Hammel ‘happy’ how knee healing
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Jason Hammel stretches during a baseball spring training workout Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
SARASOTA — Things have turned around in Baltimore for Jason Hammel.
A year ago, Hammel was barely known. Most fans didn’t know who he was. The Baltimore Orioles had traded their most established pitcher, Jeremy Guthrie, in February to the Colorado Rockies for Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.