      • johnsilver

        1 month ago

        Wonder if he brought his needle and juicing kit with him.

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  2. nentwigs

    1 month ago

    Hopefully that will not turn out to be ABAD deal !!

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  3. RegularEd

    1 month ago

    I like it. Not Abad signing at al.

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    • RegularEd

      1 month ago

      All

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  4. DHS79

    1 month ago

    He was BAD with the Red Sox. I would say he will not be called up, but the Orioles are ABAD team and may need to add ABAD pitcher.

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  5. Twinsfan333

    1 month ago

    Yikes this is clearly where Abad jokes come to die. This is how adam Sandler movies are so popular.

    5 Like
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    • sufferfortribe

      1 month ago

      :)

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  6. bobtillman

    1 month ago

    The O’s are making their splurge!!!!!!!

    Ah well, no one knows what it’s like to abad man……

    (I’ll show myself out)…

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    • HawaiiPhil2020

      1 month ago

      love a joke with a lyrical Who reference

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    • Troutgolfsinoctober

      1 month ago

      All I know is the orioles are signaling they are competing with this signing….. I can see an orioles and Mets World Series for 2021. No doubt!

      Chris davis will hit 50 bombs, strikeout less than 100 times(half his current average), win comeback player of the year, mvp, Alds mvp, Alcs mvp, World Series mvp, and land another huge contract.

      The orioles will get Springer, Bauer, Hand, and JTR.

      Gotta try my best to sound like a mets fan.

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    • Douglas Hervey

      1 month ago

      Your showing your age.

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  7. HALfromVA

    1 month ago

    Appropriate that he signed with abad team

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  8. PapiElf

    1 month ago

    My favorite player in the MLB!

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  9. Ducky Buckin Fent

    1 month ago

    Just here to see if anyone makes Abad pun.

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  10. DHS79

    1 month ago

    Lol….lol…..lol….

    Love all the ABAD jokes….a good laugh is good for the soul….even a good laugh at ABAD joke….

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  11. jsaldi

    1 month ago

    Could be the move that puts the birds playoff bound. Just another Abad joke!!

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  12. vtadave

    1 month ago

    Here for the (a)bad jokes.

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  13. Yank4Life

    1 month ago

    How abad those Orioles?

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  14. Bill M

    1 month ago

    Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyy
    Abaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!

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  15. champion1701

    1 month ago

    Hes Abad pitcher, I’m glad to see him out of SF

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  16. Cgoss

    1 month ago

    This reminds me of the Cesar Valdez signing last year. At first I thought it was a big mistake but Valdez really pitched good. I watched several Orioles games and his curveballs was striking out the best hitters (Yankees and Bluejays).

    I do think the Orioles missed out on several good players today. Would have like to seen DeSciafani,Middleton, Claudio, and Heineman come to agreement with the Orioles.

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