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Orioles acquire lefty Belfiore from Arizona (updated)
By Roch Kubatko
Orioles acquire lefty Belfiore from Arizona (updated)
By Roch Kubatko
The Josh Bell trade has been completed.
The Orioles announced today that they acquired minor league left-hander Mike Belfiore from the Arizona Diamondbacks as the player to be named later in the Bell trade. Belfiore has been assigned to Double-A Bowie.
Belfiore, 23, was a sandwich pick, the 45th overall, in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. He allowed five earned runs in 19 innings (2.37 ERA) for Single-A Visalia this season, with one save, five walks and 28 strikeouts.
Update: Now that I'm off the air, I've got a little more time to check out Belfiore's stats beyond this season.
Belfiore is listed at 6 foot 2, 220 pounds. He was born in Commack, N.Y.
Belfiore hasn't allowed a run to a left-handed batter over six innings this season. He's given up three hits, walked none and struck out 11.
In the Pioneer League in 2009, Belfiore was 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 14 appearances that included 11 starts. He walked 13 and struck out 55 in 58 innings. In 2010 in the Midwest League, he was 3-10 with a 3.99 ERA in 25 starts. He walked 42 and struck out 105 in 126 1/3 innings.
Last year, Belfiore went 4-4 with a 5.92 ERA in 35 games, including eight starts, in the California League. He walked 57 and struck out 79 in 79 innings.
Interesting that he worked exclusively as a starter in 2010, but mostly pitched in relief last summer.
