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Guardians Acquire Chris Vallimont From Orioles

By Darragh McDonald | July 6, 2023 at 5:20pm CDT

The Guardians have acquired right-hander Chris Vallimont from the Orioles in exchange for cash, per announcements from both clubs. Vallimont, who was designated for assignment by the Orioles yesterday, has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus. To open a spot on the 40-man roster for him, the Guardians transferred Triston McKenzie to the 60-day injured list.

Vallimont, 26, was added to the O’s roster on the weekend and made his major league debut, tossing two thirds of an inning on Monday before getting designated for assignment yesterday. Prior to getting called up to the majors, he tossed 57 1/3 innings over 14 Triple-A appearances, with eight of those being starts. He posted a 5.02 ERA in that time, striking out 25.8% of opponents but walking 12.1%.

That lack of control has been an ongoing issue for the righty, who walked 10.6% of minor league batters faced last year and 14.2% in 2021. But he’s generally gotten his share of strikeouts as well, which is surely what’s intrigued the Guardians.

It’s unclear if the Guards view Vallimont more as a starter or a reliever but he’ll give them some extra pitching depth regardless. Earlier today, they placed Cal Quantrill on the injured list, who joined Peyton Battenfield and McKenzie among Cleveland pitchers on the shelf. Vallimont still has a pair of options and just a few days of service time, meaning the club could potentially deploy him as an optionable depth piece for the rest of this year and another season, as long as he continues to hold onto his 40-man spot.

As for McKenzie, he’s already been on the injured list for a couple of weeks and isn’t close to a return. It was reported this week that he’s going to attempt to come back from his UCL sprain via non-surgical means, which will require a three-week shutdown period before he attempts to ramp back up again. He’ll now be officially ineligible to return until 60 days from his initial IL placement of June 17, which would be mid-August.

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20 Comments

  1. brewers214

    2 years ago

    I didn’t know a team could trade a player to themselves

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      Rob Manchild pace of play changes. It cuts out all that useless time of flying players to new locations just so they can play for another team. Just keep them right there and let them play for the same team. That’s his new rule.

      4
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    • The Einheri

      2 years ago

      It’s 4D-Chess Analytics

      3
      Reply
    • cleveland_spider

      2 years ago

      Hahaha journalism is dead

      Reply
    • cleveland_spider

      2 years ago

      Imagine that walk to the other clubhouse

      2
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      • Hemlock

        2 years ago

        The Orioles have acquired right-hander Chris Vallimont from the Orioles in exchange for cash, per announcements from both clubs.

        An anonymous Orioleses team spokesman said, “We are delighted to share Chris on our teams especially for our highly anticipated spring training split-squad games.”

        The Batimore Orioleses

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  2. clgreeson7

    2 years ago

    Dang, Orioles to the Orioles! He’s going to have quite an easy transition!

    6
    Reply
  3. receo

    2 years ago

    What he hell is in his nose?

    1
    Reply
    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      A nose ring

      Reply
    • phillies012tg

      2 years ago

      A ring, are you blind or stupid ?

      Reply
  4. Michael Chaney

    2 years ago

    He’s got a 0.00 career ERA in the majors with a 0.29 FIP and 13.5 strikeouts per nine. Pretty surprised the Guardians didn’t have to move a few prospects for him.

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  5. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    2 years ago

    The Orioles have acquired right-hander Chris Vallimont from the Orioles in exchange for cash,

    In the Book, the Art of the Deal, according to Frank Calliendo when he was imitating someone. He said in the book, you tell people what to do and they will do it

    I guess it’s true!!!

    youtube.com/watch?v=ghS5AKa7R9Q

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  6. ChicoAndTheMan

    2 years ago

    Orioles to Orioles, some funny comments. LOL.
    Baseball reference shows that his debut on July 3 became the 23,000 pitcher to debut in MLB. Kinda-cool.

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    • Hemlock

      2 years ago

      John Bass was the 1st player to debut, if curious.

      baseball-reference.com/players/b/bassjo01.shtml

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      • Lefty_Orioles_Fan

        2 years ago

        Led the league in triples

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      • golga333

        2 years ago

        I feel like whomever threw him the pitch should be the first to debut. I mean, we’re they playing teeball?

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        • Hemlock

          2 years ago

          I’m not sure that he was the first batter. He may have been the first to step on the field.

          Reply
        • Hemlock

          2 years ago

          golga333—
          I’m not sure that he was the first batter. He may have been the first to step on the field.

          Reply
  7. Roidville Slugger

    2 years ago

    It’s like the nexus of the universe…

    Reply
  8. bobsugar84

    2 years ago

    He killed Harry’s parents!

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