Here are Tuesday’s minor moves from around the league…
- The Indians announced that they’ve acquired right-hander Myles Jaye from the Twins in exchange for cash. He’ll join the rotation for Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate in Columbus, per the announcement. The 26-year-old Jaye made his MLB debut with the Tigers last season but was rocked for 17 earned runs on 18 hits and 10 walks in 12 2/3 innings at the MLB level. Jaye, a former 17th-round pick (Blue Jays, 2010), has a solid track record of preventing runs at the Triple-A level (3.81 ERA, 141 2/3 innings). He’s off to a decent start in Triple-A this year, having pitched to a 4.25 ERA in 42 1/3 frames — albeit with a middling 19-to-15 K/BB ratio in that time. With Adam Plutko and Shane Bieber emerging as rotation options at the MLB level, the addition of Jaye will give the Cleveland organization some additional depth.
- The White Sox have signed left-hander Jairo Labourt, per an announcement from the team’s Double-A affiliate (hat tip: The Athletic’s James Fegan, on Twitter). The lefty has bounced all over the league since being designated for assignment by the Tigers in March when the team signed Francisco Liriano. Labourt went from Detroit to Cincinnati to Oakland via waivers before being released by the A’s, after which he returned to the Tigers. He didn’t pitch for a Tigers affiliate this year, though, before once again being cut loose. Labourt, once a fairly well-regarded prospect who went from Toronto to Detroit as part of the David Price blockbuster, has developed some alarming control issues over the past year. In 28 innings between Triple-A and the Majors last year, Labourt walked 30 batters.
I believe we have discovered why the AL Central is so bad.
Teams are fighting to sign and acquire Detroit’s rejects.
Sadly, your comment seems to be true. Sigh…..
Any team signing Labourt is desperate clearly. The kid can’t pitch….can throw hard….can’t pitch.
Lol, have you seen the White Sox? They are a dumpster fire.
Who is the rhp in the photo?
myles Jaye?
The latest Indians reclamation project.
Of course, always shopping in the scratch and dent section looking for a bargain.
Solid and decent are used to describe ERAs of 4.25 and 3.81 in the minors???
Jaye can be a solid middle relief guy. His history is he cruises through 5 innings then falls off. He can eat up quality innings.
Cause the Sox need more guys that can’t find the strikezone…