The Orioles are on the verge of signing Mark Hendrickson. I hope they are paying him very little money. Mark is a low strikeout pitcher who is easy to hit. He doesn't give up many walks because batters don't need to wait around for a pitch to smack. As you can see at the link above, he's especially bad with runners in scoring position. If an unclutch pitcher exists, Mark Hendrickson is it.

Mark Hendrickson pitching opening day 2008 for the Florida Marlins.
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The Orioles got rid of Daniel Cabrera, with a career 5.05 ERA, and move in Hendrickson with a 5.07 ERA. Why? The point is to improve. Derek Lowe is sitting out there cheap, and would improve the Orioles rotation. This move is just Baltimore spinning their wheels.

A bit of trivia, Hendrickson Ken Griffey's 600th home run.