The Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville has released reliever Josh Fields, per the Pacific Coast League transactions page. Fields lasted a little over a month and a half with the Rangers, who signed him to a minor league contract May 11.
Fields will now seek his fourth organization of 2019. The Dodgers released the 33-year-old in March, and he opted out of a minors pact with the Brewers before signing with the Rangers. As you’d expect, this has been a year to forget for Fields, owner of a bloated 6.57 ERA with 8.8 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9 over 24 2/3 innings in Triple-A ball.
Fields’ minor league difficulties this season have come as a surprise considering his recent MLB output. Just last year, he put up a 2.20 ERA/3.62 FIP with 7.24 K/9 and 2.41 BB/9 over 41 innings with the Dodgers. Fields was able to limit home runs despite seldom generating ground balls, though that hasn’t been the case this year. Minor league hitters have already gone deep against him nine times – five more long balls than he allowed with Los Angeles in 2018.
Current issues notwithstanding, Fields has carved out a credible pro career as a reliever. At this point, though, the right-hander might be best known for his part in a trade that will go down as a heist for the Astros. Back in August 2016, Houston sent Fields to LA for a 19-year-old first base prospect named Yordan Alvarez. Now 22, Alvarez is an elite prospect who has toyed with major league pitchers during his first 65 career plate appearances this season.
Imagine Yordan alvarez on that dodgers line up that would be op kinda of happy they traded him so it’s a fair game
Because it’s not op that the Astros have him.
Returning to the Dodgers in 3… 2… 1…
Go back to LA and teach Joe Kelly
Yeah, go back to the Dodgers! Lol, they can use another terrible arm in the bullpen! How bout Will Smith and Tony Watson for some of that farm talent huh?
What a good idea! Can I give you Andy Friedman’s cell phone number so you can call him up and tell him?
Yes!! Shoot me his number! I’ll tell him he can have Smith, Watson, Dyson, and Morantas, for Verdugo, Dustin May and Gavin Lux! Deal? Hahaha, you wouldn’t have to wait 30 more years for a ring!
I guess you missed the point hahaha LOL.
No I got it, just ran with it! Lol
Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson part 2
It’s been 65 at bats, dude. Let’s not put him in the HOF just yet.
Agreed, but I’m very happy to have his bat. The Astros have lots OF options. With Springer, Marisnick, Brantley, and Reddick all signed for one year, the team isn’t under pressure to extend any of them.
Minor league deal braves. All these bullpen arms need to be duking it out in the minors because our bullpen is scary. They are horrible one min, then decent the next. And even when they are good, they make us sweat
Going to the Mets in 3…2…1