VIERA, Fla. (AP) -Adam Eaton and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a minor league contract Sunday and the right-hander will join the team’s major league spring training camp.
The 31-year-old Eaton was released by Philadelphia on Friday after going 4-8 with a 5.80 ERA in 21 games for the Phillies last year. He is 68-63 with a 4.80 ERA in nine seasons with San Diego, Texas and Philadelphia.
The Orioles have three spots in their starting rotation up for grabs behind right-handers Jeremy Guthrie and Koji Uehara. Left-hander Rich Hill, a starting candidate acquired in a February trade with the Chicago Cubs, was scratched from Sunday’s scheduled start against Washington with left elbow soreness.
veteran that we can evaluate to see if it makes sense to us going forward.”
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