Know Your Orioles 40-man: Matt Krook

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesHow he got here: Acquired from the New York Yankees for cash considerations 2/16/2024

Don’t look now, all you Matt Krook fans, but your guy may be carving out a role for himself in the Orioles bullpen.

Alright, well, don’t start buying the #66 jersey just yet.

On February 16, the Orioles acquired Matt Krook from the Yankees. The move came just a day after the news that Kyle Bradish would be sidelined for a few months with a UCL sprain. So you’re saying the Orioles were attempting to replace last year’s No. 4 finisher in the Cy Young voting with a lefty relief pitcher DFA’d by the Yankees a week before? Well, we can’t be sure how the Bradish delay will ripple…