{"id":611364,"date":"2026-04-16T19:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611364\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:36:08","slug":"orioles-trade-chayce-mcdermott-to-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/611364\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Trade Chayce McDermott To Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

2:26pm: The Dodgers announced that they\u2019ve acquired McDermott in exchange for minor league righty Axel Perez<\/a>. They already had a 40-man vacancy, so no further moves are necessary.<\/p>\n

2:10pm: The Orioles are trading right-hander Chayce McDermott<\/a>, whom they designated for assignment last week, to the Dodgers, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post<\/a>. He\u2019s being optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City with his new club, Jack Harris<\/a> of the California Post adds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McDermott, 25, is only a couple seasons removed from being considered one of Baltimore\u2019s top prospects. He fired 119 frames of 3.10 ERA ball between Double-A and Triple-A and followed that with 100 frames and a 3.78 ERA in Triple-A the following season. McDermott made a brief MLB debut in 2024, tossing four innings, and it looked as though he\u2019d soon emerge as a regular contributor on the Orioles\u2019 staff.<\/p>\n

That never happened, however. The 2025 season was a nightmare for the former fourth-rounder. McDermott was shelled for a 6.91 ERA in his first 11 starts at the Triple-A level. Opponents collected 43 hits \u2014 six of them homers \u2014 and drew 36 walks in just 43 innings across that brutal run of 11 starts. McDermott also hit four batters and was charged with seven wild pitches. In light of those struggles, the O\u2019s moved him to the bullpen. After a rough first outing (five runs in 1 2\/3 innings), he settled in to log a 1.76 ERA and 18-to-7 K\/BB ratio across his final 15 1\/3 innings out of the Triple-A bullpen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a struggle for McDermott in 2026. He\u2019s pitched 5 1\/3 innings out of the Norfolk bullpen and surrendered four runs on five hits, six walks and a hit-by-pitch. McDermott also pitched three spring innings for Baltimore and was tagged for three solo home runs.<\/p>\n

Shaky command has long been McDermott\u2019s biggest flaw, and with the right-hander still struggling in that regard during what\u2019s now his final minor league option year, Baltimore moved on last week. McDermott\u2019s former prospect status was enough to generate some interest in the trade market, and he\u2019ll now see whether he can become the latest change-of-scenery candidate to find new life in the Dodgers organization. Los Angeles has plenty of success stories of this nature \u2014 at least in part due to the sheer volume of players they pick up in fringe transactions of just this nature. Often, they\u2019ll quickly try to pass said player through waivers themselves, though since McDermott can still be optioned, there\u2019s no urgency to do so in the immediate future.<\/p>\n

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