The Indians have designated lefty Marc Rzepczynski, per a club announcement. That move will open a roster spot for the return of fellow southpaw Tyler Olson.
The 32-year-old Rzepczynski ended up making only five appearances in his second stint with the Cleveland organization. He threw 2 2/3 scoreless frames, but managed only one strikeout to go with one free pass.
Rzepczynski had struggled to open the year with the Mariners, then landed with the Indians after being cut loose by Seattle. Since the start of the 2017 season, he carries a 4.75 ERA with 7.8 K/9 and 6.5 BB/9 over 41 2/3 innings in 87 appearances. The lefty specialist will likely end up heading back to the open market in search of another opportunity, with the M’s still on the hook for the balance of his $5.5MM salary.
As for Olson, he’ll be looking to return from both a lat injury and a rough opening to the season. Though he compiled 23 strikeouts (to go with eight walks) in his 17 1/3 innings to open the year, the 28-year-old coughed up 14 earned runs. Olson held opposing lefty hitters to a .216/.275/.378 batting line in that span, but surrendered a whopping 1.083 OPS to the 39 right-handed hitters that stepped into the box against him. Last year, when he turned in twenty scoreless frames in a breakout performance, he dominated hitters of all varieties.
Poor Scrabble!
Hes better than Oliver Perez and hes getting cut. ugh
Perez has been really good so far.
You clearly haven’t been watching the Indians this year…..
With a uninformed comment like that it’s better to remain Anonymous.
No way he’s better than OP.
I thought you said OT.
Maybe a homecoming is in store in Anaheim…
Too bad they couldn’t send him to Columbus and dump Beliveau. That guy is the worst.
Right? It’s beyond me why they keep calling him up. It’s like CLE recalls him, he implodes in his first appearance, and the FO says, “Oh, that’s right – he sucks! Get him back to Columbus ASAP!”