The Orioles are claiming outfielder Luis Robert Jr. off waivers from the Mets, reports Chelsea Janes of SNY. It was reported a couple of days ago that Robert was placed on waivers. Baltimore has a full 40-man roster and will need to make a corresponding move to officially add Robert.
Robert joins the O’s for the tail end of another injury-marred campaign. He’s being paid $20MM this season and has about $2.99MM of that sum yet to be paid out. Baltimore will take on the entirety of that amount, sparing the Mets that salary and the associated 110% luxury tax they were paying on it. The Mets save about $6.29MM on the transaction.
It’s a pricey sum for the Orioles to pay to acquire Robert, an uber-talented but frequently injured former All-Star who’s shown five-tool abilities at his best. Robert hasn’t been at his best for some time, however. He’s hitting .233/.303/.399 on the season — about 4% worse than league average, by measure of wRC+. Robert has popped 10 homers in 218 plate appearances and played a solid center field, but his once potent baserunning has evaporated. He has only two steals this year and has been caught three times. Statcast still pegs Robert in the 89th percentile of major leaguers for sprint speed — right in line with prior seasons — but he’s just not running much this year, perhaps in an effort to remain on the field more frequently.
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