The Orioles will call up Cole Irvin to start tomorrow afternoon’s matchup with the Mets, tweets Danielle Allentuck of the Baltimore Banner. Baltimore outrighted Irvin from their 40-man roster shortly after the trade deadline. They’ll need to select his contract again.
Baltimore needs a fifth starter after placing Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list this evening. The O’s recalled rookie lefty Cade Povich, who started nine games earlier this season, as the corresponding move for Eflin’s placement. Povich tossed 6 1/3 innings on Saturday, so he’d be on three days rest tomorrow. Rather than push him up, Baltimore tabs Irvin for what could be a spot start in what would have been Eflin’s turn through the rotation.
Irvin last pitched for Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, so he’ll have six days rest. He has only pitched twice for the Tides since clearing waivers, allowing four runs (three earned) in 6 2/3 innings with six walks and five strikeouts. Irvin made 21 MLB appearances (14 starts) earlier in the season. He started the year well, but opponents teed off on him in June and July. That pushed him off the roster with a 4.85 ERA in 94 2/3 innings.
The 30-year-old Irvin has had an inconsistent O’s tenure. Baltimore dealt infield prospect Darell Hernaiz to Oakland for Irvin heading into the 2023 season. He has continued to pound the strike zone with a pitch-to-contact approach but hasn’t gotten the same caliber of results as he had for the A’s. Irvin owns a 4.66 earned run average through 172 frames in an O’s uniform.
Baltimore’s 40-man roster is at capacity. They’ll need to make corresponding active roster and 40-man moves tomorrow. Irvin is out of options, so the Orioles would again need to place him on waivers if this represents a spot start and they want to send him back to Norfolk at any point.
There you go Sewald and Samuel, you can have the original Cole Irvin to go with the Cole Irvin (Rogers) you guys traded for at the deadline! Congrats!
Sammy Sosa and Derrick Lee and Vladimir Guerrero were Orioles but nobody knows about it and it’s never talked about. Baffling.
Sammy Sosa, the ghostly pale cowboy vampire? That dude played baseball?
And Dwight Evans, Ernie Whitt.
And Tony Batista, who had quite the baffling batting stance.
And Javy Lopez
And Albert Belle!
And the great Jim Thome
And Roberto Alomar (even more of a cuck than Bonilla)
POS of a human being to spit on someone, was a switch hitter in more ways than one!
@California 8 You working through some issues or something, my dude? It’s odd for a man to be so obsessed with a topic unless they have a vested, personal interest…know what I mean?
I know they make you oh so mad…and that you secretly wish they’d just shut up and kiss you already.
Just like the military dad character from American Beauty…why so interested in the subject matter unless it’s your business? Always turns out it actually is their business with those sorts.
There has only been one ballplayer of that persuasion ever and his name was Mike Piazza everyone knows this.
Username checks out.
Been living under a rock? Or maybe just burying your head in the sand. Billy Bean?
@sn33 Not only does he seem obsessed…the mere mention of the subject matter seemed to send him into some sort of mania. Truly sad he doesn’t feel he can live his truth and instead his true self only comes out in this odd manner.
And Reggie Jackson.
And my axe.
And Jose Bautista
Dwight Evans.
Ernie Whitt.
No worries, he’s already gone unclaimed!
Do they understand how pitching works in Baltimore? They need to be extra delicate with Corbin Burnes, he goes down and the good ship Oriole could sink to the bottom of Chesapeake Bay before October rolls around.
You think? We’re well aware. We’re already down an entire rotation with would be top five in baseball even without Burnes (Bradish, Grayson, eflin, means, wells). It’s been a really tough season watching the best team in baseball get derailed by a truly historic bout of bad luck.
Still in a good position. At least you don’t have the best pitching staff in baseball (my Mariners) and are .500 while just firing your manager.
And Todd Zeile
And Chris Sabo, and Ray Knight, and Lee Mazilli (as a Manager), and Jesse Orosco, and Randy Meyers, and Alan Mills cold cocked Strawberry when he was a Yankee (basically everyone on the 86 Mets except Hernandez and Doc Gooden)