Orioles acquire LHP Matt Krook from Yankees for cash considerations

[eddie83]

Sorry, had to do it.
Castillo gone.

Guy has some serious K rates and BB rates as well….

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krookma01.shtml

[eddie83]

Be nice to see him K Soto in a big spot. 

[G54377]

Lefty bullpen project? His minor league numbers look good. Was one a 1st rounder, so the talent I would think is there.

[Just Regular]

It'd be interesting to know how Sigbot views his pitch metrics relative to say DL Hall.

Krook got to one of the Two True Outcomes on 57% of the batters he faced in AAA last year.

Stay alert, fielders!

Can control be worse than Shintaro Fujinami?

Good luck to the bullpen catcher getting his and Ronald Guzman's sessions!

[NashLumber]

My mind went "Krook, Kruk, Cust". 
 

 

[Just Regular]

December 20, 2017: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Stephen Woods (minors), Christian Arroyo and Denard Span to the Tampa Bay Rays for Evan Longoria and cash.

December 10, 2020: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

[Three Run Homer]

Hopefully Diego Castillo hadn't hired a moving company yet.  

[Moose Milligan]

I’m all in!!! 

[Bahama O's Fan]

Any options?

[Orioles0615]

Just whats needed a  29 year old minor league pitcher who walks everyone

 

Left handed and breathing though so they always get a chance at least. As long as he has options 

Edited February 18 by Orioles0615

[Jim'sKid26]

Interesting. Out of University of Oregon. Was drafted by the Marlins at 1.35 out of high school but failed his physical and didn't sign. He ended up going to College. Marlins were right. He ended up needing TJS during his freshman year. The Giants took him after his sophomore year (did not pitch) at 4.125. 

Sinker, Sweeper, Cutter and Change. All his pitchers are within a 7.6 mph range 88. 7 to 81.1. Throws the sinker (88.7 mph) most of the time (65.4%). Was mostly a starter in MiLB but was transitioned to a RP in 2022 at AAA by the Yankees. He is also reported to have a low to mid 90's 4SFB but it did not register on Baseball Savant. May not throw that hard anymore.

Baseball Prospectus, from 2016: "Krook comes from a three-quarters arm slot. He showed an ability to repeat that arm slot, but occasionally finished the delivery short. There's some effort in the back half, but not enough to suggest he won't be a starter at the next level. There are some medical concerns here, as he underwent Tommy John in 2014."

A bit of an enigma.

Edited February 18 by Jim'sKid26

[Just Regular]

His Rule 5 move from NYY to TB in 2020 was same day we got Tyler Wells.

https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-rule-5-draft-results

Krook as AAA reliever last year - 10 hits in 34 innings.     That is Bryan Baker-Michael Baumann off the charts.

The International League ERA leaderboard from 2023 at a low enough innings is quite a fun menagerie of pitchers.

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/minor-league?pos=all&level=0&lg=2&stats=pit&qual=30&type=0&team=&season=2023&seasonEnd=2023&org=&ind=0&splitTeam=false&players=&sort=6,-1

 

 

[G54377]

So why is NYY giving up on him?

[SteveA]

6 minutes ago, G54377 said:

So why is NYY giving up on him?

Guess we showed 'em the money!   We are throwing around those cash considerations like an NBA All Star  in a Vegas strip club.

[owknows]

8 minutes ago, G54377 said:

So why is NYY giving up on him?

He doesn't have a designer label.