The Orioles seem to have reached an settlement with Dylan Coleman, as revealed by the right-hander himself on his Instagram account. The 28-year-old Coleman has been searching for a brand new group since being launched by the Astros final August, and presumably his new take care of Baltimore is a minor league pact.
Coleman threw one inning of scoreless ball within the Astros’ 8-0 win over the Blue Jays final April 3, which marked his solely massive league look of the 2024 marketing campaign. Houston optioned Coleman again to Triple-A the following day, and he struggled to a 6.50 ERA and a garish 23.9% stroll charge over 36 innings with Sugar Land earlier than being designated for project and launched over the summer season.
These excessive management issues have more and more plagued Coleman’s profession over the previous couple of seasons. His stroll charges have been middling throughout his time within the Padres’ farm system, and in his solely prolonged stretch of MLB motion. Coleman posted a really stable 2.78 ERA over 68 reduction innings for the Royals in 2022, and whereas a .247 BABIP and 12.8% stroll charge stood out as warning indicators, it appeared like Coleman was carving a distinct segment for himself within the Kansas Metropolis bullpen.
All of it went south in 2023, nevertheless, as Coleman had an 8.84 ERA in 18 1/3 frames for the Royals, plus a 4.70 ERA over 30 2/3 innings with Triple-A Omaha. Coleman’s stroll charges ballooned to an untenable 19.8% within the majors and 21.8% within the minors, and the Royals parted methods completely by buying and selling him to the Astros in December 2023.
Coleman’s fastball topped the 98mph mark when he made his Main League debut in 2021, although his velocity dropped to a 95.7mph common in Triple-A ball final 12 months. That also counts as a reasonably reside fastball, and Coleman recorded some massive strikeout numbers within the minors together with a 24.2% strikeout charge over his 93 2/3 profession innings within the Present. The Orioles should really feel there’s sufficient there to take a flier on Coleman in spring camp, as his 2022 numbers trace at his potential if he can restrict his walks.
