O's Sign Beato

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Orioles have agreed to terms with RHP Pedro Beato pending a physical. Was taken by Orioles with 32nd overall pick in 2006 draft.</p>— Steve Melewski (@masnSteve) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Beato agreement does not include invite to big league camp. Went 2-0, 4.10 with Braves AAA team last year. Been MLB with Mets, Boston & Atl.</p>— Steve Melewski (@masnSteve) <a href="

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The Baltimore Orioles have signed relief pitcher Pedro Beato to a minor league deal.

The Orioles drafted Beato 32nd overall in the 2006 MLB Draft.

Going into the 2007 season, Beato was rated as the 99th best prospect in baseball. He also participated in the 2007 All-Star Futures Game.

Beato played for the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves. In 2010 Beato was selected by the Mets in the Rule 5 draft. In 9 minor league season Beato went 36-37 with a 4.04 ERA and 28 saves. In 4 major league seasons Beato went 4-2 with a 4.34 ERA.

Beato will just add depth to the Orioles.

As I said at 4:15 in my 2015 Minors Spring Roster post, "I found it interesting that we have Pedro Beato back:)"

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/146615-2015-Minor-League-Spring-Training-Roster

No such thing as a bad minor league signing. Double if it's a reliever.