Craig Kimbrel designated for assignment by Orioles

Despite his NLCS struggles, Craig Kimbrel’s overall positive season with the Phillies last year netted him a one-year, $13 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles over the offseason.

He didn’t make it through the regular season.

The Orioles designated Kimbrel for assignment on Wednesday. Likely to clear waivers (he wouldn’t be eligible for the postseason with a new team), his season will end less than two weeks short of the playoffs. The 36-year-old finishes the regular season with an ERA of 5.33 in 52 1/3 innings.

It’s looked even worse than that recently. Through July 7, Kimbrel had a 2.10 ERA with 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings, but everything snowballed from there. His ERA was 11.12…