A’s acquire Baltimore’s No. 16 prospect for Irvin

OAKLAND  — The Oakland A’s traded left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin and Minor League right-handed pitcher Kyle Virbitsky to the Baltimore Orioles for minor league infielder Darell Hernaiz, the membership introduced right now.

Irvin went 9-13 with a 3.98 ERA and .709 opponents OPS in 30 begins in his second season with the A’s final yr after going 10-15 with a 4.24 ERA and .746 OPS in 32 begins in 2021.  He led the A’s in wins, losses, begins, innings pitched (181.0) and strikeouts (128) in 2022 and had profession highs in innings pitched, strikeouts and residential runs allowed (25).  The 29-year-old left-hander had profession lows in ERA, opponents batting common (.251), on-base share (.293), slugging share (.416) and OPS.  Irvin ranked second within the AL in fewest pitches per inning (14.4), third in fewest strikeouts per 9 innings (6.36) and sixth in fewest walks per 9 innings (1.79).  He is 21-30 with a 4.40 ERA in 81 video games, 65 begins, in his profession.

Virbitsky was the A’s seventeenth spherical choice within the 2021 First-Year Player Draft and mixed to go 7-7 with a 4.63 ERA and .270 opponents batting common in 23 video games, together with 22 begins, with Single-A Stockton and High-A Lansing final yr.  He struck out 140 batters in 126.1 innings and walked 30.  The 24-year-old right-hander is 8-9 with a 4.49 ERA in 30 video games, 25 begins, in two seasons as an expert.

Hernaiz was the Orioles fifth spherical decide within the 2019 draft and is rated as Baltimore’s Sixteenth-best prospect in keeping with MiLB.com.  He performed for Single-A Delmarva, High-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie final yr and batted a mixed .273 with 12 residence runs, 62 RBI, 32 stolen bases and a .779 OPS in 105 video games.  The 21-year-old right-handed hitter began 58 video games at shortstop, 22 at second base, 19 at third base and two at designated hitter.  Hernaiz is a .274 profession hitter with 20 residence runs, 122 RBI, 59 stolen bases and a .737 OPS in 228 video games in three seasons within the Orioles farm system.