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Orioles acquire LHP Matt Krook from Yankees for cash considerations

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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!

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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.

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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

 

 

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