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Orioles Sign Josh Lester To Minor League Deal

By Simon Hampton | December 7, 2022 at 1:35am CDT

The Orioles have signed third baseman Josh Lester to a minor league deal, according to his MLB transactions page. Lester elected free agency last month after being outrighted off the Tigers’ roster.

Lester, 28, was a September callup for the Tigers this year, getting a brief taste of the big leagues for the first time before being optioned four days later. He appeared in two games, striking out three times in his five plate appearances and failing to record a hit. He showed a fair bit of power at Triple-A, mashing 29 home runs in 621 plate appearances on the way to a .246/.311/.479 line.

Originally drafted in the 13th round of the 2015 draft, Lester spent parts of seven seasons in the minors for Detroit before finally getting his first big league action this year. He’s mostly split time between third base and first base, logging 288 games at the hot corner and 311 appearances at first.

He’ll provide a bit of corner infield depth in the upper minors for the Orioles. Although these sorts of deals often come with invites to spring training, it hasn’t been reported that Lester has received one in this case.

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  1. TrumboJumbo

    2 months ago

    I could swear it said “Jon” Lester!

    Reply
    • Buff Barnacles

      2 months ago

      No. Its about 3rd basemen Josh Lester.

      Reply
      • LarsAnderson

        2 months ago

        Thanks pal

        Reply
    • rememberthecoop

      2 months ago

      Yeah Trumbo me too!

      Reply
    • luckyh

      2 months ago

      Did you suddenly crave beer and chicken?

      Reply
    • TJT88

      2 months ago

      Word….you aren’t the only one. I was like “wait time out I thought he retired!” out loud.

      Reply
  2. The Saber-toothed Superfife

    2 months ago

    !Excellent!
    Hope.he.does really, really well!

    Reply
  3. ruff kuntry

    2 months ago

    At first glance, I thought Jon Lester was coming out of retirement.

    Reply
  4. SODOMOJO

    2 months ago

    He’s hit a ton of dongs over the past couple seasons. 61 since the start of ‘21

    Reply
    • neo

      2 months ago

      Omg he’s a veritable dong factory unto himself!

      This changes everything.

      Reply
      • SODOMOJO

        2 months ago

        Same amount of Home Runs as 2022 Aaron Judge in two minor league seasons. The Padres reportedly offered him 5 years 200m with full no trade clause

        Reply
    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      2 months ago

      That’s what she said – Michael Scott

      Reply
  5. YourDreamGM

    2 months ago

    Alright Simon. We need something more entertaining than this. You got a opinion piece ready? If nothing else it’s been a few days since your co workers told us the teams that are interested in Bryan Reynolds.

    Reply
  6. stubby66

    2 months ago

    Well depending where Lester is playing. I wonder if there could be a Wastburg trade coming where he is in it. They kinda have a log jam of third baseman.

    Reply
    • stymeedone

      2 months ago

      He’s more of a 1B/DH, who can also play 3B.

      Reply
  7. tigerdoc616

    2 months ago

    Loved watching him as a minor leaguer but honestly, Lester is at best a 4A player. While I understand his desire to keep playing, at 28 he might want to think about starting the next phase of his life.

    Reply
  8. ftasports

    2 months ago

    Nice face pic.

    Reply
  9. SaintChris

    2 months ago

    Orioles out here crushing free agency.

    Reply
  10. The Saber-toothed Superfife

    2 months ago

    Disgusting people like TigerDoc act like playing minor-league ball….is not a great, well paying job.

    Even playing in the minors, pays very, very well compared to the rest of these carpy jobs we work in the real world……

    It is a great, well paying job.
    Even in the minors.

    Reply
  11. thebiggsscreen

    2 months ago

    Well, after Elias’ comments “clarifying” what he said about escalating payroll, it appears these moves are the ones left. Maybe a trade, but nothing else. I guess we should have known that comment was him covering for trading Mancini and Lopez for players who won’t contribute for 3-4 years, but it was nice to believe a GM. Maybe once ownership changes hands.

    Can the front office at least extend Adley or Gunnar?

    Reply
  12. Tingles

    2 months ago

    He’s back!

    Reply

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