The Baltimore Orioles are signing the son of a man who used to dominate them of their division many years in the past.
Baltimore announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed utilityman Nick Gordon in free company. The 29-year-old Gordon is getting a minor-league deal from the membership.
Nick is the son of former AL saves chief Tom Gordon, who was a three-time All-Star reliever (together with within the AL East with the Boston Purple Sox in 1998 after which with the New York Yankees in 2004). Moreover, Nick is the youthful brother of former MLBer Dee-Unusual Gordon, a multi-time All-Star and ex-NL batting champion himself.
There may be not an entire bunch of upside for the Orioles right here as Nick is a profession .244 hitter with an general damaging WAR over 4 MLB seasons. However he has logged expertise at six completely different positions within the area (primarily in left area) and might be an element for a Baltimore staff that has done a lot of bargain-boxing this offseason.
