Teams Should Trade for This Orioles Reliever

In the last year of his 3-year, $14.75 million contract, Seranthony Domínguez has performed well on an Orioles team that is expected to sell at the trade deadline. He currently has a 3.29 ERA and 3.50 FIP out of the bullpen.

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Domínguez has a five-pitch mix, and he leans on his fastball that he throws at 97.8 MPH on average. He also boasts an incredible 11.97 K/9 while limiting hitters to a 34.1 Hard Hit%. The one issue with his game is the walks, as he's walked 13.9% of batters faced, which is in the 3rd percentile according to Statcast. He is rated well in terms of Stuff+ as it currently stands at 113, which is 13% above average. His success can be further attributed to a new splitter that he introduced this season, which has held hitters to a .121 opponent batting average.

Seranthony Domínguez should be a hot trade target for teams seeking relief help. His dominant stuff and the room for improvement with the walks can help propel him to being one of the better relievers in the league during the second half of the season.

• https://www.fangraphs.com/players/seranthony-dominguez/19249/stats?position=P

• https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/seranthony-dominguez-622554?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb