The Orioles announced that right-hander Dean Kremer has been recalled from Triple-A Norfolk and will start tonight’s game. Left-hander Cade Povich was optioned to Norfolk as the corresponding move.
Kremer was a somewhat surprising roster casualty to begin the season. He has been a staple of the Baltimore rotation for years, serving as a solid back-end guy. From 2022 to 2025, he tossed 599 1/3 innings over 109 appearances. He had a 3.95 earned run average, 20.3% strikeout rate, 7.4% walk rate and 40% ground ball rate.
To begin 2026, he got squeezed out, mostly due to circumstances. In the offseason, the O’s signed free agents Zach Eflin and Chris Bassitt, in addition to trading for Shane Baz. Those three, Kyle Bradish and Trevor Rogers were effectively locked into the five rotation spots to begin the year. Despite Kremer’s reliability, he was optioned to the minors for the first time since 2021.
Eflin departed his first start of the year due to elbow discomfort. He eventually required Tommy John surgery. His injury opened a rotation spot but the O’s didn’t tap Kremer immediately. Both Brandon Young and Povich were recalled to make spot starts in recent weeks while Kremer has been starting for Norfolk.
Now Kremer is back in the bigs but it remains to be seen if he’s up for good or if the O’s plan to keep cycling through guys for the final rotation spot. Today is the fourth game in a stretch of 13 straight for the O’s. Povich started yesterday and now Kremer is going today, baking in a bit of extra breathing room for the other guys. The O’s have two off-days later in the month and could theoretically go down to a four-man rotation for a bit, then bring back Young or Povich when the schedule gets more daunting, though another injury could always throw a wrench in things.
The way it plays out could impact Kremer from a career perspective, which could also be notable for the club. Kremer came into 2026 with four years and 112 days of service time, putting him 60 days shy of the five-year mark. Once he hits that line, he can no longer be optioned to the minors without his consent. He would also then be in line for free agency after 2027. If he doesn’t get to that line, then his path to free agency would be pushed by a year and he would remain optionable. If Kremer stays up after today’s start, he’ll hit the five-year line in June, though getting optioned again would put the service time count on pause.
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