The Baltimore Orioles confirmed a trade Thursday to return former Boston Red Sox pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez to the free agency market.<\/p>\n
Baltimore reportedly acquired pitchers Cole Irvin and Kyle Barbitsky from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for infielder Darrell Hernize. According to Dan Connolly<\/a> athletic. The exchange saw the Orioles part ways with Hernandez to make room on their 40-man roster before the southpaw reliever joined Baltimore. <\/p>\n The Orioles are free to fully allocate Hernandez to their Triple-A affiliates, if desired, without simultaneously filling the rosters of big league clubs.<\/p>\n Almost three weeks ago, Hernandez was assigned to the Orioles from the Red Sox after Boston drafted him for the same reason. Of course, this came as a result of Boston’s Justin Turner signing from free agency, so it wasn’t surprising. <\/p>\n Hernandez struggled a lot during his three seasons with the Red Sox. His all-time ERA is his 5.06, and the 26-year-old has just seven appearances in his 2022 and he posted a staggering 21.60 ERA in 6 2\/3 innings. . In a total of 91 big league contests, he failed to keep a runner off the base his pass. Last August alone, he posted a 33 ERA, walking his 17.7% of his opponents in just three innings. <\/p>\n With Hernandez in the same position that was previously set to end his tenure with the Red Sox, the Orioles have a week to trade or try to pass lefties through full waivers.<\/p>\n![\"NESN](\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/NESN360-BlueGreen.jpg\")
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