Here are Wednesday’s minor moves from around the league…
- Right-hander Jacob Turner has cleared waivers and been assigned to Triple-A New Orleans by the Marlins, tweets Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. Turner, 26, was designated for assignment over the weekend after yielding 10 runs on 13 hits and five walks through his first 5 2/3 innings to open the season. The former top prospect has previously been outrighted in his career, so he had the opportunity to reject the assignment in favor of free agency, though it doesn’t seem as though he’s chosen to go that route. He’ll give a thin Marlins pitching staff some depth at the Triple-A level, where has a 4.17 ERA in 336 1/3 career innings to go along with averages of 6.7 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9.
That he cleared waivers and accepted the assignment, not surprising.
That he keeps getting ML opportunities, rather shocking.
Yeah, bit of a head scratcher there. He’s not that old yet and throws reasonably hard, but the results just haven’t been there at any level recently.
Because he just looks like an MLB pitcher! Presentation is everything…..
Why did they send him down? He’s like the best pitcher in the MLB
No, but he was the best on the Marlins staff…