Dean Kremer

Dean Kremer

29-Year-Old PitcherSP
Baltimore Orioles
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Kremer missed just over six weeks with a right triceps strain. Otherwise, he did what he usually does, chew up innings with league average ratios. His ERA estimators were in line with his actual ERA, as a lucky .257 BABIP was balanced by an unfortunate 66.3 percent left-on-base mark. Kremer's walk rate rose for the second straight season, which is a problem considering his league average strikeout clip. He's been better on the road, and now Camden Yards will play a bit more hitter friendly. He averaged 5.4 innings per start, a tick better than the league average. There may be occasions to stream Kremer, but without getting the intrinsic home field edge, deciding when to use him could lead to more harm than good. Read Past Outlooks
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#391
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$Signed a one-year, $2.95 million contract with the Orioles in January of 2025.
Hit hard in Grapefruit League start
PBaltimore Orioles
March 7, 2025
Kremer gave up six runs on six hits and two walks while taking the loss in Friday's Grapefruit League game against Detroit, striking out three over three innings.
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It was a struggle for Kremer, who served up three home runs Friday and hasn't looked particularly sharp in the Grapefruit League. Over three appearances (two starts) this spring, the 29-year-old right-hander has a 9.00 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and an 8:5 K:BB across eight frames. Kremer posted an unimpressive 4.10 ERA over 129.2 innings (24 starts) in 2024, but he still appears to be locked into a spot in Baltimore's rotation to begin 2025, as Grayson Rodriguez (triceps) is slated to start the season on the injured list.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .248 620 135 66 136 22 0 27
Since 2023vs Right .235 668 145 40 145 23 1 18
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2024vs Left .221 283 65 32 55 8 0 12
2024vs Right .225 270 58 19 55 11 0 6
2023vs Left .270 337 70 34 81 14 0 15
2023vs Right .241 398 87 21 90 12 1 12
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Since 2023Home 4.41 1.30 163.1 11 7 0 8.1 3.1 1.7
Since 2023Away 3.76 1.26 139.0 10 8 0 8.6 3.2 1.0
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2024Home 4.45 1.37 60.2 3 5 0 8.6 3.4 1.8
2024Away 3.78 1.13 69.0 5 5 0 8.5 3.7 0.8
2023Home 4.38 1.26 102.2 8 2 0 7.8 3.0 1.6
2023Away 3.73 1.39 70.0 5 3 0 8.7 2.7 1.2
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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There were a lot of other factors at play, many of them more attention-grabbing, but Kremer's second-half surge last year certainly aided the Orioles in their surprise push to the American League East title. He had a 5.04 ERA as of the end of June, but went on to register a 3.09 ERA with 75 strikeouts over his final 81.2 regular-season innings, and the O's went 13-2 across his final 15 starts. Kremer began utilizing his cutter more often, and in doing so saw a spike in groundballs along with less and less hard contact from opposing hitters. The overall numbers don't jump off the page -- Kremer owns a career 4.35 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 7.6 K/9 in 370.1 major-league innings -- but that should only serve to make him a value pick in fantasy drafts this spring. Just keep those cutters coming.
Kremer arrived seemingly for good in the majors last year, logging 22 games (21 starts) for the Orioles. He wasn't expected to do much, but he ended up being a serviceable starter with a 3.23 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 87:34 K:BB across 125.1 innings. Kremer boasts a five-pitch arsenal after adding a sinker to his repertoire, though he primarily relies on his four-seamer and cutter, which accounted for nearly two thirds of his pitches in 2022. His curveball was a bit more effective -- he racked up a 31.4 percent whiff rate with it, but opposing hitters also tagged him for a .527 slugging percentage on the pitch. Kremer should again be a lock as a middle-of-the-rotation starter this season, though the Orioles' ongoing youth movement could see him face challenges from top prospects Grayson Rodriguez and DL Hall. His lack of one dominant put-away pitch and fairly low strikeout rate in the majors (18.6 percent in his career) make Kremer more of a late-round flier in fantasy.
Kremer entered the season as one of Baltimore's better upper-level pitching prospects, one received from the Dodgers in the Manny Machado trade. He pitched at three levels in 2019 and made four starts for the big-league club in 2020. He throws an assortment of pitches, highlighted by a fastball that makes up with movement what it lacks in velocity. Despite not lighting up radar guns, Kremer sports a career 10.9 K/9 in the minor leagues in over 350 innings of work. He has just under 40 innings of professional experience above Double-A, and in another organization, he would likely be headed back to the minors in 2021. However, it's audition time for the Orioles' young players and Kremer has the potential to be a serviceable back-end starter if he can stay consistent. He bears watching, especially if he improves his changeup.
Baltimore has assembled a strong farm system, with Kremer one of the top pitching prospects, acquired as part of the haul for Manny Machado. It may seem like the 24-year old righty is a little behind in his development, having thrown only 19.1 innings at the Triple-A level, but Kremer didn't focus on pitching full-time until junior college. The first ever Israeli drafted into MLB throws four pitches with his curve the best offering. His fastball sits low 90s but touches 96. Kremer also throws a plus slider but needs to improve his change to help handle lefthanded batters. He'll likely begin the season with Triple-A Norfolk, looking to improve upon the 8.84 ERA and 1.78 WHIP in four starts to close out 2019. Kremer's tendency is to improve the second time at a level so don't judge the small sample. Camden Yards is a tough place to pitch but Kremer has the potential to be a fantasy asset down the line.
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Avoids arbitration
PBaltimore Orioles
January 9, 2025
The Orioles and Kremer avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.95 million contract Thursday, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
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Cruises to eighth win
PBaltimore Orioles
September 24, 2024
Kremer (8-10) earned the win Tuesday versus the Yankees, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out three.
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Fans seven in loss
PBaltimore Orioles
September 18, 2024
Kremer (7-10) took the loss Wednesday against San Francisco, allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and no walks across six innings. He struck out seven.
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Gets little support in no-decision
PBaltimore Orioles
September 11, 2024
Kremer allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out seven batters over seven innings in a no-decision against Boston on Wednesday.
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Fires six shutout innings
PBaltimore Orioles
September 6, 2024
Kremer (7-9) allowed two hits and three walks over six-plus scoreless frames Friday, striking out seven and earning a win over Tampa Bay.
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Strong early returns on splitter
PBaltimore Orioles
April 25, 2024
Kremer has dropped his changeup in favor of a splitter this season to strong early results, per Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Banner.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander is utilizing the new pitch at a 13.7 percent clip and has a 31 percent whiff rate on 62 offerings, with hitters going just 1-for-15 against it. Kremer's 4.61 ERA through five starts isn't pretty, but his 1.06 WHIP and 27:6 K:BB paint a more optimistic picture, and he's allowed more than three runs in just one of his outings.
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