Heyman: O’s Acquire Julio Teheran on minor league deal

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

At least it's a minor league deal. Let's see if the Orioles pitching lab can work it's magic with Teheran.

 

 

Edited June 4 by OsFanSinceThe80s

[vab]

Let's hope this isn't a sign that Kremer's down longer than expected. 

[Spy Fox]

In between his ST with us and now, he allowed 4 runs in 2.2 IP in the one start he got for the Mets. Then he got 8 starts with the Cubs AAA team where he pitched to an 8.82 ERA. 

[Roll Tide]

11 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I almost had a stroke due to Heyman.  

Minor league deal is much more palatable.  

Agreed …but Heyman’s getting old

[billhatf]

7 minutes ago, vab said:

Let's hope this isn't a sign that Kremer's down longer than expected. 

Or Bradish!!!

[Roll Tide]

Unless the Orioles have a secret sauce for him he’s not even depth. 

[jamalshw]

I'm onboard for this. They saw enough in spring training to have interest, but didn't want him on the big league roster. He's a good depth gamble. Maybe they have an idea of how to get him to be effective. He was serviceable in a small sample last year after all. 

I disagree with folks that are saying the Orioles need starting pitching. They need relief pitching and the injuries to Means and Wells certainly ate up depth so they need depth as well. But Burnes, Grayson, Bradish, Irvin and Suarez isn't bad, particularly with Kremer likely back in not too long. But what comes next if there are futher injuries is the concern. Povich was amazing in April, but hasn't been as good since, particularly given his last start. I still believe in him long term, but its not the clearly ready option he appeared to be in April. I don't mind another potential fill in option in AAA if the Orioles can get him back to his 2023 Milwaukee form. It's not great. Nor a Plan A or B, but an extra break glass in case of emergency option. 

[DrungoHazewood]

48 minutes ago, Orioles Jim said:

I, uh, hope we’re not just planning on plopping him into the starting rotation and expecting him to be a solution.

Is there anything in the recent history of the Orioles' front office that would make you think anything remotely like this is what's happening? "We just built one of the great farm systems in baseball history and turned a 52-win team in arguably the best team in the league, but we really can't tell a starting pitcher from a dead armadillo."

[clapdiddy]

16 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Is there anything in the recent history of the Orioles' front office that would make you think anything remotely like this is what's happening? "We just built one of the great farm systems in baseball history and turned a 52-win team in arguably the best team in the league, but we really can't tell a starting pitcher from a dead armadillo."

Nice to see that most of the board is sane.  Of course, Heyman's initial misleading headline doesn't help matters.

[RZNJ]

Teheran is desperate.  He just bombed out of AAA.   Zimmerman’s on the IL and Armbruester maybe needs to clear his head in the bullpen.   He’s filler at Norfolk and listed under “it would take a miracle”.

 

[RZNJ]

Teheran, in 8 starts for the Cubs AAA team has an 8.82 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP.    He’s barely depth at Norfolk.

[SteveA]

1 hour ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

As long as he has to earn his way to the majors.  I assume he has an opt out date.

He's good at opting out.   He opted out from us at the end of spring training..   Mets signed him, started him once, he didn't do well, and they DFA'd him.   The Cubs signed him to a minor league deal and he has an 8.82 ERA in 8 starts for them, and it had  June 1 opt-out date, so he opted out of that too.

[Sports Guy]

I figured this would happen.

[Moose Milligan]

9 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I figured this would happen.

Teheran specifically?  Or just a washed up starter in general?

[HowAboutThat]

7 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Is there anything in the recent history of the Orioles' front office that would make you think anything remotely like this is what's happening? "We just built one of the great farm systems in baseball history and turned a 52-win team in arguably the best team in the league, but we really can't tell a starting pitcher from a dead armadillo."

They sure plopped Thyago Vieira into the pen without a second thought, and he is definitely a dead armadillo, so the concern is not groundless.

 

edit: I’m not sure what’s confusing about that comment, the man was terrible(ie a dead armadillo) and they put him on the 26 man anyway, so the concern was not groundless. I don’t know what’s confusing about that, maybe I should use words with fewer syllables.

Edited June 5 by Philip
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