The Marlins have designated reliever Nick Masset for assignment, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The move was made to clear room for starter Henderson Alvarez on the 25-man roster.
Masset pitched 8.2 innings for Miami with a 2.08 ERA, 5.19 K/9, and 1.04 BB/9. The right-hander’s best seasons were with the Reds from 2009 through 2011. At his best, he featured a 95 mph fastball. These days, the 33-year-old works around 91 mph. He spent 2014 with the Rockies where he posted a 5.80 ERA in 45 innings.
Masset is joined in DFA Limbo by Kevin Gregg, Stolmy Pimentel, and Bruce Chen.
The results weren’t too bad – low K rate but 5/1 K/BB rate. Seems like a fit for Detroit, Boston or Toronto.
Reunion with Reds?