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| According to the Kyodo News, Jon Leicester has been picked up by a Japanese team. |
Our View: He was rather ineffective last season in Triple-a with a 3-8 record and a 5.26 ERA.
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| Jon Leicester agreed Thursday to accept his assignment to Triple-A Norfolk, according to the Baltimore Sun. After was outrighted on Tuesday he had 72 hours to head to Triple-A or opt for free agency. The O's want him to work on his slider and get stretched out so he can be called up later in the season when needed. |
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| The Orioles outrighted Jon Leicester to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. The O's want him to accept the assignment and work on his slider and get stretched out, because they still think he can help them this season, according to the Baltimore Sun. Leicester is out of minor league options, so he has 72 hours to accept the assignment or become a free agent. He had been scheduled to start Tuesday's exhibition game, but Brian Burres got the nod in Leicester's stead. |
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| The Orioles recalled Jon Leicester from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday. He was 3-3 with a 2.24 ERA in 13 Triple-A games this season, though he was smoked by the Red Sox for four runs over 1 2/3 innings back in May in his lone appearance for the O's this season. |
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| Jon Leicester was forced to leave yesterday's game with a shoulder injury, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Orioles plan to either place him on the disabled list or designate him for assignment today to clear room on their roster for the return of Scott Williamson. He was just called up Monday and allowed four earned runs during his 1 2/3 innings of action Saturday. |
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| Jon Leicester won't break camp with the Orioles, but he has proved to be over the torn ACL that limited him to just two minor league games last season, according to the Baltimore Sun. "Making the team right out of camp isn't my No. 1 priority," he said. "My only thing was to just show them who I was and have them think about me when it came to being called up later." |
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