The rotation wasn’t a strength in 2024. Going into 2025, the rotation looks like it could be in a similar situation overall, though with some personnel changes.
Bruce Zimmermann, who was born in Baltimore and raised in Ellicott City, is one of the few native Baltimoreans to play for the Orioles. A graduate of Loyola Blakefield High School, he played at Towson University before transferring to Mount Olive University in North Carolina.
The Brewers have agreed to a minor league deal with left-hander Bruce Zimmermann, reports Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. The Ballengee client will be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee this coming spring.
Bruce Zimmermann led a quintet of Norfolk hurlers to a spotless win. A shutout for the Norfolk pitching staff! I did not see that coming. The Tides, who have the second worst ERA in the International League (5.23), threw their first shutout in two months.
The Orioles announced this afternoon that left-hander Bruce Zimmermann has cleared waivers and been assigned outright to Triple-A. The 29-year-old was designated for assignment earlier this week amid a flurry of roster moves that saw recently-acquired southpaw Trevor Rogers optioned to the minor leagues.
None of the affiliates could get into the win column on a day that was short on top-tier prospect performances. Bruce Zimmermann made his case for being an Orioles bullpen option at some point this summer.
Coby Mayo homered for the third consecutive game, and Kyle Stowers finished a single shy of the cycle. A rehabbing Dean Kremer pitched into the fifth inning for the Tides.
Bowie got rained out, and none of the other Orioles affiliates managed to impose their will on the opposition. Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (MIL) 6, Norfolk Tides 3 Bruce Zimmermann had the start for Norfolk, and it certainly could have gone better: he allowed four runs in five innings.
DUNEDIN, Florida—The Orioles optioned left-handed pitcher Bruce Zimmermann to minor league camp on Tuesday. Zimmermann, a Baltimore native, allowed five runs, three earned, on 12 hits in 7 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts this spring.
With spring training just over a week away, it’s clear that it won’t be easy to crack the Orioles’ bullpen. In the past, manager Brandon Hyde often had to struggle to come up with a representative bullpen.