Well, the Baltimore Orioles appear to have filled their need for more infield depth ahead of spring training.
As announced by the organization on Thursday afternoon, the Orioles have claimed infielder Pat Valaika off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the 40-man roster full, RHP Branden Kline has been designated for assignment.
Valaika was originally claimed off waivers by the Orioles back on October 30th and later designated for assignment to make room for Richard Urena, who was claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Orioles claimed Hanser Alberto off waivers twice last offseason, a move that proved to work out pretty well for Baltimore, but I think it’s safe to say that Valaika won’t provide the same sort of value Alberto was able to provide en route to a .