Dean

Kremer

Kremer got 15 whiffs on 39 swings while facing a lot of regulars today in his first official spring appearance this month. He previously threw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for Israel against Nicaragua in the WBC. Kremer figures to be a part of the Orioles’ potential six-man rotation to begin the year, though he’s the least interesting member of the group for fantasy purposes.

Povich was in the running for a spot in Baltimore’s season-opening rotation this spring but struggled to a 4.32 ERA and 6/7 K/BB ratio across 8 1/3 innings in Grapefruit League action. The 25-year-old southpaw will open the year back in the minors with veterans Zach Eflin and Dean Kremer occupying the final spots in the Orioles’ rotation mix.

Kremer struck out four and only allowed three baserunners. He got some help from reliever Josh Mallitz, who came on to wriggle out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning. The 30-year-old righty will likely go undrafted in most fantasy leagues this spring and will operate at the back end of Baltimore’s new-look rotation.

Kremer struck out two while extending out to 53 pitches. He’ll now leave the Orioles to join Team Israel in the WBC.

He struck out just one and allowed six hard-hit balls in 2.2 innings. Kremer will be a respectable wins streamer in the right matchups this year assuming he manages to keep a rotation spot after Baltimore’s offseason influx of Tyler Glasnow and Chris Bassitt.

Kremer walked three in a row to begin the second and then got three straight groundouts, with the first two scoring runs. Kremer hasn’t typically had much on the line in spring training, but his status is a little bit up in the air now, as the Orioles have six starters for five spots. The situation will probably resolve itself without Kremer being forced to the pen, but he doesn’t have his usual margin for error and he has gotten off to bad starts two of the last three years.

No aces for the Orioles, but this is another strong addition. The 36-year-old Bassitt has made 30 starts each of the last four seasons, going 52-40 with a 3.77 ERA during that span. His stuff did show signs of decline last season and he was left out of the Jays’ postseason rotation, but he wound up looking great as a setup man during the team’s World Series run. He’ll join Kyle Bradish, Trevor Rogers, Shane Baz in the Orioles rotation, leaving one spot for Dean Kremer or Zach Elfin. However, they’ll surely need all six starters in the end. The move does push Cade Povich further down the depth chart, and it would seem to guarantee that Tyler Wells will open up in the pen.

Kremer had a solid 2025 in the Orioles’ rotation, posting a 4.23 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 140/44 K/BB ratio across 170 1/3 innings over 30 appearances (29 starts). He figures to continue to slot into the back-half of the rotation in 2026.

Kremer limited Tampa Bay’s lineup to just one hit into the seventh inning during his final start of the regular season. The 29-year-old righty has dominated the division-rival Rays throughout 11 career starts against them with a 1.64 ERA during that span. He finishes the year with a serviceable 4.23 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 140/44 K/BB ratio across 170 1/3 innings over 30 appearances (29 starts).

Kremer struck out four batters on the night while issuing three free passes. He served up a two-run homer to Kyle Teel in the opening inning then kept the White Sox’ offense at bay for the remainder of his night. The 29-year-old hurler got 16 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night — eight on his splitter — while posting a CSW of 25 percent. Now 10-10 with a 4.39 ERA on the season, he’ll look to finish the season strong when he takes on the Rays on Tuesday.