It was seniors’ night in Durham, as Gibson was facing off against Mike Clevinger, who pitched six scoreless innings for Charlotte. Those two total 22 years of big-league experience and are a combined 72 years old. Gibson has allowed just one run over 12 1/3 innings in three appearances since joining Durham. The Rays wouldn’t seem to need him, but some team is going to want him as a fifth starter if this keeps up.

The deal is official. Gibson heads to Tampa Bay’s system where their pitching development engine will take a look under the hood to see if he’s got anything left to offer. The 37-year-old righty was torched to an astronomical 16.78 ERA across 12 1/3 innings (four starts) earlier this season in his return to the Orioles. He’s merely emergency depth at this stage of his career.

It’s always mildly interesting when Tampa Bay rolls the dice on a pitcher, but we’re not sure there’s anything left in the tank after Gibson was lit up earlier this season to the tune of a surreal 16.78 ERA across four starts for the Orioles. The 37-year-old veteran figures to head to Triple-A Durham and could be an option for the Rays at some point in the near future.

Gibson was DFA’d after going 0-3 with a 16.78 ERA in four starts for the Orioles. His velocity in those outings was the same as last year, when he was a solid enough starter for the Cardinals, so there should be some significant interest now that he’s only due the minimum from whoever signs him.