The Orioles announced that following today's game they optioned LHP TROY PATTON to Triple-A...

The Orioles announced that following today's game they optioned LHP TROY PATTON to Triple-A Norfolk.

Patton has been in uniform for eight games with the Orioles this year but has not seen game action. In two stints with the Tides earlier this year, Patton went 7-9 with a 4.80 ERA (108.2IP, 58ER) in 20 starts. A corresponding roster move will be announced prior to tomorrow's game.

Orioles Option LHP Troy Patton to Triple-A Norfolk | orioles.com: Official Info

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heh

we were just talking about this earlier. i didn’t even know he was still on the team. guess maybe we’re going to the 4 man bench?

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by twistedlogic on Aug 8, 2010 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Totally smart move

If you ain’t gonna use him send him down and get him some innings

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by Birdland in NC on Aug 8, 2010 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

So who comes up?

I’m guessing Tater or Reimold.

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by James F on Aug 8, 2010 6:02 PM EDT reply actions

I assume he will be called up in September, but how many options does he have left?

He was up here 18 days ago for a day and now this non-event. Do those two call-ups count as two optons?

If we wanted to look at him as a starter, and the current starters pitching longer into the game with Buck’s arrival, why not keep him around and option a reliever?

We go to Cleveland next week and then play Seattle the following week. Those games would give Patton some comparatively easy starts to see how he does. And come September, we seem to spend most of the month playing the AL-East teams, none of which will offer a game to ease him into the rotation.

And would it hurt the other starters to get an extra day off this late in the season?

I agree we should have another position player, but why not option Albers or Gabino? Albers is unlikely to be in the plans next year and Gabino doesn’t get much work anyway.

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by FromTheBeginning on Aug 8, 2010 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

It only counts as 1 option. The option is good for the entire year. You can shuffle 'em back and forth as much as you want after using it.

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by PBR me ASAP! on Aug 8, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for the clarification.....

but I would have liked to have seen what he has, especially having just read the Justice article that zknower posted a year ago.

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by FromTheBeginning on Aug 8, 2010 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions