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Orioles Select DL Hall, Five Others

By Sean Bavazzano | November 19, 2021 at 5:45pm CDT

The Baltimore Orioles have added 6 players to their 40-man roster, the club announced. The names making their way to the roster include left-handed pitchers DL Hall and Kevin Smith, right-handed pitchers Félix Bautista, Kyle Bradish, and Logan Gillaspie, and infielder Terrin Vavra. These additions bring Baltimore’s roster up to just shy of full capacity, at 39 players.

A starting pitcher, DL Hall has been a frequenter of top prospect lists for a few years now in the Baltimore organization. The former first-rounder dominated in his first taste of Double-A in 2021, pitching to a 3.13 ERA with a ludicrous 43.8% of batters striking out against him through 31+ innings. The 22-year-old incurred a left elbow injury that ended his season prematurely, however.

Fellow left-hander Kevin Smith had a mixed season in 2021, flashing strong strikeout (35% strikeout rate) and run prevention numbers (1.34 ERA) in 26 Double-A innings but struggling upon promotion to Triple-A. MLB.com projects Smith as a serviceable Major League-caliber pitcher in the future, but he’ll first have to iron out the rough control issues (17.9% walk rate) that spoiled his Triple-A season.

The 26-year-old Bautista saw his stock sore after a brilliant 2021 season across three levels. Altogether, the right-handed reliever posted a minuscule 1.54 ERA through Triple-A, striking out droves at each level and surrendering just two home runs in 46 innings. If there was one nit to pick, it would be that Bautista’s command was wobbly, as his walk-rate rose as high as 19.3% at the Double-A level.

Right-handed starter Kyle Bradish followed a similar trend as the two most previously listed pitchers, as he dominated in Double-A before coming back to earth a bit after a promotion to the next level. After striking out nearly two batters in inning in 13+ scoreless Double-A frames, Bradish struggled to miss bats or hit the strike zone as often in Triple-A, putting up 4.26 ERA in 86 innings. All told the 25-year-old pitched to a 3.68 ERA and may find himself making his debut for a pitching-strapped Orioles squad in the near future.

Logan Gillaspie, a catcher-turned-reliever out of indie ball, pitched to a 4.97 ERA across 41 innings as he climbed to Double-A for the first time. That ERA may not be the best indicator of Gillaspie’s skills however, as the 24-year-old had a strikeout rate just under 30% to go with above average command and groundball-inducing abilities.

Terrin Vavra is last on the list, as the 24-year-old second baseman is being protected on the heels of a .275/.406/.449 showing. Injuries allowed Vavra to play in just 48 games during the 2021 season, but his patience and ability to play center field in a pinch clearly drew the favor of Baltimore evaluators.

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Baltimore Orioles Transactions DL Hall Felix Bautista Kevin Smith (LHP) Kyle Bradish Logan Gillaspie Terrin Vavra

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  1. houkenflouken

    4 years ago

    Wasn’t DL Hall a good prospect years ago?

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    • frontofficegm

      4 years ago

      He’s still a good prospect. Probably better, actually

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    • hoyaparanoia

      4 years ago

      Was ranked in the top 10 of left handed prospect this past season. So yeah still a good prospect.

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  2. BillySmith11

    4 years ago

    Hall is a top 100 prospect and does have a nice ceiling. The others are better than what was on the 40 man last year. More upside. The system is adding more legit prospects and in greater numbers just now.

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  3. Redsoxx_62

    4 years ago

    “Disabled list” Hall

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    • LH

      4 years ago

      Clever

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  4. mack423

    4 years ago

    I’m still pretty bullish on Kyle Bradish. Could be a decent back-end starter.

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  5. skinsfandfw

    4 years ago

    I’d rather see my stock soar, than hurt and be sore.

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  6. Orioles Fan

    4 years ago

    As a Orioles fan I really don’t see the reasoning to protect Bautista or Gillespie neither has exceptional minor league statistics. There were other players that should have been protected than these two.

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    • JohhnyBets67

      4 years ago

      Honestly give me a name.

      I think we could’ve potentially not protected those 2 but there’s no one else in our system that was worth protecting.

      Adam Hall is a future Lucius Fox/Jorge Mateo at best. We have those 2

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    • markakis

      4 years ago

      Bautista was fair to protect. Great results and a live arm.

      Gillespie there was no reason to protect.

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