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• Baltimore Orioles

Orioles DFA struggling veteran Kimbrel

Craig Kimbrel 's time with the Baltimore Orioles is at its end.

The team designated the nine-time All-Star closer for assignment on Wednesday.

We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/01oGelj2Ty

The team recalled righty Bryan Baker from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move.

In his 15th big league season, Kimbrel was in his first year with the Orioles. He made 57 appearances this season, going 7-5 with an earned run average of 5.33 and WHIP of 1.357 over 52.1 innings pitched. He recorded 23 saves.

Since July 14, the 36-year-old Kimbrel has allowed 23 hits, 17 walks and 23 earned runs in 18 innings pitched. In Tuesday night's 10-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants , Kimbrel gave up six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning of work.

Kimbrel, who has also suited up for the Philadelphia Phillies , Los Angeles Dodgers , Chicago White Sox , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox , San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves , has 440 career saves, putting him fifth all-time and second among active players behind Kenley Jansen of the Red Sox. 

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Miami Marlins Designate Former Top Prospect José Devers For Assignment

Sam connon | 1 hour ago.

• Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins have designated infielder José Devers for assignment, the team announced Thursday afternoon.

Devers had been on the Marlins' big league roster since Aug. 31, when he got called up from Triple-A Jacksonville. He hurt his hand on Sept. 6, though, and only logged four at-bats before getting cut loose Thursday.

The 24-year-old lost his roster spot to infielder Vidal Bruján, who was reinstated from the injured list after missing nearly three weeks. Outfielder David Hensley was also optioned to Triple-A with outfielder Derek Hill coming off the injured list.

Today’s roster update presented by @UMiamiHealth : pic.twitter.com/kZrpAXyoqf — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 19, 2024

This isn't the first time Devers has been designated for assignment. He was also cut loose from the Marlins' 40-man roster in November 2022, although he cleared waivers and got outrighted to the minors five days later.

Devers was one of the three players the Marlins got back from the New York Yankees when they traded away superstar Giancarlo Stanton in December 2017. Starlin Castro and Jorge Guzmán made up the rest of the package, but neither of them have seen MLB action since 2021.

That isn't too far off from what Devers has given Miami as of late, considering his three appearances earlier this month were his first since 2021. Devers entered that season as a top 10 prospect in the Marlins' farm system, but he hit just .244 with a .621 OPS in 21 big league games and got sent back down soon after.

Devers missed a good chunk of the 2022 campaign with a shoulder injury, and he spent the entirety of 2023 in Double-A. In his minor league career, Devers is a .261 hitter with a .686 OPS, averaging just five home runs, 56 RBI and 19 stolen bases per 162 games.

The once-promising middle infielder will now hit the waiver wire. If he goes unclaimed, Devers will either be sent back to the minors or released.

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Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk.

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