One day after announcing the sale of the team, the Orioles acquired the starting pitcher they’d be searching for all winter.
The Milwaukee Brewers sent right-hander Corbin Burnes to the Orioles for left-handed pitcher DL Hall, infielder Joey Ortiz and the Orioles’ pick in the Competitive Balance Round A, the 34th overall pick.
The 29-year-old Burnes, who won the National League Cy Young Award in 2021 and is eligible to be a free agent after this season, was 10-8 with a 3.39 earned-run average in 32 starts for the Brewers last season. In six seasons, Burnes was 45-27 with a 3.26 ERA.
He’ll join Kyle Bradish, Dean Kremer, John Means, Grayson Rodriguez and perhaps Tyler Wells in the Orioles’ starting rotation.
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Hall was the Orioles’ top pick in the 2017 draft, and he struggled with injuries throughout his career. The 25-year-old left-hander was 4-1 with a 4.36 ERA and a save in 29 games over the last two seasons.
Ortiz was the Orioles’ fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft and hoped to make the team as a utility infielder. He hit .212 with four RBIs in 15 games in 2023, his first action in the major leagues.