Baltimore Orioles Acquire Outfielder From Chicago White Sox With The Intention To Strengthen The Squad As Season Draw Nearer
The Baltimore Orioles are bringing back a familiar face to the organization with just two weeks to go until Opening Day.
The Orioles just acquired outfielder Peyton Burdick off of waivers from the Chicago White Sox according to the team.
Burdick was originally drafted by the Miami Marlins in the third round of the 2019 MLB draft before making his MLB debut with the team during the 2022 MLB season.
Just last month the Orioles purchased the outfielder from the Marlins before getting DFA’d following Baltimore’s acquisition of relief pitcher Kaleb Ort from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.
The White Sox then signed him but he did not last long in MLB Spring Training camp with Chicago as they also DFA’d him following the Dylan Cease trade.
In 46 games at the MLB level split across the 2022-23 seasons, Burdick slashed .200/.281/.333 with five home runs.
He will be competing for a bench spot with Baltimore despite the incredible depth the team has at the position across their system.
Burdick features some Major League experience and still has development left to go. It could be a very low-risk, high-reward move for the Orioles, a space the front office has proven to thrive in.
There are now just 11 days to go until Orioles Opening Day. For current Orioles, that’s Jordan Westburg days to go until the first game that counts. In older times, that’s a number that also belonged to Doug DeCinces, Luis Aparicio, and Gus Triandos.
In spring training yesterday, the Orioles ended up with a walkoff win over the Braves. Dylan Beavers picked up a base hit with a man on third base to turn a 4-4 tie into a 5-4 victory for the Orioles. In the game, prospect Coby Mayo had four of the ten Orioles hits. Corbin Burnes had another “he’s working on stuff in spring training and it doesn’t matter” outing, allowing four runs, three earned, in a five-inning start. He had two separate errors on pickoff throws. Check out the full box score here.
After that victory, the Orioles are 17-5-1 over their Grapefruit League schedule. That’s a pretty good record, wouldn’t you agree? We’re all aware that none of it matters, but I think if the Orioles were 5-17-1 instead, that might feel like slightly more concerning irrelevant information.
It’s a split squad day today for the O’s. Half the team will stay at home to play a Braves split squad, with another half hitting the road to play the Tigers. Both games are scheduled for 1:05 Eastern starts. The home game will be broadcast on the Orioles Radio Network. The road game has a Detroit broadcast, if you have MLB.tv or some other means to access that.
Over the course of yesterday, the Orioles made a few more cuts from the spring training roster. Catching prospect Samuel Basallo was reassigned to minor league camp, and following the game, pitchers Kaleb Ort and Matt Krook were optioned. That leaves the O’s with 47 players in camp, which is still a lot of cuts to be made. Yesterday’s moves didn’t involve any of the big decisions.
Additionally, the Orioles claimed outfielder Peyton Burdick on waivers. Burdick was previously in the organization for nine days last month before being waived and now he’s back. The 40-man roster is full again, at least for now. It seems like some spots will open up when camp ends and the out of options players have to either make the team or be placed on waivers.
