Orioles claim pitcher, DFA another

[Legend_Of_Joey]

Also, Dusten Knight cleared waivers and was sent to Norfolk.

[MurphDogg]

Unlike Kriske, Krehbiel has (in my opinion) very little chance to be on the 40-man roster through the winter. 

That said, I do think he is an upgrade over Barreda and could competently throw 3-5 innings over the final week and a half of the season.

[LTO's]

Most likely still won't be the last Rays pitcher we claim. 

[bobmc]

13 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Also, Dusten Knight cleared waivers and was sent to Norfolk.

My  did a (back) flip with the Dusten Knight transaction!  

[Yardball85]

Good.  This is exactly what they should be doing. 

[Frobby]

In 1972, the Orioles used 11 pitchers the entire season, 6 of whom started a game.  That’s about an average three weeks for the 2021 Orioles!

[Can_of_corn]

19 minutes ago, Frobby said:

In 1972, the Orioles used 11 pitchers the entire season, 6 of whom started a game.  That’s about an average three weeks for the 2021 Orioles!

I think comparing teams to the 1972 team is a bit unfair given the changes in the game.  I think the 2014 team should be the modern gold standard.

[RZNJ]

14 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think comparing teams to the 1972 team is a bit unfair given the changes in the game.  I think the 2014 team should be the modern gold standard.

I think the intention was to show just how much the game has changed.   I don't it was about fairness.  Just a few yucks.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, RZNJ said:

I think the intention was to show just how much the game has changed.   I don't it was about fairness.  Just a few yucks.

Correct.   I’m pretty sure no team in MLB is using only 11 pitchers in a season nowadays.   In fact, most have 12 or 13 on the roster at any one time, or even 14.   

Since C_of_C mentioned 2014 though, it’s worth mentioning that the ‘14 O’s used only 7 starters, and the 7th (TJ Macfarland) only started one game because of a doubleheader.   That team was incredibly lucky with the health of its pitching staff.