Parker Bridwell DFA’d

[jrobb21613]

Former Oriole Bridwell dfa’d. I think we should be all over this. 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/twins-trade-john-curtiss-angels.html

[Diehard_O's_Fan]

Will the Orioles have first dibs on claiming him? How does that work?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

It turns out Parker Bridwell can lose.

[Luke-OH]

21 minutes ago, Diehard_O's_Fan said:

Will the Orioles have first dibs on claiming him? How does that work?

Yeah, they'll have first dibs. He does have a very high spin curveball (2800+ RPM) that he started throwing after he left the O's (I know @Moose Milligan needs to know about this). The problem is the pitch it almost breaks too late and has a tendency to hang so it's been a very ineffective pitch to this point. 

[section18]

Why not ? Sign him to a minor league contract with Norfolk.

[Luke-OH]

5 minutes ago, section18 said:

Why not ? Sign him to a minor league contract with Norfolk.

That only works if he clears waivers and wants to come back. They might need to claim him and add him to the 40 man if they want him. 

[weams]

7 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

Yeah, they'll have first dibs. He does have a very high spin curveball (2800+ RPM) that he started throwing after he left the O's (I know @Moose Milligan needs to know about this). The problem is the pitch it almost breaks too late and has a tendency to hang so it's been a very ineffective pitch to this point. 

Plus his mom doesn't like Frobby. I vote no. 

[weams]

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Bridwell, 27, is only a season removed from 121 innings of 3.64 ERA ball with the 2017 Angels, though his secondary metrics never made that output appear sustainable. 

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If he clears, he’ll be outrighted to Triple-A and presumably head to camp with the Angels as a non-roster invitee.

 

[Bahama O's Fan]

6 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

That only works if he clears waivers and wants to come back. They might need to claim him and add him to the 40 man if they want him. 

Why not do this? I'm sure there's quite a few candidates on the 40 we could do without. You could then try to slip him through waivers later if a better player becomes available.

[theocean]

4 minutes ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

Why not do this? I'm sure there's quite a few candidates on the 40 we could do without. You could then try to slip him through waivers later if a better player becomes available.

Bridwell has already been DFA'd by the Angels this offseason in November, then picked up by the Yankees off waivers and quickly DFA'd again in December. He was then picked up on waivers by the Angels a second time and now DFA'd once more. The Orioles, along with most of the league, have already passed on him twice and I think his 2017 results were a bit lucky.

That being said, I'd much rather see Bridwell take a shot in Baltimore than Mike Wright Jr.

[wildcard]

Bridwell had elbow surgery in July.  He is out of options.

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/12/1/18119662/yankees-trades-ronald-torreyes-parker-bridwell-waivers-offseason-hot-stove

[Jammer7]

Guys like him are plentiful. I’d pass.

[Moose Milligan]

8 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

Yeah, they'll have first dibs. He does have a very high spin curveball (2800+ RPM) that he started throwing after he left the O's (I know @Moose Milligan needs to know about this). The problem is the pitch it almost breaks too late and has a tendency to hang so it's been a very ineffective pitch to this point. 

Thank you.  I woke up thinking about spin rate this morning.

[Moose Milligan]

 

I drove to the gym this morning and looked at my dashboard on my car and thought, man, 5000 RPM...no pitcher has $#*% on me.

[Frobby]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

 

I drove to the gym this morning and looked at my dashboard on my car and thought, man, 5000 RPM...no pitcher has $#*% on me.

Yeah, but can your car hit 95 mph?