r/orioles • u/Wild-Bluejay7138 • 1d ago

Bryan Baker's Change-Up

He developed it with the Orioles not the Rays. I keep hearing about it on the broadcast. The Rays traded him for his new pitch and the O's were sucking so why not.

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u/beervendor1 15h ago

Plenty of RPs go zero-to-hero with a change of scenery. Glad for Baker. Happened in our favor with Bautista, Garcia, Cano, Walker, Hoppe just among our current pen.

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u/805locc 7h ago

Yikes some of those guys listed haven’t pitched well in years

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u/beervendor1 6h ago

My point exactly - other teams' castoffs are often successful with a change of scenery. The guys I listed are pretty much all in line for spots in next year's bullpen. Doesn't mean their previous GM needs to be fired.