The Marlins have claimed southpaw Elvis Araujo off waivers from the Phillies, the teams announced. He’ll stay in the division but change sides, bringing plenty of cheap control with him to Miami.
Araujo, 25, is a towering lefty with a low-nineties heater to go with a slider and infrequently-used change. He has averaged better than a strikeout per inning in his 62 major league frames, but has also walked 5.2 batters per nine in that span. He was more effective in 2015 than 2016, but still largely dominated at Triple-A upon being demoted.
Miami has always taken chances on powerful relievers, even with shaky control, and this seems to be an interesting opportunity for the club. The Fish were looking for southpaw relievers with only one (Hunter Cervenka) currently penciled into the pen.
I guess the Phillies can say that “Elvis Has Left the Building.”
Oh lord
Haha..
He’s a good pitcher, but has had issues wit his control at the big league level. If the Marlins can get him to cut down his walks, he will be really effective
Yeah right
Looks like Marlins are taking the quantity approach this winter. With Dunn leaving, give Araujo, Cervenka, Lobstein, and Thieldbar a competition for the lefty role, and hope at least one sticks. Not a bad idea with the inflation of the relied market this year and volatility of relievers.