Walker Released

The Orioles released lefty reliever Jamie Walker today, and this was an obvious move. Walker is paid to do one thing: get left-handed hitters out.  Check out what lefties are hitting against him so far this season: .458/.462/1.042 for a whopping 1.502 OPS.  Yikes.  Many days Andy MacPhail's job is hard, like deciding what to with Felix Pie, but sometimes the answers are just that easy.

The benefit of Walker's release, other than getting an ineffective pitcher off the roster, is that it makes it easier to keep the likes of Berken, Hernandez, and Bergesen in the big leagues where they belong.