Getty Images It’s kind of hard to believe a team is actually giving up talent for Dana Eveland rather than just signing him to a minor league contract and letting him compete for a job, but here we are.
The Orioles on Thursday acquired the left-hander from the Dodgers for fellow southpaw Jarret Martin and outfielder Tyler Henson.
Eveland upped his stock a bit by going 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA in five starts with the Dodgers at the end of last season. He was also 12-8 with a 4.38 ERA in Triple-A. That was enough to overshadow dreadful 2009 and 2010 seasons in which he combined for a 4.90 ERA in Triple-A and a 6.96 ERA in 98 1/3 innings as a major leaguer.
Eveland figures to have a spot at the back of Baltimore’s rotation barring a lousy spring. If he manages a sub-5.00 ERA in the AL East, it’d be quite an accomplishment.
Fortunately, the price wasn’t too substantial. Martin, a 22-year-old with a low-90s fastball, went 5-12 with a 4.96 ERA in 18 starts and 13 relief appearances for low-A Delmarva last season. At best, he’s a future reliever. Henson hit .247/.313/.321 as a 23-year-old in Triple-A last year and is a long shot to have any sort of career as a reserve outfielder.
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- proudlycanadian - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:13 PM
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If LaCava had become GM of Baltimore, he would never have made that deal. He knows how inadequate Eveland is from first hand experience.
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- rambodiaz - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:16 PM
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“It’s kind of hard to believe a team is actually giving up talent for Dana Eveland”
Truer words were never spoken,.. Er, typed.
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- APBA Guy - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:17 PM
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This is unbelievable. I grieve for the Orioles fans.
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- bleedpurplenblack - Dec 8, 2011 at 3:45 PM
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We’ve been grieving for the Orioles for 15 years now.
We’re used to it.
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- dowhatifeellike - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:19 PM
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The winter meetings are winding down and the Orioles traded for this guy and Teagarden. It’s like they’re trying to fail on purpose. Eveland will probably have a poor spring/get hurt and won’t make the rotation. The team is already stacked with quality AAA pitching that can’t get it done at the top level.
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- SmackSaw - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM
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Coletti snookered somebody? Los Angeles baseball teams are working miracles today!
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- notsofast10 - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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Except the Angels are not a Los Angeles Baseball team. They just use the name.
