Getty Images For the second time this season the Orioles have optioned Tommy Hunter back to Triple-A, with the latest demotion coming after he failed to make it out of the fourth inning yesterday versus the Blue Jays.
Hunter has a 5.59 ERA and 31/14 K/BB ratio in 58 innings, allowing 13 homers and a .300 opponents’ batting average. He also wasn’t much good for the Orioles after they acquired him from the Rangers in the middle of last season, posting a 5.06 ERA with 11 homers allowed in 69 innings.
Triple-A call-up Miguel Gonzalez replaced Hunter on the roster, but the Orioles will likely look elsewhere for a rotation replacement because he’s mostly been a reliever this year. Baltimore also activated outfielder Endy Chavez from the disabled list, sending down Xavier Avery.
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- proudlycanadian - May 29, 2012 at 5:30 PM
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Drat! I wanted to see him start again against the Jays.
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- El Bravo - May 29, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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Poor Tommy. He just had his cameo on “Veep” the other day too…things were looking so up…
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- xsherr - May 29, 2012 at 6:21 PM
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Why send down Xavier? He’s far better than that Chavez character.
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- randomdigits - May 29, 2012 at 7:40 PM
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Take a look at X’s last two weeks.
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- Loose Changeup - May 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
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I agree that .190/.292/.262 for X-Man in the last 2 weeks ain’t gonna cut it, but Endy is .131/.172/.164 for the season. I’m hoping this is his “prove it or we’ll replace you with someone 12 years younger” stint.
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- nittanybluehen - May 30, 2012 at 10:49 AM
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His starts look like batting practice sessions.
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- Loose Changeup - May 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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Similar to Mike Gonzalez’s relief pitching. So, the O’s won that trade by the virtue of getting more innings of similar quality, amirite?
