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Diamondbacks Designate Jimmie Sherfy For Assignment

By Steve Adams | January 9, 2020 at 12:14pm CDT

The D-backs announced Thursday that they’ve designated right-handed reliever Jimmie Sherfy for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to fellow righty Hector Rondon, whose previously reported one-year deal with Arizona is now official.

Sherfy, 28, logged a flat 1.00 ERA with a 26-to-12 K/BB ratio through his first 27 MLB innings from 2017-18. However, he scuffled to a 5.89 ERA last season and has seen his longstanding control issues worsen in recent years. Sherfy walked 21 batters and plunked another pair in 35 innings at the Triple-A level this season, although he also punched out 49 hitters in that time as well.

The 92 mph that Sherfy averaged on his fastball in 2019 was far and away the lowest mark of his career — he’d averaged 94 mph in ’17 and 93.4 mph in ’18 — and he missed a month of action in Triple-A with what was nebulously termed an “upper body” injury. Sherfy did return to health for the final six weeks of the season, but a September showing in which he was hammered for 11 runs on 12 hits (four homers) in 8 2/3 innings surely didn’t leave a good impression to end the year.

Arizona will have a week to trade Sherfy, release him or place him on outright waivers. He’s out of minor league options, so he’ll have to break camp with any club that acquires him or else be designated for assignment once again.

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  1. Lets Go DBacks

    6 years ago

    #FreeSherfy

    Unfortunately not the way we in Arizona wanted to see him get freed.

    Really hope he proves himself at MLB level in 2020. He has the stuff, but needs to get his command back.

    Any non-contending team has nothing to lose with trying him out in ST. Good luck, Jimmie!

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  2. its_happening

    6 years ago

    Take the one performance of 5 earned runs without recording an out against the Marlins and his numbers aren’t horrendous (albeit a shortened season).

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    • Lets Go DBacks

      6 years ago

      But he walks way too many guys.

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      • its_happening

        6 years ago

        I am aware. Still, numbers aren’t horrendous.

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  3. scottaz

    6 years ago

    Sherfy looks like a young kid, but he’s 28. Dbacks fans couldn’t figure out why Sherfy never got a legitimate shot at a bullpen role after an awesome minor league track record. I guess Sherfy passes the eye test for fans, making him popular, but fails the analytics test.

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  4. Rich Hill’s Elbow

    6 years ago

    I could see the Marlins taking a chance on him.

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  5. Augdogs

    6 years ago

    But the DBacks kept Matt Andriese?

    Reply
    • Lets Go DBacks

      6 years ago

      Option left.

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