Orioles celebrate end to lockout by signing right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles
On the evening of March 12, the Baltimore Orioles announced that they signed right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyle to a one-year contract for the 2022 season with a club option for 2023. “Welcome to Birdland, Jordan!”
Lyles, 31, appeared in 32 games for the Texas Rangers last season, including a career-high 30 starts. He went 10-13 with a 5.15 ERA (103 ER/180.0 IP) and 146 strikeouts for the Rangers. His 180.0 IP were the sixth-most in the American League and tied for the 18th-most in the majors, while his 30 starts were tied for 12th-most in the AL.
Lyles finished the season going 3-2 with a 2.87 ERA (10 ER/31.1 IP) and 25 strikeouts in four starts (five games) in September and October. He reached 10 years of Major League service time in September, a milestone achieved by fewer than 10 percent of players in MLB history.
The Baltimore Orioles found some coins under the couch cushion, and used them to buy themselves a free agent starting pitcher, Jordan Lyles. Lyles, 31, has never been very good – or even very healthy – but he tossed 180.0 innings last year and I’m guessing that’s all the Orioles are hoping he does again this season. It’s a one-year, $5.5M deal with a $500K signing bonus and a club option for 2023. ~ Bleacher Nation
A native of Hartsville, SC, Lyles was originally selected by the Houston Astros in the first round (No. 38 overall) of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. He was drafted by the Astros, signed with the Astros, and graduated from high school all on the same day, June 5, 2008.
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A selection to the 2010 All-Star Futures Game, Lyles made his Major League debut on May 31, 2011, at 20 years old. He has appeared in 289 career games, including 182 starts, between the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers. In three career games, two starts, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Lyles has gone 0-3 with a 4.26 ERA (6 ER/12.2 IP) and nine strikeouts to one walk.
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