"The Orioles announced Tuesday that they've signed right-hander Hans Crouse to a minor league contract. Ty Daubert of Phillies Nation first reported the signing and added that Crouse will be a non-roster invitee in Orioles camp this spring. He's represented by Wasserman. A second-round pick by the Rangers back in 2022, Crouse ranked among the sport's top pitching prospects in the 2019-20 offseason."
"Crouse has an impressive 25.9% strikeout rate but has also walked a gruesome 17.3% of the 139 batters he's faced in the majors (in addition to plunking a pair). He's navigated that glut of free passes not by erasing them with double plays - Crouse has just a 22.7% grounder rate in the majors - but thanks to good fortune on balls in play (.192 BABIP)."
"In 69 1/3 career innings at the Triple-A level, Crouse has an ERA close to 6.00, though that number is skewed by a 2022 season in which he served up 18 earned runs in only 12 1/3 innings. That minimal innings total in Triple-A comes despite pitching parts of five seasons there. He's been hampered by injuries throughout his career. Crouse has undergone surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow."
Hans Crouse signed a minor-league contract with the Orioles and will attend spring camp as a non-roster invitee. Crouse was a second-round pick by the Rangers and ranked among top pitching prospects in the 2019-20 offseason. He was part of a 2021 trade from Texas to Philadelphia and later spent time in the Angels organization. Crouse has 32 1/3 major-league innings with a 3.34 ERA, a 25.9% strikeout rate and a 17.3% walk rate. His Triple-A ERA is near 6.00 over 69 1/3 innings, and his career has been interrupted by multiple surgeries and injuries.
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