3:53pm: Unsurprisingly, Gee has indeed accepted the assignment to Triple-A, tweets MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo.
TUESDAY, 12:43pm: Gee has cleared waivers, the club announced. He remains shy of five years of service time, meaning that he had to accept the assignment or forfeit the remainder of his guaranteed salary.
SUNDAY: The Mets have placed Dillon Gee on outright waivers with the intent of sending him to Triple-A, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN.com. Gee’s name has been in trade rumors for a very long time but the Mets designated him for assignment late last week when they couldn’t find a match.
From 2010-14, Gee notched a 3.91 ERA with 6.5 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 639 2/3 innings, and he’s typically posted a ground-ball rate near or above the league average (career 46 percent). This season, however, he has struggled to a 5.90 ERA in 39 2/3 innings for the Mets. Meanwhile, Gee was owed about $3.24MM prorated on his $5.3MM salary at the time of his DFA, so teams were wary of taking him on. Now, the Mets will be able to stash him in Triple-A Las Vegas, barring a claim between now and noon CT Tuesday.
Gee missed time this year with a groin strain and spent nearly two months on the DL in 2014 with a strained lat muscle. His 2015 struggles, along with the injuries and his salary have presumably diminished his trade value since Opening Day. However, in his defense, his rough 2015 numbers were hurt badly by his outing against the Braves on Monday when he surrendered eight runs in just 3 and 2/3 innings.
Gee could theoretically refuse an assignment to Las Vegas if he clears waivers and declare free agency, but as Rubin notes, he’s unlikely to do that since it would cost him the $3.1MM he’s owed for the remainder of the season.
Most likely he’ll go to triple-A, I wouldn’t want to lose 3.1 million.
I think he might get claimed.
Rays really need to make a deal here given all the starting pitching injuries.
I’d love for a pitching starved club to claim him…I’m just not sure pitching starved AND willing to take on $3.1m is nearly as possible.
Rockies should put the claim in
I can’t edit…so I’ll say Rockies should have claimed
I’m not hopeful that Gee will pitch well in the launch pad that is AAA Las Vegas. Maybe he can put up a couple of solid games and someone comes offering a 7th inning BP arm, but that is probably the limit.
Orioles shouldve claimed him. Need decent pitching. Should try to get Hamels
Please stop telling me to be surprised or unsurprised, just give me the information and let me decide if I’m surprised
Funny…
I’ve started to shrug off the jarring blend of information and commentary, but there’s still one contributor that I find very difficult to read. It’s all good I guess…I’m not paying anything for this site…so I’m getting my moneys worth.
Geez, lighten up. It was one word in an entire post. And frankly, I prefer stories and articles where the writers try and inject an ounce of personality into it. Been coming here for years and commenters have gotten more and more touchy, I swear…
In terms of baseball, surprised he passed waivers. Even the weakest arms usually get at least one glance or two.
Right, so you ARE surprised, which is a reasonable reaction. I’m all for commentary but give it to me as commentary. Don’t just tell me something is “unsurprising”
This might be a good move for Gee who needs to show MLB teams that he is a top starter that he has shown in the past. He is a solid number five starter, and I know teams could benefit with having him in the rotation. Good luck to Dillion, get those quality starts and show MLB you still have it!