Dean KremerBAL · MIN · SP

2026 review

Dean Kremer was a strikeout-friendly starter whose results lagged the stuff: a 4.68 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 90.1 IP with a 23.6 K% and an 8.0 BB% over 364 BF across 17 starts, split between BAL and MIN. He was optioned Mar 21, recalled Apr 13, placed on the 15-day IL Apr 23 retroactive to Apr 20 for a right quad strain, took a rehab assignment Jun 21, and was activated from the 60-day IL Jul 1, missing 72 regular-season days; he moved from BAL to MIN between his Jul 28 and Aug 5 appearances. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 450, he finished 585th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 135 spots below, and 88th of 236 SP. His 4.68 ERA ran 0.53 above his 4.15 xERA over 364 BF, and his ERA was 4.09 in 11.0 IP before the IL stint against 4.76 in 79.1 IP after activation; his best month was Sep at 2.60 ERA in 27.2 IP against 7.56 ERA in 25.0 IP in Jul. The TDK LABS card called his return start solid in early Jul, noted decent pitching after the trade to Minnesota by late Aug, and by Sep 18 weighed a good outing against an otherwise rough year while flagging him as a streamer option against weaker lineups.