SARASOTA, Florida-What’s happening?-Tyler Wells will make his third start of the spring on Sunday when an Orioles split-squad hosts an Atlanta Braves split-squad at Ed Smith Stadium at 1:05 p.m.
The free agent signee is one of the best closers ever to play the game, but how well he fill the Félix Bautista-sized hole in the bullpen? It’s no exaggeration to say that the expectations for the 2024 Orioles are the highest they’ve been in decades.
Entering the 2024 season, the Philadelphia Phillies' major concern is their bullpen. After that unit put up one of their best years in recent memory when they finished seventh in the league with a 3.58 ERA, the loss of Craig Kimbrel looms large after he appeared in 71 games, posted an ERA of 3.26, and had 23 saves in 28 opportunities.
Who does Yardbarker's Matt Wiesenfeld like for American League Reliever of the Year? He takes a look at the board and shares his thoughts.
SARASOTA, Florida-What’s happening?- Right-hander Albert Súarez will make his first Grapefruit League start when the Orioles visit the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida on Tuesday at 1:05 p.m.
BRADENTON, Florida-What’s happening?-The Orioles will play split-squad games on Monday. Cade Povich will start for the Orioles against Tampa Bay’s Trevor Martin at 1:05 p.m.
If things go well for Kimbrel, he’ll be in the top 5 of the career saves list by season’s end How he got here: Signed as free agent, 12/6/23 Two and a half months later, it’s still weird to me that Craig Kimbrel is on the Orioles.
SARASOTA, Florida-What’s happening?-One of the few competitions for the Orioles in spring training will be for spots in the bullpen. It appears that Craig Kimbrel, Yennier Cano, Danny Coulombe and Cionel Pérez are locks.
SARASOTA, Florida—The Orioles signed a potential Hall of Fame closer in December, one who’s concerned more about winning than numbers. Craig Kimbrel, 35, has 417 saves, eighth on the all-time list.
The Baltimore Orioles were one of the game’s biggest success stories last season.
As teams around the league wait for the Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes to wrap up, the 2023 Winter Meetings have been slow as molasses, especially from a free agent standpoint.
A nine-time All-Star reliever is close to making another stop on his baseball journey.
The Baltimore Orioles are closing in on a contract with reliever Craig Kimbrel, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. The potential addition of the right-hander would aid a Baltimore bullpen that will be without incumbent closer Felix Bautista, who will likely miss the entire 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in September.
The Orioles and free agent right-hander Craig Kimbrel are close to a deal.
His overall body of work over the past three years — a 3.10 ERA with a 34.4% strikeout percentage across 188 2/3 innings — is quite strong.
The Atlanta Braves have invested heavily in their bullpen this offseason. Between signing Reynaldo López for three years/$30M, trading for Aaron Bummer
Phillies relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel is evidently not among the most beloved professional athletes in his city right now.
Kimbrel had a rough ninth inning as the Phillies dropped Game 3 of the NLCS to the Diamondbacks in walk-off fashion.
Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel intentionally balked a runner over to third, to prevent the possibility of tipping his pitches. The strategy did not work out on the scoreboard.
Philadelphia Phillies veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel reached an impressive career milestone Friday, earning career save No. 400, fittingly against his initial MLB team – the Atlanta Braves.
The Philadelphia Phillies finalized the signing of Craig Kimbrel to a one-year contract for the 2023 season. Francisco Morales was designated for assignment in order to make room for Kimbrel on the 40-man roster.
When the Los Angeles Dodgers were unable to agree to terms with Kenley Jansen last offseason, they filled their void at closer by acquiring Craig Kimbrel from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for AJ Pollock.
Longtime closer Craig Kimbrel joins a team that made it to the World Series last season while using several different relievers for saves.
The decision comes in the wake of a dip in production for the eight-time All-Star, who has surrendered runs in three of his last four outings.
Kimbrel has arisen again like a phoenix from ash … all thanks to a little superstition.
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