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Rangers Claim Kyle Dowdy From Mets

By Steve Adams | March 26, 2019 at 1:50pm CDT

The Rangers announced that they’ve claimed right-hander Kyle Dowdy off waivers from the Mets, bringing their 40-man roster count to a total of 38 players. Dowdy was New York’s selection in the 2018 Rule 5 Draft, meaning he’ll need to stick on Texas’ big league roster or else be exposed to waivers for a second time. If he clears, he’d need to be offered back to the organization from which he was originally selected: the Indians.

Dowdy, 26, posted unsightly results in a combined 124 innings between Double-A and Triple-A last year: a 5.15 ERA with 8.7 K/9 against 3.6 BB/9. However, as Baseball America’s Kyle Glaser examined in depth earlier this spring, Dowdy caught the attention of scouts last season after an enormous velocity jump. Once regarded as a “pitchability” right-hander, with a fastball in the upper 80s and low 90s, Dowdy began working out on a weighted-ball program and altered his arm angle during the 2017-18 offseason. A fastball that previously topped out at 94 mph began sitting in the 94-96 range and even scraped 99 mph on radar guns.

The results weren’t there last season in the minors, and it was a similar tale for Dowdy this spring (seven runs on 15 hits and seven walks with seven strikeouts through 11 1/3 innings), but the rebuilding Rangers will at least take a look at the sudden hard-thrower in hopes of refining his newfound velocity.

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  1. todd76

    4 years ago

    This guy had some bad stats.

    Reply
    • ottomatic

      4 years ago

      astute observation, thx

      Reply
  2. phenomenalajs

    4 years ago

    How is that possible? I thought he had to be offered back to the Indians. I didn’t think he could just be claimed by another team.

    Reply
    • jorge78

      4 years ago

      They’re put on waivers first so now the Rangers take over Rule 5 obligations.

      Reply
    • Steve Adams

      4 years ago

      Rule 5 picks are run through waivers first and offered back to their original organization after clearing. If the original organization were to refuse (which would be odd, since taking them back only costs $50K), then he can be sent down. Alternatively, once a player clears, a trade with his original org can also be worked out.

      Reply
      • G Vanlue

        4 years ago

        If the Mets had sent him back to the Indians, they would get $50,000, right? Since he was claimed by TX, do they get anything, or is their $100,000 a sunk cost now? Were they maybe hoping to get that $50,000 back to help cover deGrom’s extension?

        Reply
        • bklynny67

          4 years ago

          50 grand to help cover 137.5 million? LOL No

        • jbigz12

          4 years ago

          I’m almost positive that was facetious….

        • G Vanlue

          4 years ago

          Yeah, facetious doesn’t always play well in the comment section, but I can’t help myself. Just like with jalapeno poppers.

  3. The Ranger Fan

    4 years ago

    Faith and Hope report right there, Yep this is the one that should put us over the top.

    Reply
  4. jorge78

    4 years ago

    A 12th round senior sign out of the University of Houston. Hasn’t shown much in the minors. I’m surprised he’s still around.

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      4 years ago

      Did you read the article or just comment based off his baseball reference page? It literally says he received a huge velo jump and can now touch 99 after working in the high 80’s early on in his career.

      Reply
  5. vannzee

    4 years ago

    He was previously with the Tigers system

    Reply
    • david klein

      4 years ago

      He got traded to Cleveland in the offseason

      Reply
      • Michael Chaney

        4 years ago

        It was actually at the deadline, he came with Leonys Martin

        Reply
  6. david klein

    4 years ago

    Ten years ago Mets tried to return O’Day to his team after grabbing him in the rule five draft and Texas claimed him and Oday burned the Mets badly.

    Reply
    • stubby66

      4 years ago

      Ten years ago the velocity hike would have been because of steroids bet he gets tested more this year lol

      Reply
  7. sethesq

    4 years ago

    I don’t think I’ve ever read/heard the word “unsightly” used to describe anyone’s stats. lol

    Reply
  8. hughcapet987

    4 years ago

    Another “cheap” acquisition by this rag-tag organization. What exactly is GM Jonathan Daniels plan for this ball club? He is doing absolutely nothing in even trying to make it into a competitive club. You have to feel embarrassment for those long suffering DFW fans.

    Reply
    • jbigz12

      4 years ago

      Pretty clear he’s rebuilding this ball club. You want him to go sign Keuchel so they win 78 games instead of 76?

      Reply

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