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Giants Designate Kyle Barraclough

By Dylan A. Chase | October 30, 2019 at 3:47pm CDT

The Giants have designated righty reliever Kyle Barraclough for assignment, according to Kerry Crowley of Bay Area News Group (link). Barraclough’s DFA comes as the corresponding move to the club’s Wednesday waiver claim of pitcher Tyler Anderson from the Rockies.

This likely represented a tough decision for the San Francisco front office, as Barraclough is only a few seasons removed from seeming like a potential bullpen stalwart. Between 2015 and 2018, the now-29-year-old righty logged a 3.21 ERA with an 11.5 K/9 across 218.1 innings out of the Miami pen. The Nationals acquired Barraclough from the Marlins in exchange for $1MM of international bonus availability in October of ’18, but, like most Washington relievers in the first few months of the 2019 season, Barraclough struggled mightily in late-game situations. Barraclough pitched to a 6.66 ERA (6.57 FIP) in 25.2 D.C. innings before the Nationals exposed him to waivers in August.

Following a claim by San Francisco, Barraclough looked to get back into something approaching vintage form in a small performance sample with the Giants. Though he began his time in the organization with Triple-A Sacramento, Barraclough came up to the big club in September to log a 2.25 ERA in 8.0 IP–although it’s worth noting that his historical troubles with control continued to undermine his bottom-line results (10/9 K/BB ratio).

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  1. 1drefordays6

    1 year ago

    Here comes LA to swoop him up and offer a large contract.

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    • whuron

      1 year ago

      That’s not how that works

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  2. lowtalker1

    1 year ago

    Gets dfa’d before game 7 of the World Series. Still has a shot to win a ring… shrugs

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  3. macstruts

    1 year ago

    When he retires from baseball, he can open a donut shop.

    Would you buy a donut from a Barraclough? I would.

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    • Gettin greedy

      1 year ago

      A dozen or two.

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  4. bravesfan

    1 year ago

    Seems like an odd decision considering he pitched fine for them and in general has pitched well. I mean… he’s not bad and on a team that can use all the help it can get

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    • 5TUNT1N

      1 year ago

      Swapping a garbage heap righty for a lefty is all

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    • Vince

      1 year ago

      His K:BB ratio is 10/9. How is that good? It’ll catch up to you the longer you are out there.

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    • spencer99

      1 year ago

      9 walks in 8 innings?!!??!

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  5. david722

    1 year ago

    In the same way he plucked Chargrois, I’m sure that cagey Friedman will give him a look, sign him and assume their pen is fixed. .

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    • amk3510

      1 year ago

      Whats funny is in 2018 Barraclough was a hot name people wanted to aid the bullpen. Im sure you were glmaoring for him and said Friedman had to do it. Marlins wanted Dustin May for him which didn’t happen. More proof bullpen players are so up and down so their is no clear fix.

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      • david722

        1 year ago

        Iglasciais, Colombe, Chapman, immediately come to mind as 3 relievers with a pretty consistent track record of success.

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        • agentx

          1 year ago

          OK, so at what point wold you have traded for any of those three as the Dodgers GM, and what would you have considered a reasonable outbound package of talent for each?

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  6. aussiegiants53

    1 year ago

    I’m sure he clears and gets an invite to spring training…

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  7. richt

    1 year ago

    MLBTR: If It’s Whispered, We Hear It, And Write About It With Way Too Many Commas

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    • findingnimmo

      1 year ago

      ?

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  8. ExileInLA

    1 year ago

    He’s definitely worth a minor league offer + invite to ST…

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  9. phils phanatic

    1 year ago

    i’d like to see the phils take a dozen or so of these type of arms into ST on minor league deals

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    • jim stem

      1 year ago

      Agreed. But then divorce has to figure out how to bake him effective again. Is it a physical adjustment or mental? Same can be said about the Mets’ Diaz and many others.

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  10. jim stem

    1 year ago

    Makes you wonder. Are pitching coaches so clueless they can’t help a player like this or is the problem above his uniform? Not every player with great tools is strong mentally.

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  11. ludafish

    1 year ago

    Wow when Miami traded him for 1MM bonus money I was outraged. He had just put up a good season and had a nice stretch as the closer. Why wasn’t he traded mid season for prospects?
    Then he starts the year being absolute garbage. Made me feel we got too much for him in the end.

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