Around mid-day yesterday, news broke that the Baltimore Orioles had acquired infielder Rio Ruiz and had lost righty Ryan Meisinger, both via waiver claims. The move keeps 38 players on the Orioles 40-man roster, with rumors suggesting that Mike Elias could grab two players in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft.
An 11th round draft pick in 2015, Meisinger spent most of the past four years in the minors with the Orioles. He posted impressive strikeout totals in short-season ball and the low minors but was never a top-prospect for the O’s
Meisinger pitched in 18 games for the Orioles in 2018 and he was mostly effective outside of a spot start he made in Boston on September 26th, in which he allowed 5 runs on 4 hits in a third of an inning.