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O’s protect two prospects from Rule 5 Draft
- Updated: November 19, 2016
BALTIMORE — The Orioles selected the contracts of right-handed pitchers Joe Gunkel and Jesus Liranzo on Friday, adding the pair to the 40-man roster prior to the Rule 5 Draft.
Gunkel is ranked as No. 26 among Orioles prospects by MLBPipeline.com, while Lirizano was not ranked. Notable players who were left off include Double-A Bowie pitchers Stefan Crichton and Jimmy Yacabonis, No. 17 Mike Yastrzemski and No. 30 Branden Kline, who is coming off Tommy John surgery and missed all of 2016.
“Joe Gunkel is able to use a three-pitch mix effectively to keep hitters off balance and has excellent command of his pitches,” executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duqette said. “Jesús Liranzo has a power arm, as well as a sinker and slider with strikeout potential. He advanced quickly through our Minor League system this past year by limiting walks and hits.”
Gunkel, 24, went 8-14 …
