The Orioles have claimed righty David Hale off waivers from the Rockies, Baltimore announced. Hale was exposed to waivers after being designated for assignment recently.
With the move, the O’s have added yet another piece of pitching depth. Hale will head right to Triple-A on optional assignment, and will provide an option if a need arises in the rotation or the bullpen.
Hale, 28, had a solid run with the Braves in 2014, but hasn’t been very effective in Colorado. Over the last two seasons, he’s carrying a 6.27 ERA with 6.9 K/9 against 2.5 BB/9 over 80 1/3 innings. That’s not terribly promising, but some advanced metrics put a more positive spin on Hale’s work last season, as he carried a 4.04 SIERA and 4.02 xFIP in 2015.
Seems a lot of former Braves aren’t doing to we’ll with new teams. Weird
Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, but I feel like it’s always been that way. Kent Mercker, Jair Jurjenns, Bruce Chen all come to mind.
Add Steve Avery and Mark Wohlers to the list that just popped in my head
Being serious. But didn’t know it’s been happening for awhile