Matt

Bowman

Bowman will get a $1.1 million prorated contract and the deal comes with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives. The right-hander elected free agency after being outrighted off the Baltimore roster in November, but he’ll remain in the Baltimore organization to push for a spot in the bullpen.

Bowman went unclaimed on waivers after being removed from Baltimore’s 40-man roster and will test the free agent waters after refusing an outright assignment to Triple-A. The 33-year-old righty pitched for four different teams last year, making 25 appearances in the big leagues between the Orioles, Mariners, Diamondbacks and Twins. He’s the quintessential veteran journeyman reliever at this stage of his career.

Bowman has made 210 appearances in his career, but never started a game. He has a 4.60 ERA in 24 appearances this year.

The Orioles decided to send Trevor Rogers to the minors and keep Cole Irvin as the fifth starter in the rotation, so Bowman will come up to give the bullpen some depth. The 33-year-old was signed to a minor league deal with an upward mobility clause a week ago. Bowman has a 5.40 ERA in 15 combined innings this year with the Twins, Diamondbacks, and Mariners.

The 2024 trade deadline couldn’t have gone much worse for the Orioles. One starter they acquired, Zach Eflin, is now hurt, and Rogers has been sent to the minors after posting a 7.11 ERA across four starts with a 12:10 K:BB ratio in 19 innings. Rogers seemed like a clear regression candidate after overperforming his peripherals during the early part of the summer, but the Orioles will have him under contract for a couple more years to try and make the necessary adjustments to make him a solid MLB starter again. Matt Bowman was called up in a corresponding move, and it appears that Cole Irvin and Cade Povich will remain in the Orioles’ rotation moving forward.

The deal has an upward mobility clause on August 22nd and then an opt-out on August 28th and will be for a $1 million MLB salary. Bowman is on his third team this season after he was released by the Mariners earlier in the summer and signed by the Twins in early July before being released on August 12.

Bowman had been released by the Mariners earlier in the summer and was signed by the Twins in early July. He’ll now be a free agent again after he exercised an opt-out clause in his contract.

Bowman returns to Minnesota as extra organizational relief depth after spending a couple weeks on the open market. The 33-year-old journeyman righty has also made appearances this season for the Mariners and Diamondbacks.

It wouldn’t be shocking to see Bowman test the free agent waters after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 33-year-old journeyman reliever has made appearances this season for the Mariners, Twins and Diamondbacks already.

Bowman has been removed from Seattle’s 40-man roster after making just one relief appearance for the Mariners. He’s pitched for the Twins, Mariners and Diamondbacks already this season.