Sep

Orioles claim Steve Pearce off waivers

Via Mark Feinsand, the Orioles have claimed Steve Pearce off waivers from the Yankees. New York designated the right-handed hitting first baseman for assignment when they activated Brett Gardner off the 60-day DL last week.

Pearce, 29, had a 65 wRC+ in 30 plate appearances for the Yankees after they acquired him from the Astros. They had previously traded him to the Orioles for cash back in early-June. Dan Connolly confirmed that Pearce will not be eligible for Baltimore’s playoff roster even though he was in their organization earlier this season.

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Eddard reboot v.1.0 says:

September 29, 2012 at 2:49 pm

Uh oh, we’re in trouble now. Might as well just cede the division to the Os.

The Tenth Inning Stretch says:

September 29, 2012 at 3:15 pm

I can only assume this means that he will now hit a clutch HR that screws the Yankees in some way.

Steve S says:

September 29, 2012 at 3:15 pm

Yankees -> Orioles -> Astros -> Yankees -> Orioles

The Tenth Inning Stretch says:

September 29, 2012 at 3:15 pm

I can only assume this means that he will now hit a clutch HR that screws the Yankees in some way.

The Tenth Inning Stretch says:

September 29, 2012 at 3:16 pm

I can only assume this means that he will now hit a clutch HR that screws the Yankees in some way.

Jose M. Vazquez says:

September 29, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Why would the Orioles want Pearce? For intelligence gathering? The Yankees better change all of their signs if a playoff game with the Orioles is needed.

DC says:

September 29, 2012 at 4:26 pm

Please let the Astros sign him this offseason.