The Orioles have agreed to a minor league pact with right-handed reliever Matt Bowman, studies Jon Heyman of the New York Submit. The ZS Sports activities shopper not too long ago opted out of a minor league take care of the Twins. Bowman’s deal in Baltimore pays him a prorated $1MM base wage and incorporates an upward mobility clause subsequent week (Aug. 22) and a straight opt-out clause on Aug. 28.
Baltimore shall be Bowman’s fourth group of the season. He’s pitched in each the majors and minors for every of the Twins, D-backs and Mariners as properly in 2024. His massive league work features a 5.40 ERA in a small pattern of 15 innings, however he’s posted a superb 2.05 ERA with a 28.9% strikeout charge and 6.6% stroll charge in 30 2/3 innings on the Triple-A degree. Initially a Thirteenth-round pick of Princeton by the 2012 Mets, Bowman has pitched 200 1/3 MLB frames throughout elements of six seasons. He owns a profession 4.22 ERA, 18.8% strikeout charge, 8.3% stroll charge and 55.6% grounder charge within the majors.
Bowman’s Orioles deal continues a dizzying string of transactions involving the journeyman righty this season. He initially signed a minor league take care of the Twins however was designated for task not lengthy after being chosen to the MLB roster and traded to the D-backs for money. Upon being designated for task in Arizona, he cleared waivers and elected free company, happening to ink a minor league take care of the Mariners. He was again within the majors shortly thereafter however designated for task a 3rd time. Bowman elected free company, re-signed with Seattle, triggered an opt-out a number of weeks later, then re-signed with Minnesota on a brand new minor league deal — solely to decide out of that minor league contract earlier this week.
The clauses in Bowman’s contract might result in additional motion within the two weeks forward. Subsequent week’s upward mobility clause would require the Orioles to gauge whether or not any of the opposite 29 golf equipment across the league is prepared to place Bowman on the 40-man roster. In that case, the O’s would want to both add him to their very own 40-man roster or facilitate a transfer sending Bowman to the group that’s prepared to take action. His Aug. 28 out date would once more give the O’s 48 hours so as to add Bowman to the roster and, in the event that they select to not, give Bowman a quick window to signal with a brand new group earlier than Aug. 31 — the deadline for gamers to be eligible for his or her group’s postseason roster.
