Major League Shuffle: Ramirez Lands with Orioles!

Yohan Ramirez, sometimes wild but always intriguing, is the newest member of the Baltimore Orioles. In a straight cash deal, the right-handed pitcher jumps ship from the New York Mets, after getting the DFA (Designated for Assignment) tag just days ago. With Ramirez, the Orioles' 40-man roster is now packed to the brim.

This isn’t the 28-year-old's first rodeo; he’s been around the block, wearing jerseys from five different teams in four years. His career numbers? A solid ERA of 4.31 with a 23.1% strikeout rate, but man, those walks – he’s given a free pass to over 12% of batters he’s faced!

Ramirez is a master of the sinker when it's on, boasting a groundball rate of 58.4% last season. But will Baltimore be his pitching paradise or is it just another short stop in his MLB journey? The plot thickens as there's no more minor league options left. If Baltimore wants to tuck him into Triple-A, they've got to sneak him through waivers. That's one high-stakes game of bullpen roulette!

Baltimore's had a busy day plucking players, nabbing infielder Livan Soto right before landing Ramirez. What’s next for the Orioles and their crammed bullpen gang of Kimbrel, Baumann, Coulombe, and Webb, plus Cano, Akin, and Tate—who aren't packing their bags for the minors any time soon? Ramirez's future is up in the air – will he stick or will waivers whisk him away again?

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Editor: Yana Davidyuk