The Orioles introduced this afternoon that outfielder Forrest Wall cleared waivers and was despatched outright to Triple-A Norfolk. He doesn’t have the requisite service time nor the earlier profession outright that may enable him to elect free company.
Baltimore claimed Wall off waivers from the Marlins final week. They designated him for task inside a couple of days. Wall has not performed for the Orioles. He has 31 large league video games beneath his belt, cut up between the Braves and Miami inside the previous two years. Wall has a formidable .311/.380/.422 slash in that restricted time. His Triple-A observe document is extra modest, as he’s a .269/.355/.387 hitter by means of 369 video games at that stage.
The 28-year-old usually will get on base at an honest clip. He doesn’t hit for a lot energy, although, and he’s not considered an important defensive outfielder. That’s regardless of improbable velocity that interprets on the bases. Wall has 4 seasons with no less than 35 stolen bases within the minors. He topped the 50-steal threshold in each 2022 and ’23, although he’s 20-28 in that regard between MLB and Triple-A this 12 months. The O’s will maintain Wall in Norfolk for the stretch run and will reselect his contract in the event that they wish to add a delegated pinch-runner. He’d qualify for minor league free company subsequent offseason if Baltimore doesn’t name him again up.