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Orioles Outright Chris Vallimont

By Anthony Franco | January 10, 2023 at 10:57pm CDT

The Orioles announced this afternoon that righty Chris Vallimont has gone unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last week. He was assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk.

Vallimont, 26 in March, has yet to reach the major league level. A former Marlins draftee, he was dealt to the Twins in the 2019 deal that sent Lewin Díaz to Miami. Minnesota selected Vallimont onto their 40-man roster over the 2021-22 offseason to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft. He was assigned to Double-A Wichita to start last season but struggled, allowing 24 runs through his first 19 innings. Minnesota took him off the 40-man and he landed with Baltimore after being snagged off waivers.

The O’s sent him directly to Norfolk. Vallimont started 12 of his 16 appearances for the Tides, putting up a 5.38 ERA across 72 frames. His 21.3% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk percentage were solid enough but he had a tough time stranding runners. Baltimore never recalled him for his MLB debut and took him off the 40-man when acquiring Ryan O’Hearn (whom they promptly designated for assignment to claim Díaz off waivers in a full-circle move).

This is the first career outright for Vallimont. He doesn’t have the right to refuse the assignment, so he’ll stick in the organization without occupying a 40-man roster spot. He could still be in camp as a non-roster Spring Training invitee and is likely to head to Norfolk to start the season as rotation depth.

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  1. DeGrom Texas Ranger

    4 weeks ago

    How bad can one really be and still remain at AAA?

    Reply
  2. Buzz Killington

    4 weeks ago

    Lewin Diaz in a post where he ain’t being DFA

    Reply
  3. srsbryzness

    4 weeks ago

    I feel it’s a huge miss to say the Twins/Marlins trade was mainly Lewin Diaz and Vallimont when Sergio Romo also went to the Twins in that deal. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/09/twins-nearing-deal-for-sergio-romo.html

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  4. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    4 weeks ago

    Evidently Lenny Kravitz is Vallimont’s idol.

    Reply
  5. C Yards Jeff

    4 weeks ago

    At most, a possible arm as needed accumulating frequent flyer points via that puddle jumper between Norfolk International and BWI in 23?

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