The Orioles announced Friday that they had re-acquired 25-year-old righty Gray Fenter from the Cubs after he’d been selected in December’s Rule 5 Draft. That’s not a very surprising move since players chosen via that process are assigned directly to the drafting club’s 26-man roster and Fenter wasn’t a legitimate candidate to stick in the Cubs’ bullpen.
Originally rafted by the Orioles in the seventh round in 2015 out of West Memphis High School, Fenter received a $1 million bonus — significantly higher than the $178K slot value — to forego his commitment to Mississippi State.