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A’s Irvin traded to Orioles; Hellnize receives prospect for first appearance on NBC Sports Bayarea<\/em><\/p>\n The Athletics have opened a spot in the 2023 starting rotation.<\/p>\n The A’s officially traded left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin and right-handed prospect Kyle Bilvitzki to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for shortstop candidate Darrell Hernize.<\/p>\n Hellnize is listed as the Orioles’ 16th most promising player, according to MLB.com. Hellnize, his fifth-round pick from Baltimore in 2019, finished in Single A (32 games), High A (60 games) and Double A (13 games) last season.<\/p>\n Irvin has been an innings eater for Auckland the last two seasons and has scored 359 1\/3 frames since arriving at the A’s in 2021.<\/p>\n Last season, Irvin went 9-13 with a 3.98 ERA and a 4.21 FIP in 30 appearances. He whiffed just 128 batters in 181 innings and walked 36.<\/p>\n Virbitsky, 24, has yet to cross the High-A ball in his career. He recorded a 4.63 ERA and his 140 strikeouts in 126 1\/3 innings last season with Single-A Stockton Port and High-A Lansing Lugnuts.<\/p>\n With Irvin off the roster, the A’s will fill the rotation with the likes of Paul Blackburn, James Caprilian, Dalton Jeffries, Adam Oler, Ken Waldichuk and Shintaro Fujinami.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRELATED: Report: A’s Agree to Sign One-Year Deal with Aguilar<\/h5>\n