The Orioles have despatched right-handed pitcher Levi Stoudt outright to Double-A Bowie, the crew introduced this morning. He was designated for task final week to open up a spot on the 40-man roster after Baltimore traded for Seranthony Domínguez and Cristian Pache. That is the primary time Stoudt has been outrighted in his profession, and given his restricted MLB service time, he has no alternative however to simply accept the task.
The Mariners chosen Stoudt within the third spherical of the 2019 draft, however as a result of a UCL harm and the canceled minor league season in 2020, he didn’t make his skilled debut till 2021. After components of two seasons in Seattle’s system, he was despatched to Cincinnati forward of the 2022 commerce deadline as a part of the package deal for Luis Castillo. He made his MLB debut with the Reds in 2023, making 4 appearances (two begins) over 4 separate stints with the massive league membership. Throughout 10 1/3 innings, the righty gave up 11 earned runs on 16 hits. He was as soon as a well-regarded pitching prospect, however given his poor efficiency within the majors and equally disappointing minor league numbers (6.23 ERA, 7.40 FIP), it got here as little shock when the Reds DFA’d him over the offseason.
The Mariners claimed Stoudt off of waivers this previous February, however his second stint in Seattle was short-lived. After he pitched to a 6.92 ERA in 12 video games (11 begins) at Triple-A, Stoudt was DFA’d once more in June. This time, the Orioles picked him up and introduced him again all the way down to Double-A to work solely as a reliever. He has a 4.26 ERA however a way more spectacular 3.23 FIP over 9 video games (12 2/3 innings) with the Bowie Baysox. He has struck out 31.0% of batters he has confronted, an enormous enchancment over his 14.9% strikeout charge as a starter with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. Presumably, he’ll proceed to work as a multi-inning reliever with Bowie after the outright.