Orioles Sign INF/OF Tony Kemp

[ThisIsBirdland]

 

[DirtyBird]

Amazing move

[ThisIsBirdland]

This looks like the LHB to play at 2B or a COF spot until Holliday comes up. I'm surprised they didn't just keep Wong.

[Spy Fox]

Either a precursor to a trade or Tyler Nevin is out after all. 

NOTHING can stand between Mike Elias and a veteran lefty second baseman! 

[Ripken]

[DirtyBird]

2 minutes ago, Spy Fox said:

Either a precursor to a trade or Tyler Nevin is out after all. 

NOTHING can stand between Mike Elias and a veteran lefty second baseman! 

Isn’t Wong better than Kemp?

[ChuckS]

We'll be begging for Adam Frazier after watching this guy at the plate. 

Really hope this is Triple A depth rather than a signing for the big league team?  But hey, it can't much worse than carrying Nevin. 

[Gentile4]

Great. A 32yo middle infielder who can't hit. Meanwhile, Norby returns to Norfolk. Oh yeah, and that Holliday kid.

[sportsfan8703]

Insurance for DFA’ing McKenna. 

[Spy Fox]

2 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Isn’t Wong better than Kemp?

I would have thought so. To me Kemp's only advantage is the ability to play the outfield. 

[dtk9119]

So... this is a better option than Holliday, Stowers, or Kjerstad? MMMMMMKAYYY.....

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, ChuckS said:

We'll be begging for Adam Frazier after watching this guy at the plate. 

Really hope this is Triple A depth rather than a signing for the big league team?  But hey, it can't much worse than carrying Nevin. 

It's a major league contract so we should be on the hook for $700k and will need to pass through waivers to get him to AAA. I don't understand this at all except that he seems better than Maton. 

[Tony-OH]

There has to be at least one head scratching move by Elias each spring.

I remember watching Kemp with the A's last year wondering why this guy was still in the major leagues.

Unless he's willing to go to AAA to be depth, I just don't get this move at all. I mean, I get that Westburg, Urias and Mateo are all right-handed hitters and Elias would like a left-handed hitting utility guy, but Kemp basically only plays 2B and LF. 

I don't know. He had a decent camp with the Reds before being released after opting out so I guess he's here until Holliday is ready.

[Aristotelian]

5 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Isn’t Wong better than Kemp?

Do we have any idea how much money would have been guaranteed to Wong if we decided to keep him? 

[Bahama O's Fan]

Any options?