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Andy Oliver | Starting Pitcher

Team: Milwaukee Brewers
Age / DOB:  (29) / 12/3/1987
Ht / Wt:  6'3 / 215
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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Brewers signed LHP Andy Oliver to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Oliver hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2011 and owns a 7.11 career ERA at baseball's highest level. He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Triple-A affiliate of the Orioles and will probably be ticketed for Triple-A Colorado Springs at the close of Brewers camp next spring. Thu, Dec 15, 2016 01:40:00 PM
Source: Milwaukee Brewers on Twitter

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Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Orioles re-signed LHP Andy Oliver to a minor league contract.

Oliver opted out of his minor league contract earlier this month but evidently wasn't able to find a better opportunity elsewhere. He's held a 2.08 ERA with a strikeout per inning at Triple-A Norfolk this season.
Sun, Jun 19, 2016 08:29:00 AM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Orioles released LHP Andy Oliver.

Oliver exercised the opt-out clause in his contract. He's posted a 2.08 ERA with a strikeout per inning at the Triple-A level this season.
Source: Rich Dubroff on Twitter
Fri, Jun 3, 2016 04:53:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Orioles re-assigned LHPs Andy Oliver and Cesar Cabral to minor league camp.

Neither hurler was expected to break camp with the big league club, so there are no surprises here. Orioles manager Buck Showalter indicated that there would be more cuts coming on Saturday after batting practice, so stay tuned.
Sat, Mar 12, 2016 11:04:00 AM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Orioles re-signed LHP Andy Oliver to a minor league contract.

Oliver spent all of last season at the Triple-A level, posting a 3.79 ERA and 66/40 K/BB ratio over 57 relief innings. The 28-year-old hasn't appeared in the majors since 2011 and has yet to shown the necessary improvement with his control to make you think he might get another chance at some point.
Source: BaseballAmerica.com
Mon, Jan 18, 2016 04:05:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Orioles signed LHP Andy Oliver to a minor league contract.

Oliver opted out of his deal with the Rays earlier this month after posting a 3.86 ERA and 3224 K/BB ratio strikeouts over 28 Triple-A innings. He's merely a depth guy.
Source: Roch Kubatko on Twitter
Fri, Jul 17, 2015 01:01:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Rays released LHP Andy Oliver.

Oliver has exercised the opt-out clause in his minor league contract. He posted a 3.86 ERA with 32 strikeouts over 28 innings at Triple-A Durham, but walks remained an issue for him with a whopping 24 free passes.
Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
Fri, Jul 3, 2015 04:39:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Rays signed LHP Andy Oliver to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Durham.

Oliver hasn't appeared in the major leagues since 2011, when he posted a 6.52 ERA in two starts for the Tigers. The 27-year-old left-hander will function as organizational rotation depth for Tampa Bay.
Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
Tue, Apr 14, 2015 04:11:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Phillies sent LHP Andy Oliver outright to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Oliver elected for free agency. The Rule 5 pick finished the spring with a 2.25 ERA over 12 innings (with 10 strikeouts). The lefty has good stuff and will probably find offers elsewhere.
Sat, Apr 4, 2015 05:59:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Rule 5 pick Andy Oliver struck out all three Red Sox he faced in Sunday's appearance.

Oliver is going to win a spot in Philadelphia's bullpen if this keeps up. He has a history of terrible wildness, but he also has very good stuff for a lefty. This spring, he's struck out nine and walked two in five scoreless innings.
Sun, Mar 15, 2015 04:50:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Phillies selected LHP Andy Oliver from the Pirates in the Rule 5 draft.

Oliver getting selected comes as a pretty big surprise. The former Tigers prospect reached the majors in 2010, going 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA in five starts. The Pirates picked him up in the minor deal in 2012, but he failed to progress and was dropped from the 40-man last spring. Converted into a reliever last season, he had a 2.53 ERA in 64 innings in Triple-A, with 85 strikeouts and a whopping 47 walks. In 2013, he walked 112 in 124 1/3 innings as a starter. The stuff is there for him to be a useful reliever if he could ever throw strikes, but his control has been disastrous for years.
Related: Pirates
Thu, Dec 11, 2014 01:24:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Pirates sent LHP Andy Oliver outright to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Oliver, 26, posted a 4.05 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 138/112 K/BB ratio over 124 1/3 innings at Triple-A last season. A former second-round pick of the Tigers, Oliver will serve as organizational depth for the Pirates if he isn't picked up by another team.
Sat, Mar 29, 2014 04:43:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Pirates optioned LHP Andy Oliver and C Tony Sanchez to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Neither cut is a surprise. Oliver is an option for a potential spot start down the line or possibly bullpen duty. It will take an injury for Sanchez to get a shot.
Fri, Mar 15, 2013 08:29:00 AM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

Pirates acquired LHP Andy Oliver from the Tigers for C Ramon Cabrera.

Oliver was a second-round pick in 2009 and was once considered a fairly promising prospect. But he posted a 7.11 ERA and 1.83 WHIP in seven total starts between 2010 and 2011 with the Tigers and struggled this past year in the minor leagues. Perhaps the change of scenery will give his career a nice boost.
Wed, Dec 5, 2012 05:48:00 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Brewers

The Tigers plan to have left-hander Andy Oliver pitch out of the bullpen during spring training.

Oliver was a candidate for the fifth starter job during spring training this past season, but the Tigers were impressed with what they saw when he was moved to a relief role with Triple-A Toledo later in the year. "We liked what he did out of the bullpen," said Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski. "Some of our people still think he should start, but I would say coming into spring training based upon how we're set up right now he would come in as a bullpen guy." The hard-throwing 25-year-old has battled control problems during his career, but he could contend for a roster spot as a second left-hander behind Phil Coke.
Source: MLive.com
Wed, Dec 5, 2012 11:52:00 AM

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4Andrew Susac
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2Jesus Aguilar
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2Jonathan Villar
3Eric Sogard
SS1Orlando Arcia
3B1Travis Shaw
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CF1Keon Broxton
RF1Domingo Santana
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5Carlos Torres
6Jeremy Jeffress
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