Deal completed: The phenomenal, three-time All-Star starting outfielder for the Cincinnati reds has been officially moved to the Baltimore orioles by the Cincinnati reds. The phenomenal, three-time All-Star starting outfielder for the Cincinnati reds has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $124 million contract with the Baltimore orioles in exchange. following…………

Orioles Offseason Signing Lighting Up The Ninth Inning

In a small sample size, Baltimore Orioles closer Craig Kimbrel has looked as good as ever. When the 36-year-old signed with the Orioles, he joined a team that had just won 101 games and snatched first in baseball’s toughest division. He was an All-Star in his lone season on the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Orioles had high hopes that he could shore up the late innings of the contending team’s matchups. What they’ve gotten out of Kimbrel is even better than they could have reasonably hoped.

Kimbrel has picked up five saves and two wins since April 1. He has dwindled his ERA down to an even 1.00 and given up just two hits since then.

Craig Kimbrel’s Eye-Popping Stats
Kimbrel’s strikeouts are coming fast this season. Of the 30 batters he’s faced, the right-hander has 14 strikeouts at a rate of 46.7 percent, tied for third-best in the majors. He’s also one of seven pitchers in the league to not give up a walk yet in this season (pitchers who have faced at least 30 batters). Opposing hitters are just .169, which puts him in the top ten percent of pitchers who have faced at least 25 batters in that metric. According to Baseball Savant, his expected slugging percentage this season is .242. That puts him in the top seven percent of pitchers in that metric across the league.