The Guardians have sent pitcher Chris Vallimont outright to Triple-A Columbus, according to the transaction log at MLB.com. He was designated for assignment on Monday when Cleveland claimed Ramón Laureano from Oakland.
The Orioles made a flurry of roster moves on Tuesday, activating catcher James McCann from the 10-day injured list, placing left-handed pitcher Cionel Pérez on the 15-day injured list with left forearm soreness, recalling left-handed pitcher Bruce Zimmermann from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning right-hander Chris Vallimont to Norfolk.
The Orioles have selected the contract of right-hander Chris Vallimont from Triple-A. In corresponding moves, left-hander Bruce Zimmermann was optioned to Triple-A, while Mychal Givens was moved to the 60-day injured list to create space on the 40-man roster.
Bowie, Aberdeen and Delmarva lost close, well-pitched games. Norfolk lost a not close one. Chris Vallimont couldn’t hold back the Redbirds offense on Sunday.
The Tides got offensive contributions from the bottom of the order to support a decent combined outing from pitchers Chris Vallimont and Ryan Watson. Sunday saw all Orioles affiliates save Triple-A Norfolk get rained out.
The Orioles announced this afternoon that righty Chris Vallimont has gone unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment last week. He was assigned outright to Triple-A Norfolk.
The Orioles filled their need for a backup, left-handed hitting first baseman when they acquired Ryan O’Hearn from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations on Tuesday.
Ober went on the IL with a groin strain. Prior to that, he had thrown 19 2/3 innings with a 2.75 ERA, 19% strikeout rate and 6% walk rate.
The multi-talented Astudillo is now all but certainly headed for free agency, although a reunion with the Twins on a minor-league contract isn’t yet out of the question.
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