Vinny Nittoli elected to opt out of his minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles and will enter free agency. Nittoli is a 34-year-old right-handed pitcher who was a 25th-round draft pick in 2014 and has spent much of his 12-year career as a minor league journeyman, including independent ball. He has appeared in 15 major league games, posting a 2.41 ERA across 18 2/3 innings, while throwing 223 Triple-A innings with a 4.76 ERA and stronger strikeout rates. Recent mixed Triple-A results limited his ability to secure a major league roster spot this season.
Nittoli, 34, was a 25th-round pick by the Mariners back in 2014 and has spent his decade in professional baseball largely as a minor league journeyman. After spending a few years in Seattle's minor league system, Nittoli departed affiliated ball in 2017 and spent two seasons pitching for the independent American Association before making his return to the minor leagues.
In that sporadic MLB playing time, Nittoli has pitched to a 2.41 ERA with a 4.30 FIP across 18 2/3 innings of work. Nittoli has struck out just 17.3% of his opponents while walking 6.7%, but those numbers of course come in too small of a sample size to draw any substantial conclusions from. After spending a great deal of time at Triple-A, looking at his results at that level may tell a more complete story.
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