Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles Make A Trade

Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles Make A Trade

The Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles agreed to a trade this morning. The trade will send right-handed pitcher Bryan Baker to the Rays while the Orioles will receive the 2025 competitive-balance pick from the Rays, which is the 37th overall pick in Sunday’s draft. Baker is under control for three more seasons, making him a free agent in 2029.

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Bryan Baker

Baker this season in 42 games for the Orioles is 3-2 with a 3.52 ERA, a 3.95 FIP, a 1.10 WHIP, and 49 strikeouts in 38.1 innings. He’s appeared in 174 career games, with two of those coming as starts. Baker is 12-9 with a 3.70 ERA, a 3.40 FIP, a 1.20 WHIP, and 200 strikeouts in 177.1 innings. Baker has only ever pitched in the American League East, pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021, then pitching with the Orioles for the last four seasons, and now he joins the Rays.

Last season, in 19 games with the Orioles, he went 1-1 with a 5.01 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. He also pitched in Triple-A, going 2-1 with a 5.17 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and 43 strikeouts in 31.1 innings. The Colorado Rockies drafted Baker in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of North Florida.

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