The Orioles are bringing infielder/outfielder Terrin Vavra again to the group on a minor league contract, MLBTR has discovered. He’ll be invited to main league spring coaching.
Vavra, 27, was a third-round select of the College of Minnesota by the Rockies again in 2018 however has spent the majority of his profession within the Orioles group. The Rox traded the previous Golden Gopher to Baltimore alongside Tyler Nevin in 2020’s Mychal Givens commerce.
Vavra has performed in components of two large league seasons with the O’s, logging a mixed 159 plate appearances with a .254/.331/.304 batting line (87 wRC+) in that point. Vavra was briefly within the Mariners group final summer season after the O’s designated him for task and misplaced him to Seattle on waivers. It was a brief keep, as he was reduce unfastened by the M’s after simply three video games in Tacoma and wound up re-signing to complete out the minor league season again with the Orioles group. He’ll now land again with the O’s for one more stint on one other minor league deal.
Whereas he was drafted as a shortstop, Vavra has spent extra time at second base in his skilled profession. He’s logged almost 500 innings within the outfield in latest seasons as properly, spending time in any respect three positions. Vavra has performed in components of three Triple-A seasons and carries a profession .283/.382/.413 batting line on the prime minor league degree. He doesn’t have one standout instrument however has walked in a powerful 11.7% of his Triple-A plate appearances in opposition to a barely lower-than-average 21.6% strikeout price. Statcast credited Vavra with above-average dash pace as lately as 2023, inserting him within the sixty fourth percentile of huge leaguers.
Baltimore clearly has a crowded infield that’s headlined with former prime prospects. Gunnar Henderson is locked in at shortstop and has developed into an MVP-caliber expertise. Jordan Westburg will likely be again at third base after a breakout 2024 displaying. Jackson Holliday has but to solidify himself within the majors, however the former No. 1 choose and No. 1 total prospect solely turned 21 in December. He’ll get the chance to say the second base job. Ryan Mountcastle is a relative veteran at first base now, and prime prospect Coby Mayo would probably get a glance within the occasion of a notable harm at both infield nook. The outfield is arguably much more crowded after offseason signings of Tyler O’Neill, Ramon Laureano and Dylan Carlson added to incumbents Cedric Mullins and Colton Cowser.
Suffice it to say, there’s no actual path to an on a regular basis function for Vavra, however his capability to again up at a number of spots and his OBP-driven talent set on the plate might put him into the bench combine. If nothing else, he’s a pleasant versatile hand to have ready within the wings down in Triple-A Norfolk.
