It's been a busy four days for Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette. Since Feb. 18, Duquette has added two left-handed pitchers and two veteran outfielders.
In his latest move, Duquette acquired left-handed pitcher Richard Bleier from the New York Yankees Feb. 21 for a player to be named later. To make room for Bleier on the 40-man roster, the Orioles designated first baseman/outfielder Christian Walker for assignment.
Bleier, who had a 1.96 ERA in 23 games for the Yankees last year, was attractive to the Orioles because he has options remaining. So does fellow left-hander Vidal Nuno, who was picked up from the Los Angeles Dodgers Feb. 19.
