The Diamondbacks have designated right-hander Matt Koch for assignment and recalled righty Jon Duplantier from Triple-A Reno, the team announced.
Koch has been with the Diamondbacks since they acquired him from the Mets in a 2015 trade centering on Addison Reed, but the former has since struggled in the majors. Dating back to his 2016 debut, Koch owns a 4.88 ERA/5.99 FIP with 4.95 K/9, 2.23 BB/9 and a 42.2 percent groundball rate in 125 1/3 innings (36 appearances, 16 starts). Koch got off to a brutal start over 20 frames this year prior to his designation, as he logged a 9.15 ERA with 3.92 K/9, which offset an impressive walk rate (1.74).
The 28-year-old Koch has also fallen flat at the Triple-A level, where he carries a 5.79 ERA with 5.0 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 146 innings. And he’s out of minor league options, which further takes away appeal.
About damn time!!!
I’ve been waiting for this post
Godley should be moved into Koch’s role with Duplantier starting games.
Unfortunately I think the league has just figured Godley out and he hasn’t been able to make the necessary adjustments. Hoping he can figure it out. I just don’t see it happening
Thank you Johnny Superscout
Duplantier still needs about two more weeks to get stretched out. He hasn’t thrown more than 50 pitches in an outing in a year now. He’s been getting stretched out one outing to the next since going back to Reno, but they haven’t gotten him up to the point where he can be expected to give enough pitches to start.
Hopefully, they find a way to get him the work he needs now that he is in Koch’s long-man slot in the bullpen.
Sounds like a job for Jane Fonda…. stretch two three four
Koch is buns
Very unfortunate name… just like mine… but at least we embrace our names…
It’s pronounced Cook.. but okay
Cubs last night knocked him straight of the Diamondbacks’ roster!
David Bote gets Koch released and Godley denoted