Manager Brandon Hyde made clear Friday that the Orioles are going to continue to “take our lumps” this season. In optioning rookie right-hander Dean Kremer to Triple-A Norfolk, the organization made clear they no longer want him to be the one receiving those hits.
This will be Kremer’s third trip to the minors, with the first sending him to the Bowie alternate training site during a portion of the schedule littered with days off and the second featuring a two-start “reset” with the Tides before rejoining Baltimore. Hyde said this will be a longer stay, one intended to fix a pitcher who has posted a 7.