Orioles To Acquire Bud Norris
By
Steve Adams [July 31 at 2:35pm CST]
The Orioles and Astros have agreed to a trade that will send
Bud Norris to Baltimore for
L.J. Hoes and another piece, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (
on Twitter).
Norris, 28, has a 3.93 ERA with 6.4 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 126 innings with the Astros this season. Despite being Houston's highest paid player, Norris is earning just $3MM in 2013. He is controlled through 2015 and is eligible for arbitration for the second time this offseason.
Hoes, a 23-year-old outfielder, ranked as Baltimore's No. 6 prospect prior to the season according to Baseball America. Selected by the Orioles in the third round of the 2008 draft, Hoes is batting .304/.406/.403 in 430 plate appearances for Triple-A Norfolk this season.