Orioles claim Phoenix Sanders from Rays

[SilverRocket]

 

Reliever who throws a slider as his main pitch. 36 SO and 2 BB at AAA this year but a 5.40 ERA. 3.07 ERA in 14.2 IP in MLB.

[Just Regular]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/orioles-claim-phoenix-sanders-waivers-rays.html

Churn, baby, churn.

Eyecatching AAA K/BB ratio, but the batters seem to like those strikes.

[SilverRocket]

82mph slider used 52% of the time. 89mph fastball at 26%. 75mph curve at 23%.

In the small MLB sample, the fastball has really poor numbers on Statcast but the two breaking pitches are good.

[bpilktree]

No word who was dfa to make room for him.

[wildcard]

8 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

No word who was dfa to make room for him.

There were only 39 on the 40 man roster.

Looks like someone that is optioned to Norfolk at a reliever.

5'10", right-hander, 27 year old.

O's may have seen something that makes them think they can improve the speed on his   fastball.    Taken from their favorite wavier claim team -Tampa.

Edited August 24, 2022 by wildcard

[Pickles]

So he's clearly in line for the nickname "Colonel" if he amounts to anything.

[wildcard]

10 minutes ago, Pickles said:

So he's clearly in line for the nickname "Colonel" if he amounts to anything.

Pickles, Are you implying he is chicken?

Edited August 24, 2022 by wildcard

[sportsfan8703]

He’s definitely a change up from our frame throwers. He’s given up a lot of medium and hard contact. He doesn’t really induce soft contact. 
 

He has all of his options remaining. 
 

 

[PHRESH]

18 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Pickles, Are you implying he is chicken?

I'm sure someone in the history of the world has deep fried an Oriole. 

[ArtVanDelay]

35 minutes ago, Pickles said:

So he's clearly in line for the nickname "Colonel" if he amounts to anything.

With a name like Phoenix, he doesn’t need a nickname. 

Edited August 24, 2022 by ArtVanDelay

[PHRESH]

59 minutes ago, SilverRocket said:

82mph slider used 52% of the time. 89mph fastball at 26%. 75mph curve at 23%.

In the small MLB sample, the fastball has really poor numbers on Statcast but the two breaking pitches are good.

Feels like a similar pitcher to Louis Head 

[Can_of_corn]

9 minutes ago, PHRESH said:

I'm sure someone in the history of the world has deep fried an Oriole. 

For a second I thought you said Oreo.

[PHRESH]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

For a second I thought you said Oreo.

Well, thanks. Now I'm hungry and stuck in a meeting. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

At least he won't have to pitch against Gunnar now.

 

[sportsfan8703]

Grow the bats, claim the arms.  

 

Sometimes you just need a good junkballer in between all the flame throwers we have.