The Indians have traded left-handed swingman Ross Detwiler to the Athletics for cash considerations, Paul Hoynes of cleveland.com was among those to report (Twitter link). Detwiler will head to Triple-A Nashville, tweets Ryan Lewis of Ohio.com.
Detwiler, 30, is now set to join his fourth organization over a two-year span. He logged just 4 2/3 innings with the Indians this year, surrendering three earned runs on three walks and four hits, before they designated him for assignment in April. Detwiler then accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Columbus, where he compiled a 4.60 ERA, 5.89 K/9 and 3.02 BB/9 in 12 starts.
Previously, Detwiler racked up 58 1/3 frames for the Rangers and Braves last season, though he posted an unsightly ERA (7.25) and a similarly ugly walk rate (5.55 per nine). All told, Detwiler has thrown 534 big league innings with four different teams and recorded a 4.21 ERA, 5.54 K/9, 3.27 BB/9 and 46.3 percent ground-ball rate. Those numbers are respectable on the whole, and Detwiler’s only two years removed from putting up a 4.00 ERA over 63 innings, but it’s fair to say he hasn’t lived up to his draft stock since the Nationals selected him sixth overall in 2006.
Detwiler, who’s scheduled to become a free agent at season’s end, will try to eventually work his way back to the majors with the Oakland organization. He’ll face an uphill climb, though, as he’s not on the Athletics’ 40-man roster. At the major league level, the A’s currently have two lefties apiece in their rotation and bullpen, as their depth chart shows.
New orleans is the marlins AAA affiliate
Can confirm it’s not New Orleans, It’s Nashville.
Prelude to a Hill trade. Where is he going?
Had exact same thought, like everyone else I am sure.
It would be ironic if this trade helped make it easier for the A’s to trade Hill to one of the Indian’s competitors in the Central.
Nowhere, smh
A’s aren’t going to get him on the field long enough to get anything for him, they’re going to keep him and offer a QO and get a 1st rd pick instead.
Be careful with a QO. I think Hill would accept 17 million.
QO doesn’t exist yet.
There is no CBA. You have no idea how anything works. Good job…
I know the A’s only had to give up cash, but it’s hard imagine with all the pitchers the A’s have received in trades over the years that they didn’t have a better option to take over for Hill if this is indeed a prelude to that move
Jesse Hahn I would love the marlins to get in a trade since they have him in AAA
The cash they gave up was only $3.95
Cleveland should’ve added some $$$ in the deal and gotten a serviceable lefty bullpen arm back in return.
Why would the A’s want Detwiler? They trying to make a run on the Angels and 4th in the division?