The Indians announced that right-hander Ben Taylor, who was designated for assignment last week, has cleared release waivers and is now a free agent.
Taylor, 26, pitched six innings out of the Cleveland ’pen last season and has logged 23 1/3 innings between Cleveland and Boston over the past two seasons. In that time, he’s struggled to a 5.40 ERA but carries a more encouraging 26-to-10 K/BB ratio. The former Red Sox farmhand also has a strong Triple-A track record, having compiled a 2.55 ERA with 10.4 K/9 against 1.8 BB/9 in 70 2/3 innings of relief across parts of two seasons at that level.
In his brief time in the big leagues, Taylor has averaged 92.5 mph on a heater that he complements with a slider and a much more occasional changeup. Despite his strong K/9 rate, his swinging-strike rate has been a below-average 8.4 percent, and he’s also had a tough time inducing chases on pitches out of the strike zone (25.4 percent).
Shame they couldn’t stache him in AAA
Who?
The dude with the handlebar mustache.
Gotta love when people say “who” or “does anyone even know this guy” but on other comment sections argue pretending like they know something about baseball. Your comment is not funny, it’s not original and just shows how little you actually follow the sport
Ah, Jake Taylor’s son following in his father’s footsteps and playing for the Tribe.
Do you think he read Moby Dick as well?
Dude for a first class ‘stache
I want the Mets to sign him for this reason alone.