Orioles Acquiring Shintaro Fujinami From The A's
Shintaro Fujinami from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. It's unknown what the Orioles sent to the A's in return. In his first year in the big leagues, the 29-year-old Japanese right-hander didn't last long as a starter for the A's and was quickly moved to the bullpen. He's made seven starts, but three of those were as an opener, and he has a hideous 8.57 ERA (4.94 FIP), 1.66 WHIP, 30 walks and 51 strikeouts in 49 1/3 innings over 34 appearances. Fujinami has been much better since June, though, posting a 3.26 ERA, six walks and 20 K's in 19 1/3 innings. It's unclear if the O's have plans to return him to a starting role eventually, but he's likely to work in middle relief initially. The strikeout upside is intriguing.
Source: MLB Network - Jon Heyman
The Baltimore Orioles are acquiring rookie right-hander Source: MLB Network - Jon Heyman

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