Orioles Add Lefty Raquet, Shift Eflin to IL

0:00On April 7th, the Baltimore Orioles made a key trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, grabbing left-hander Nick Rache for minor league second baseman, Braden Smith. This adds another southpalt to the bullpen under first-year manager Craig Albernaz. They also shifted Ridesack Eflin to the 60-day injured list due to elbow issues and option Brandon Young back to Triple A Norfolk. Rache, a 30-year-old who got designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Sunday, brings some fresh arm to the mix. Eflin, turning 32 tomorrow, is seeking a second opinion on that elbow discomfort and the move opens up roster space. Fans and the team are buzzing about the depth. Young impressed everyone with five scoreless innings and Monday's tight two-to-one win over the White Sox, stepping up big after getting called up. Albernaz praised him for showing off that starting pitching pipeline. Rache debuted in the majors last September with the Cardinals, tossing two clean innings and he's got a 3.00 ERA in two Triple A, outings this year.

1:02The plan is to get him ramped up quick with some catch and mound work since he hasn't pitched lately. You can never have too many lefty relievers who pound the strike zone and this tweak keeps the Orioles pin versus tile heading into the stretch. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today. I'm Corey with the story.