Now former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer posted a farewell message to the city on Sunday evening, two days after being traded to the Minnesota Twins for an outfield prospect.
He thanked Baltimore, the fans, organization, front office, staff and teammates "for giving me experiences and memories I’ll cherish forever."
Kremer, who was a playoff game starter for Baltimore three years ago, spent two months on the IL this season with a right quadriceps strain. He made 133 career appearances (130 GS) with Baltimore, going 42-44 with a 4.37 ERA (344 ER/707.2 IP) on 372 total runs, 683 hits (107 HR), 233 walks, and 616 strikeouts.
This year, he was part of the starting rotation, but hasn't been great over the past month, giving up home runs and allowed eight earned runs in the Orioles' 14-0 blowout loss to the Tigers last week. He said he might need to change his approach after that one, as Tigers hitters attacked fastballs high in the zone against him, which has been his "identity."
The Orioles acquired 18-year-old outfield prospect Jhomnardo Reyes in exchange for Kremer, who also pitched for the Israeli national team.
This is the second time Kremer has been dealt at the trade deadline in his career. He arrived with Baltimore in the Manny Machado trade back in 2018, and Kremer was the lone of five prospects in that deal to become a regular big-leaguer.