The Orioles announced theyve acquired reliever from the Phillies for Chimezie Metu Jersey cash considerations. Outfielder was designated for a signment to open space on the 40-man roster. Philadelphia had DFA Ort this morning as the corresponding move for the signing. Its another back-of-the-roster move for Baltimore. The Os have been the sports most active team on the DFA market over the past few weeks. Ort himself has spent a decent chunk of time in DFA limbo. Since the 2023 season ended, he has gone from the Red Sox to the Mariners, Marlins, Phillies and now Baltimore via waivers or minor trade. The 32-year-old righty has only ever pitched at the big league level in Boston. He appeared in parts of three seasons with the Red Sox, although all but one appearance came over the last two years. He owns a 6.27 ERA in 51 2/3 career innings, including a 6.26 mark over 23 frames a year ago. While Ort hasnt found much big league succe s, his various sojourns around the league suggest teams like him as a depth arm. He throws reasonably hard, averaging 95.8 MPH with his fastball at the MLB level last year. Orts arsenal has played at the Triple-A level. Over parts of four seasons there, he carries an impre sive 3.09 ERA while striking out nearly 32% of opposing hitters. He still has a minor league option remaining. The Os could send him to Triple-A Norfolk without putting him on waivers if they keep him on the 40-man roster. Burdick, 27 next week, was one of the aforementioned recent DFA pickups by Baltimore. The Os acquired from the Marlins in a cash trade last Wednesday. Within the next week, theyll flip him themselves or try to run him through outright waivers. The righty-hitting outfielder has appeared briefly at the MLB level in each of the past two seasons. Burdick has slumped to a .200/.281/.368 batting line while striking out nearly 40% of the time over his first 46 contests. Strikeouts have been an i sue in the minors as well. The Wright State product fanned in an untenable 36.6% of Triple-A plate appearances last season. He has big raw power and has twice topped 20 homers in the minors including 24 longballs in Triple-A a year ago but hell need to take a significant step forward with his pure contact skills. Trey Lyles Jersey