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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Apr 9, 1981, Queens, NY |
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September 26, 2008 Dennis Sarfate will undergo surgery on his clavicle Tuesday and expects to make a full recovery by spring training, according to the AP. Sarfate sustained a right distal clavicle fracture while moving into his home in April. He dropped his keys, and when he bent down to pick them up, the door he swung open hit him in the right shoulder. He said, "I just want to get back to feeling good. I tried to go with it the whole year and it got worse at times and got better at times. I think just being consistent next year will be nice, not to have that pain when I throw but even when I pick up my daughter and stuff like that." Our View:The surgery will be performed in California by orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum, who is confident the ailment won't bother Sarfate again. He noted that he will be able to start throwing again in early January. |
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September 17, 2008 Updating an earlier report, Dennis Sarfate has been placed on the 15-day DL due to his right distal clavicle fracture, according to the AP. Our View:If he opts for surgery, it is not believed to affect his status for 2009. |
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September 17, 2008 Dennis Sarfate has a right distal clavicle fracture in his shoulder and will likely be shut down for the rest of the season, according to the Baltimore Sun. Our View:He is deciding whether to have surgery, but the team does not believe it will affect his status for 2009. Sarfate held some fantasy value with 86 strikeouts over 79.2 innings, but maintained a poor 4.74 ERA and 1.56 WHIP. |
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August 18, 2008 The Orioles have removed Dennis Sarfate from the rotation, according to the AP. He went 0-2 with a 10.34 ERA in four starts after making 49 relief appearances. Our View:Moving Sarfate to the rotation never really made sense anyway. He has the potential to be a nice setup man, but he doesn't feature the repertoire to be a starter. |
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August 14, 2008 Dennis Sarfate threw a bullpen session before Wednesday night's game and is preparing to start Saturday against the Tigers, according to the Baltimore Sun. But manager Dave Trembley hasn't fully committed to him getting the start. Trembley said, "I haven't said that he's not going to pitch. Until something happens, he's going to pitch. I don't know that anything's going to happen." Our View:Sarfate has struggled as a reliever this season, and does not merit fantasy consideration if he ultimately gets the start for Saturday. He currently holds a 5.16 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over 61 innings. |
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August 11, 2008 Dennis Sarfate pitched even worse than his counterpart (Fausto Carmona) on Monday night. Sarfate allowed seven runs, six earned, in just four innings as he allowed five hits and five walks. Our View:Sarfate has only started three games in 48 appearances this season, so we'd like to cut him some slack. The guys has great stuff with 62 K in 61 innings, but he has also walked 50 batters, an obviously unhealthy number. |
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July 30, 2008 Dennis Sarfate allowed three earned runs on two hits over four innings in Wednesday's 13-3 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx, with three walks and five strikeouts. Most of the damage came on a two-run homer by Bobby Abreu. Our View:He was handed a loss in his first start of 2008, while replacing Brian Burres in the rotation. Sarafate didn't pitch too poorly in the loss and should remain in the rotation, but shouldn't be considered in anything but deeper AL-only leagues. |
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July 28, 2008 MLB.com reports that Dennis Sarfate will replace Brian Burress in the starting rotation and is slated to start on Wednesday. He has made 45 appearances out of the bullpen this season but no starts. Our View:The right-hander spent most of his Minor League career as a starter and logged a 10-7 record with a 3.67 ERA for Triple-A Nashville as recently as 2006, but he was moved to a full-time reliever last season. It remains to be seen how effective he will be as a starter in the majors. |
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March 14, 2008 Projected middle reliever Dennis Sarfate may have introduced a few questions into Baltimore’s pitching scenario today, giving up two runs in 1/3 of an inning in the Orioles’ 4-7 loss to the Red Sox today. Sarfate surrendered three hits, two walks, and picked up a K in the outing, but the struggles leave questions. Sarfate is being counted on to provide quality middle relief for the O’s in the early weeks of the season while hopes of watching him rise to create competition for the closer job, a spot currently filled by George Sherrill, were evident. Those hopes seem to be, at the very least, questionable after today’s debacle. |
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March 4, 2008 Dennis Sarfate all but has a spot locked up in the Orioles bullpen, according to the Baltimore Sun. Manager Dave Trembley said Sarfate would have to "pitch his way off the club" to not make the team. So long as he doesn't blow his roster spot, Sarfate could figure into the closer's mix if George Sherrill isn't up to the task. |
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February 17, 2008 Dennis Sarfate continues to stand out among the pitchers in the bullpen. The Baltimore Sun noted Sunday that manager Dave Trembley loves his demeanor and the way the ball comes out of his hand. Sarate offers the power arm the skipper is looking for, and the right-hander is expected at some point this season, to move into the closer's role. "He could find himself 'the guy' late in the game," Trembley said. Most believe that George Sherrill is the current favorite to open the season as the O's closer, but Sherrill is left-handed, not prototypical of the league standard for closers. It's still to soon to crown Sarfate a late-round prospect in mixed leagues, but he is definitely a Spring Training arm to watch. |
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February 17, 2008 The Baltimore Sun suggest that manager Dave Trembley will settle on a team closer, and soon. Mariner import George Sherrill is the front-runner, but if he struggles or decides he doesn't want the job (hard to imagine), the ninth inning role will be given to Greg Aquino or Dennis Sarfate . |