Ty Blach
P FA
Thu 7/16/20 3:52 PM

Blach underwent successful Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Blach experienced elbow soreness earlier in the month and ultimately opted for surgery after receiving a pair of opinions. The southpaw is set to all of the 2020 season and likely a good chunk of the 2021 campaign while recovering.

Ty Blach
P FA
Mon 7/13/20 3:43 PM

Blach (elbow) is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
Blach experienced elbow soreness during Thursday's summer camp workout and had two opinions on the injury over the weekend. After consultation, he'll elect to undergo Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for the entirety of 2020 and most or all of the 2021 season as well. The southpaw was a long shot to make the Orioles' major-league roster, but he'll now have a lengthy recovery timeline ahead of him before he's healthy enough to return.

Ty Blach
P FA
Sun 7/12/20 10:34 AM

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Sunday that Blach will receive a second opinion on his left elbow injury, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Blach complained of elbow soreness during Thursday's summer camp workout and was sent in for an examination Friday, but his initial test results were apparently inconclusive. As a result, Blach will receive another opinion in the coming days, after which the Orioles should have a better idea of how long he might be sidelined. Blach doesn't possess a spot on the 40-man roster, so he was already looking like a long shot to win a spot in the Orioles' Opening Day bullpen before the elbow injury surfaced.

Ty Blach
P FA
Fri 7/10/20 4:08 PM

Blach experienced some elbow soreness Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Blach is getting his elbow checked out Friday, which should determine the extent of the issue. The veteran lefty is part of the Orioles' 60-man player pool, but he's not on the 40-man roster, so he's not necessarily lined up to play a significant role this season.

Ty Blach
P FA
Sun 6/28/20 5:36 PM

Blach will be a part of the Orioles' 60-man player pool this season.
EDGE Analysis
He is not on the 40-man roster, but Blach is now eligible to provide major-league depth in 2020. The 29-year-old southpaw has a 4.99 ERA in 326.1 career MLB innings.

Ty Blach
P FA
Thu 9/19/19 2:30 PM

Blach was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
He will remain in Baltimore's system after logging a 12.00 ERA in 27 innings splitting time between the Orioles and Giants.

Ty Blach
P FA
Mon 9/16/19 6:08 PM

Blach was designated for assignment by Baltimore on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Blach recently lost his starting role and will now lose his roster spot as well. It's hard to argue with the Orioles' decision, as the lefty owns a 12.00 ERA and a 20:17 K:BB in 27 innings for San Francisco and Baltimore this season. Eric Hanhold was claimed off waivers in a corresponding move.

Ty Blach
P FA
Mon 9/16/19 12:57 PM

The Orioles appear to have shifted Blach to a bullpen role following his Sept. 10 start versus the Dodgers, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
EDGE Analysis
After returning from Triple-A Norfolk at the beginning of the month, Blach made two turns through the rotation, logging 7.1 innings between the outings and giving up eight earned runs on 11 hits and five walks. The Orioles inserted Gabriel Ynoa into the rotation over the weekend in Detroit and don't include Blach among their probable starters for the next four contests, essentially signaling that the soft-tossing lefty will work in relief moving forward.

Ty Blach
P FA
Tue 9/10/19 11:56 PM

Blach (1-3) allowed six earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out three across 2.1 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
Blach managed to retired the first batter of the game but then proceeded to allow six of the next eight batters he faced to reach base. That resulted in four earned runs in the first inning before he allowed a two-run homer to Corey Seager in the third frame to sufficiently sink his outing. Since joining the Orioles, Blach has surrendered 19 earned runs across 16.2 frames.

Ty Blach
P FA
Sun 9/8/19 2:21 PM

Blach is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.
EDGE Analysis
Blach will face a familiar foe in the Dodgers after spending the first few seasons of his career with the Giants. The 28-year-old has struggled with a 10.95 ERA, 2.15 WHIP and 17:16 K:BB this season but pitched well in his last start with two runs allowed over five innings.