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RHP David Hess
2018 Opening Day Age: 24
2017 Team: Bowie
2017 Stats: 11-9, 3.85 ERA, 154 1/3 innings
The 2014 fifth-round selection has spent the past two years with Bowie. In 2016, Hess led the Eastern League with 13 losses. His 5.37 ERA ranked third-worst among qualifying starters in the league, too. But he pitched much better last season. In 27 games (26 starts), Hess went 11-9 with a 3.85 ERA. Although he had an ERA above 4.00 in every month except August (2.25), he ranked among the Top 10 in the league in several categories – including WHIP (sixth, 1.23) and strikeouts (third, 123). The Orioles added him to the 40-man roster Monday to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He’ll likely start the 2018 season in Triple-A. If Hess does well, he could hop onto the Norfolk-Baltimore shuttle at any point.
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