February 1, 2024

Orioles Get Burnes

Word leaked that the Orioles and Brewers swung a deal than that moves Corbin Burnes to Baltimore:

The Brewers will receive infielder Joey Ortiz, left-hander D.L. Hall and the 34th pick in the 2024 draft, sources said.

While Milwaukee had fielded trade offers for Burnes all winter, the shrinking time until spring training had left some teams believing the Brewers would hold on to the 2021 National League Cy Young winner. Up stepped the Orioles, who won 101 games last year and feature perhaps the best young core in the major leagues but had questions about their rotation.

ESPN.com

Ortiz is about to enter his peak years, and hit well at AAA. Hall, in 33 MLB innings, struck out 42 batters and walked eleven. He had control issues in the minors. So Milwaukee didn’t get all that much for the star pitcher, but they didn’t want to lose him to free agency for nothing after the 2024 season. Both Ortiz and Hall are useful and cheap. It’s a good deal for the Orioles.

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