Maybe because Dean Kremer essentially admitted that he wasn’t focused in his last start, or maybe because spring training results can be fickle, it only makes sense that he would be better his next time out.
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde, however, will have been glad to see the kind of improvement Kremer showed Tuesday in a 1-0, seven-inning Grapefruit League loss against the Minnesota Twins.
On the television broadcast, and backed up by MLB’s Statcast data, Kremer appeared to be more engaged with his command and his focus. He struck out three in three one-hit, shutout innings with a big fastball and a cutter that missed bats against left-handers — a combination that Kremer can ride to a successful first full season in the big leagues if he keeps it up.