The Reds announced that right-hander Yovani Gallardo has cleared waivers and rejected an outright assignment to the minors in favor of free agency. Cincinnati had designated him for assignment earlier this week.
Gallardo’s tenure with the Reds will go down as a brief 2 1/3-inning stint over a span of just three games. Cincinnati picked up the veteran righty after he didn’t make the Brewers’ Opening Day roster, but the 32-year-old will once again hit the open market in search of a new club.
Gallardo was a quality big league starter from 2009-15, averaging 32 starts and 191 innings of 3.69 ERA ball per season with Milwaukee (and, in 2015, with the Rangers). However, his strikeout rate began to deteriorate in 2013. His fastball, which averaged 92.5 mph during his best seasons, fell to an average of 90.4 mph in his lone season with Texas, and the start of his Orioles career was marred by a shoulder/biceps issue which shelved him for roughly six weeks. He gained some of his velocity back in 2017 with Seattle, though that spike is likely in part attributable to a brief move to the bullpen.
Over the past two seasons, Gallardo has struggled to a 5.57 ERA with just 6.5 K/9 against 4.4 BB/9 and 1.4 HR/9 as he’s become increasingly susceptible to the long ball. Still, a club in need of some rotation depth could certainly look to bring the veteran into the fold as a depth option — depending on his willingness to head to the minors. It’s possible that a club particularly thin on pitching, such as the Marlins, could look to plug Gallardo directly into its staff (that’s merely my own speculation), though most clubs would view him as more of a Triple-A depth option at this point.
The rate starters are hitting the DL this season he’ll be somebody’s ace in no time ha.
New Ace for the San Diego Padres!!
Richard is better joey is better Perdomo is better erlin is better Mitchell is better etc
Yea, I was being sarcastic. Going on the “Clayton Richard, Tyson Ross, Chris young, etc”… signings. The “bounce back” candidates the Padres like to sign all the time. Although, I’m not so sure I’d say Mitchell or Perdomo are better…. maybe just equally bad.
Yo is done
And sarcasm doesn’t read within the internets domain
New Ace for the Rangers
Or Tampa Bay
A’s need starting pitching help.
His next stop is retirement! He’s finished unless he goes to Triple A and spend time there, 8 runs in 2 1/3 innings in 3 games with the Reds!
From an NBC sports article:
“Gallardo appeared three times on the young season and gave up eight runs on eight hits and four walks in two and a third innings which, um, yeah. They had just signed him on March 31 to a guaranteed deal paying him $750,000 so that’s a pretty expensive week or so of work. That deal was signed after the Brewers released him from his one-year, $2 million deal just as camp was breaking, which obligated Milwaukee to pay him a $500,000 buyout. So: $1.25M for three games. Good work if you can get it.”
Marlins could use him, and they do play in a pitchers park.
serves the Reds right for even signing him, this reeked of disaster from the beginning even a layman fan could see that
I watched his outings with CIN, and he tried to get hitters to chase, but every time he was within a ball’s width of the K Zone he got torched. Maybe there’s a pitching coach out there who thinks he just needs a minor adjustment, but all the wishing in the world isn’t gonna put another gallon in that empty tank.
Good luck with that bruh
On a related note, I’m also a free agent. Anybody? Hello?