The Orioles shook up their bullpen recently with several roster moves.
The Baltimore Orioles placed left-handed reliever Cionel Perez on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right oblique strain. Perez, 27, had allowed a triple and a single to the two batters he faced to start the ninth inning on Saturday.
Right-hander Jonathan Heasley was called up from Triple-A to take his spot in the bullpen.
There has been some activity in Birdland today! With pitchers and catchers reporting a mere three weeks away, hopefully, the more exciting news is on the horizon.
The Orioles announced Monday that they’ve avoided arbitration with left-handed reliever Cionel Perez.
The Baltimore Orioles have activated left-handed reliever Cionel Perez from the 15-day injured list, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Left-hander Nick Vespi has been optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to make room for Perez.
The Baltimore Orioles reinstated catcher James McCann from the 10-day injured list and placed left-hander Cionel Perez on the 15-day IL on Tuesday. The move involving Perez is retroactive to Monday.
Carlos Perez had three hits, including a home run, and the visiting Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Building quality bullpens has proven to be an Achilles heel for countless front offices, but at least for the 2022 season, the O’s made it look downright easy.
The lefty heads to the AL East A quick trip to the Baseball Savant page for Cionel Perez shows some tantalizing stuff. His fastball velocity ranked in the 87th percentile among all MLB pitchers last year, the kind of thing that you just don’t normally expect out of a 5’11” left-handed pitcher.
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