Two days after he was released by the Phillies, Eaton signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on March 1, 2009. In an interview with MLB.com after his release from the Phillies, he claimed he was partially responsible for the Phillies' success in 2007 and 2008: "A lot of things went wrong, but [there were] a lot of things that went right, too. I helped them get to the playoffs two years in a row, and obviously we won the World Series last year." He was promoted to the Orioles after spending the first week of the 2009 major league season with the Norfolk Tides. He was released on May 22 after going 2–5 with an 8.56 ERA in eight starts. Colorado Rockies On June 6, Eaton signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. On September 9 he was designated for assignment. Eaton was granted free agency on October 6, . References External links 1977 births Living people Baseball players from Seattle Major League Baseball pitchers San Diego Padres players Texas Rangers players Philadelphia Phillies players Baltimore Orioles players Colorado Rockies players Piedmont Boll Weevils players Clearwater Phillies players Reading Phillies players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Lake Elsinore Storm players Mobile BayBears players Portland Beavers players Frisco RoughRiders players Oklahoma RedHawks players Lakewood BlueClaws players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players