Dean Kremer

The Orioles signed RHP Dean Kremer to a one-year, $5.75 million deal to avoid arbitration.

Fantasy Impact

Kremer should continue to eat up innings at the the of the Orioles starting rotation.

Dean Kremer fired 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with no walks and four strikeouts in the Orioles’ 6-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

Kremer picked up his ninth quality start of the season and lowered his ERA to 4.23 with a 1.22 WHIP and 140 strikeouts across 170 1/3 innings. He’s shown stretches of effectiveness, and Tuesday’s game was one of his sharpest of the year.

Dean Kremer will start Tuesday's game against the Chicago White Sox.

Fantasy Impact

Kremer left his September 5 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers with right forearm discomfort, but his MRI results came back clean. After playing catch and throwing a bullpen session on September 12 without issue, he will return to the mound on Tuesday.

Dean Kremer is scheduled to throw an extended bullpen session with multiple ups this weekend.

Fantasy Impact

After playing catch without issue on Sunday and Tuesday, Kremer is set to throw an extended bullpen session over the weekend. If all goes well, he is expected to rejoin the Orioles' rotation next week.

Dean Kremer played catch on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

Kremer has played catch twice since exiting his September 5 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers with right forearm discomfort. While he is expected to miss his next turn in the rotation, the Baltimore Orioles are not overly concerned, as his MRI came back clean. The team will continue to take his recovery day by day.