Baltimore Orioles / Boston Red Sox
Orioles Select Chandler Shepherd (MLB Trade Rumors)
by Steve Adams August 14, 2020
The Orioles announced that they've selected the contract of right-hander Chandler Shepherd and optioned righty David Hess to their alternate training site. Baltimore's 40-man roster is now up to a total of 39 players.
Shepherd, 28 later this month, made his big league debut with the O's last season and allowed 14 runs in 19 frames — albeit with a solid 17-to-6 K/BB ratio. The longtime Red Sox farmhand had a solid track record in Triple-A prior to last year's offensive explosion at that level, carrying a 3.91 ERA to that point in his career.
Shepherd has generally fared well in the upper minors while averaging a bit less than a punchout per frame and about two and a half walks per nine innings pitched. He sat at 92.2 mph with his fastball in last year's debut effort and has posted roughly average ground-ball tendencies between Double-A and Triple-A.
Hess has a solid track record between Double-A and Triple-A over the past three seasons as well, but he's yet to find success in the…
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