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Orioles Sign Ronald Guzmán To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | January 25, 2024 at 8:15pm CDT

The Orioles announced that they have signed Ronald Guzmán to a minor league deal. The lefty is represented by JP Sports Advisors.

Guzmán, 29, has 246 games of major league experience. He spent 2018 to 2021 with the Rangers and also had a brief showing with the Yankees in 2022, working primarily as a first baseman for those years. He hit .225/.302/.410 in his 823 plate appearances, launching 31 home runs but also striking out at a 29.2% clip.

Just over a year ago, he signed a minor league deal with the Giants for the 2023 season. It was reported in early February that he would be attempting to become a two-way player. He was apparently hitting 96 miles per hour on the radar gun around that time, as well as throwing a slider and changeup.

Unfortunately, the experiment hit a snag pretty quickly, as he left a Spring Training game with an injury. He was later diagnosed with pronator strain in his left forearm, telling Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle at that time that he expected to be out of action for about six to eight weeks. He didn’t return to official game action until August, making three rehab appearances before being released.

It appears he is healthy now, as he has recently been playing for Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League. He has played some first base, left field and made two appearances on the mound. The fact that the O’s listed him as a left-handed pitcher in their announcement suggests that they may be more interested in him for that role, though perhaps they will let Guzmán do both.

He still has effectively no experience as a pitcher to speak of, so it’s tough to know what to expect from him going forward, especially after last year being essentially wiped out by injury. But for the O’s, there’s no risk in bringing him aboard on a minor league deal to see if he can thrive in his new role with a bit of health.

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7 Comments

  1. Canuckleball

    1 year ago

    Ohtani was a little too pricey so they went with plan b.

    Could be fun… could be nothing.

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  2. Fred Lingenfelser

    1 year ago

    O’s got a Boras client on a minor league deal before spring training. That’s something to write home about.

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    Reply
  3. Tacoshells

    1 year ago

    Boras was holding out for that 10 year / 100 million dollar deal. Had to take a 1 year pillow contract to regain his value and hopefully next year you can get it buddy

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  4. gr81t2

    1 year ago

    Why why why

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    • Ra

      1 year ago

      Every team makes these moves.

      Reply
  5. MacGromit

    1 year ago

    minor league flyer

    Reply
  6. Goin' to Sheetz

    1 year ago

    Lorenzen next and I guess that’s calling it an off-season. Not what I expected after 101 wins, but Angelos still owns the team.

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