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T.J. McFarland | Relief Pitcher

Team: Baltimore Orioles
Age / DOB:  (23) / 6/8/1989
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 190
Bats / Throws: Left / Left
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T.J. McFarland pitched two scoreless innings of relief on Sunday night against the Yankees.
McFarland won an Opening Day roster spot as a Rule 5 pick and has yet to allow a run in his two appearances. He has eight strikeouts in just 5 1/3 innings to start the season and could pitch himself into higher-leverage situations eventually. Apr 14 - 11:20 PM

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T.J. McFarland - R - Orioles

Rule 5 pick T.J. McFarland has won a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster.

McFarland, 23, posted a 4.70 ERA and 10/4 K/BB ratio over 15 1/3 innings during Grapefruit League action. The Orioles are expected to use the southpaw as a multi-inning reliever, likely in lower-leverage situations.
Source: Dan Connolly on Twitter
Mar 29 - 5:18 PM
T.J. McFarland - R - Orioles

Rule 5 pick T.J. McFarland struck out six in four perfect innings of relief Friday against Manatee Community College.

With Chris Tillman set to start off on the DL, the Orioles are expected to carry eight relievers initially, with McFarland getting one of the spots. We're not sure how they'll manage to hang on to him beyond that -- they have about 15 pitchers more deserving of roster spots -- but it looks like they'll make the effort.
Related: Indians
Mar 29 - 4:38 PM
T.J. McFarland - R - Orioles

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Rule 5 pick T.J. McFarland stood out among those that threw bullpen sessions Wednesday.

"He was impressive," Showalter said. "It’s kind of nice. You see so much tape of these guys coming in and you read so many reports, and to be able to actually see them live, it’s always a different look. Quickly, you can see why he’s had success, the deception he has in his delivery." While it's good that McFarland has fared well early on in camp, the reality is that he held an uninspiring 4.03 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 96/45 K/BB ratio across 163 innings between Double- and Triple-A last season. He's competing for a rotation spot but will be lucky to win a long relief role.
Source: MLBlogs.com
Feb 13 - 6:06 PM
T.J. McFarland - R - Orioles

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette indicated Friday that Rule 5 selection T.J. McFarland will head to spring training with a chance to compete for a spot in the team's rotation.

The Orioles have built up solid depth for their rotation, and have a plethora of legitimate candidates to earn the final rotation spots. While the 23-year-old lefty is unlikely to win that battle, he could find a role as a swingman, or left-handed specialist out of the bullpen.
Source: Orioles.MLB.com
Jan 11 - 7:56 PM
T.J. McFarland - R - Orioles

Orioles selected LHP T.J. McFarland from the Indians with the 23rd pick in Thursday's Rule 5 Draft.

McFarland registered a 4.03 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 96/45 K/BB ratio across 163 innings this summer between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus. He's only 23 years old, but the lefty is far from a decent prospect.
Thu, Dec 6, 2012 10:43:00 AM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Matt Wieters
2Taylor Teagarden
3Chris Snyder
1B1Chris Davis
2B1Brian Roberts
2Alexi Casilla
3Yamaico Navarro
SS1J.J. Hardy
3B1Manny Machado
2Danny Valencia
LF1Nate McLouth
CF1Adam Jones
RF1Nick Markakis
2Chris Dickerson
DH1Wilson Betemit
2Nolan Reimold
3Steve Pearce
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Jason Hammel
2Wei-Yin Chen
3Miguel Gonzalez
4Chris Tillman
5Freddy Garcia
6Tsuyoshi Wada
7Jair Jurrjens
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jim Johnson
2Pedro Strop
3Darren O'Day
4Brian Matusz
5Troy Patton
6Tommy Hunter
7T.J. McFarland
8Jake Arrieta