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Houser agreed to a minor-league contract with the Orioles on Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Houser was released by the Mets in late July, but he caught on with the Cubs on Aug. 7 on a minor-league deal, only to be cut less than a month later. Now with his third organization of the season, Houser should provide starting depth for the Orioles at Triple-A Norfolk, but his lack of a 40-man roster spot could be an obstacle in getting another big-league opportunity in 2024.
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The Cubs signed Houser to a minor-league contract Tuesday. Houser was cut loose by the Mets in late July after putting up a 5.84 ERA and 45:32 K:BB over 69.1 innings covering seven starts and 16 relief appearances. He will join the rotation at Triple-A Iowa, where he'll provide the Cubs with some veteran starting pitching depth.
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The Mets released Houser on Wednesday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports. Houser will head to free agency after he went unclaimed off waivers upon being designated for assignment last weekend. The right-hander opened the season in the Mets' rotation, posting an 8.55 ERA over seven starts before he was permanently moved him to the bullpen in late May. Houser turned in a 3.28 ERA over 35.2 innings as a reliever, but he didn't notice much of a bump in his strikeout rate (16.8 percent) and had mostly underwhelming underlying statistics. He'll look to catch on elsewhere as organizational starting pitching depth and may have to settle for a minor-league contract.
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The Mets designated Houser for assignment Friday. Houser looked like a reasonable addition to the back end of the Mets rotation when they traded for him over the offseason. The gambit didn't work out, however, with the 31-year-old holding an 8.55 ERA and 20:21 K:BB over 33.2 innings in seven starts. He posted a 3.28 ERA while working out of the bullpen but had allowed nine runs over nine innings this month. Houser will almost certainly clear waivers, given his $5.05 million salary. He'll likely elect free agency once he clears waivers and will pursue an opportunity with another organization.
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Houser gave up two hits and two walks over 2.1 scoreless relief innings Monday to record his first hold of the season in Monday's win over the Nationals. He failed to strike out a batter. It was far from a dominant performance, but Houser was able to protect an 8-5 lead after taking the ball from Tylor Megill to begin the sixth inning. Houser has adjusted well to a long-relief role so far, allowing two earned runs in 12.1 innings over five appearances, but his 5:7 K:BB suggests his luck won't last. Monday's hold was just the second of his career, with the other coming back in 2019 when he filled a similar swingman role with the Brewers.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | NYM | 23 | 7 | 69.3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 32 | 74 | 5.84 | 1.52 |
| 2023 | MIL | 23 | 21 | 111.3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 34 | 121 | 4.12 | 1.39 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 7/24 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 6.23 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 7/21 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.2 | 2 | 6.00 | 1 | 2 | 1.13 |
| 7/14 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 3 | 6.30 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 7/08 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.1 | 5 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 2.14 |
| 7/04 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 6/30 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 6/26 | vs |
- | - | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
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