Oliver Drake, Milwaukee Brewers

Did you forget that Drake ever played for the 2017 Orioles? I don’t blame you. He made the club’s Opening Day bullpen but was sent packing in April after just three appearances. He spent the rest of that year with Milwaukee, where he posted a 4.44 ERA in 61 games, and he started this season in the Brewers’ bullpen as well.

Drake is coming off a nightmarish outing against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, when he was torched for six runs and six hits in one inning. That inflated his season ERA to 7.00. He’s also issued eight walks in nine innings this year. Drake’s control problems were part of the reason he didn’t stick in Baltimore, and it seems he’s still plagued by wildness.

The Brewers, by the way, have made a habit of collecting former Orioles pitchers, young and old. Milwaukee’s bullpen also includes veteran righty Matt Albers, an Oriole from 2008-2010, and former O’s prospect (and Millersville, Md. native) Josh Hader. Their rotation is led by another ex-Orioles prospect, Zach Davies. And this past winter, the Brewers signed Baltimore castoff Wade Miley (discussed later in this piece) and 2016 Orioles righty Yovani Gallardo, the Brewers’ long-time ace. Gallardo was cut at the end of spring training, probably because the Brewers had exceeded the recommended limit of former Orioles. On Tuesday, they added another ex-Oriole on a waiver claim. More on that later.

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