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Andy Oliver | Starting Pitcher

Team: Baltimore Orioles
Age / DOB:  (28) / 12/3/1987
Ht / Wt:  6'3" / 215
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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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. Jun 19 - 8:29 AM

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Andy Oliver - S - Orioles

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
Jun 3 - 4:53 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Orioles

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.
Mar 12 - 11:04 AM
Andy Oliver - S - Orioles

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
Jan 18 - 4:05 PM
Andy Oliver - S - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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 - Orioles

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
Andy Oliver - S - Orioles

The Tigers have shifted Andy Oliver to the bullpen at Triple-A Toledo.

Oliver went 4-9 with a 5.18 ERA as a starter on the farm before hitting the disabled list prior to the All-Star break. That's all Detroit needed to see. "He's been out for a while," Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "He's healthy. We weren't going to have a good time to stretch him out. The second thing is, we have often wondered how he would do in the bullpen ourselves, so we just figured it's a good time to make the transition for the rest of the year, see how it goes and take it from there." Oliver could be a September call-up, but he won't be fantasy relevant this season.
Source: M-Live.com
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 08:11:00 PM

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2Francisco Peña
3Caleb Joseph
1B1Chris Davis
2Steve Pearce
3Trey Mancini
2B1Jonathan Schoop
SS1J.J. Hardy
2Paul Janish
3B1Manny Machado
2Ryan Flaherty
LF1Hyun Soo Kim
2Joey Rickard
3Nolan Reimold
CF1Adam Jones
2Michael Bourn
3Drew Stubbs
RF1Mark Trumbo
DH1Pedro Alvarez
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PosRoleName
S1Chris Tillman
2Yovani Gallardo
3Kevin Gausman
4Dylan Bundy
5Wade Miley
6Chris Lee
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Zach Britton
2Darren O'Day
3Brad Brach
4Mychal Givens
5Vance Worley
6Ubaldo Jimenez
7Brian Duensing
8Tommy Hunter
9Donnie Hart
10Oliver Drake
11Jayson Aquino
12Tyler Wilson
13Mike Wright