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Marlins Designate Kaleb Ort For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | February 7, 2024 at 1:10pm CDT

The Marlins have designated right-hander Kaleb Ort for assignment, per Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald. This move opens a spot for the Marlins to claim Declan Cronin off waivers from the Astros, a move that was reported earlier.

Ort, 32, spent the past few seasons with the Red Sox but has been on the roster carousel of late. Since the most recent season ended, he’s been claimed off waivers by the Mariners and Marlins and has now lost his roster spot yet again. The Fish claimed him in early December and he lasted just over two months on their roster before getting bumped off.

The righty has some big velocity, averaging around 96 miles per hour on his fastball. That’s led to Ort racking up strikeouts in the minors, but also with his fair share of walks. In the majors, both of those tallies have been a bit tempered. Over the past three seasons, he’s tossed 97 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level while allowing 2.76 earned runs per nine, striking out 31.1% of batters faced while walking 10.9%. In that same stretch of time, he threw 51 2/3 innings in the majors with a 6.27 ERA, 20.9% strikeout rate and 10.2% walk rate.

Though he hasn’t quite punched out big league hitters at the same rate, the minor league numbers appear to be drawing the interest of various clubs. Ort still has one option year remaining and doesn’t need an active roster spot, which adds to the appeal. A club could keep him stashed in the minors and call him up as needed throughout the season.

Despite that appeal, the Marlins decided that Cronin was a better fit for their roster and nudged Ort off. They will now have a week to trade Ort or pass him through waivers. Based on the multiple claims this offseason, he may wind up with a new club shortly. If he were to pass through waivers unclaimed, he lacks the previous career outright or three years of MLB service necessary to elect free agency, meaning he would stick with the Marlins as non-roster depth.

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25 Comments

  1. Himmy Neutron

    2 years ago

    Can one of the Boras guys just sign already

    Reply
  2. Laseball Biker

    2 years ago

    What’s your best Ort joke? Let’s sOrt by most unique.

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    • iron

      2 years ago

      Cards ort to pick him up…
      I guess he’s ort of order…
      He’s pretty ortinary

      I’m done now.

      Reply
    • User 2161944466

      2 years ago

      Dangerfield, Prior, Carlin, and Kinison all did Ort jokes and swore they’d never do them again.

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      • Ignorant Son-of-a-b

        2 years ago

        I think Ort has Jerry Dipoto’s number on speed dial…

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    • Shadow Banned

      2 years ago

      He took up baseball because he failed at Ort school

      Reply
    • vaderzim

      2 years ago

      I was trying to think of an oOrt Cloud joke, but my brain is cluddered.

      Reply
  3. Fever Pitch Guy

    2 years ago

    Ort to the Cards makes sense.

    Reply
    • deweybelongsinthehall

      2 years ago

      Fever, I’m thinking back to Boston off the 40 and let’s see how good our new pitching guru is.

      Reply
      • Fever Pitch Guy

        2 years ago

        dewey – Bailey and company have enough on their hands already, they don’t need another major time consuming project!

        Reply
  4. Bart Harley Jarvis

    2 years ago

    I’m a big fan of his ‘Angels and Archways’ clothing line.

    Reply
  5. centerfield13

    2 years ago

    His pitching is definitely a joke. Signed…every Boston fan.

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    Reply
  6. Redsoxx_62

    2 years ago

    Watch the Red Sox claim him again

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    • User 4204968895

      2 years ago

      Guaranteed.

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      • deweybelongsinthehall

        2 years ago

        I just posted that. Why not see if Bailey can unlock something.

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        • User 4204968895

          2 years ago

          I just assume Jansen to the Dodgers at this point. Is there any hope that’s for the Sox to clear money for Montgomery? I’m a few weeks behind the rumors.

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        • JoeBrady

          2 years ago

          I think the same people that were complaining about Ort were complaining about Brasier. And before that, complaining about Springs.

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  7. olmtiant

    2 years ago

    Bring him back!!! Bring him back!!! Can’t have Batman… I’ll settle for.. ?????Ort!!! I mean only one person on this board saw his FIRST MLB save!!!! Make me the expert???

    Reply
  8. olmtiant

    2 years ago

    Something about closes one. Door but…if he can pitch for the Joliet Jack hammers that’s good enough for me!!! Give him Brais money!!!

    Reply
  9. olmtiant

    2 years ago

    They ORT to keep me off these boards when talking about Braiser!!! I’ll take my winnings now thank you…

    Reply
    • Fever Pitch Guy

      2 years ago

      olmtiant – It was always my dream to have Brasier, Jeter Downs and JJ Goss appear together in a photo.

      Then whenever anybody looked at the picture, they would say “Downs-Goss-Brasier”

      RIP Howard Cosell (probably before your time)

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      • olmtiant

        2 years ago

        Oh God no!!!! Loved when dandy Don would get him going on MNF!!! Plus he had great hair!!!

        Reply
  10. Poolhalljunkies

    2 years ago

    How long before bloom advises the cards to grab this guy?

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  11. okbud

    2 years ago

    “Great stuff”

    Reply
  12. HBan22

    2 years ago

    Red Sox legend.

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