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Phillies Claim Reggie McClain

By Steve Adams | January 31, 2020 at 12:57pm CDT

The Phillies announced Friday that they’ve claimed right-hander Reggie McClain off waivers from the Mariners and designated fellow righty Trevor Kelley for assignment in order to open space on the 40-man roster.

McClain, 27, was designated for assignment by Seattle last week when the club claimed lefty Nick Margevicius from the Padres. McClain made his big league debut in 2019 but struggled to a 6.00 ERA in 21 innings with the Mariners. McClain had a big season in the minors last year, however, skyrocketing across three levels and notching a combined 2.23 ERA with 8.9 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and 0.5 HR/9 in 72 2/3 innings.

McClain averages just under 94 mph on a heavy sinker that led to a huge 64.8 percent ground-ball rate in his 21 MLB innings, and his grounder rate in the minors checked in at nearly 60 percent as well. McClain still has all three minor league option years remaining, so if he sticks with the Phillies, they’ll be able to shuttle him back and forth between Philadelphia and Triple-A Lehigh Valley as often as they see fit.

The 26-year-old Kelley was also a waiver claim by the Phillies, coming over from the Red Sox organization in early December. Like McClain, he struggled in his MLB debut this past season (eight runs in 8 1/3 innings) but posted impressive minor league numbers in 2019 (1.79 ERA, 8.7 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 in 65 2/3 innings).

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  1. baseballpun

    12 months ago

    More like Reggie McClaimed.

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    • marshmallowman

      12 months ago

      hey now

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    • Michael Chaney

      12 months ago

      I laughed harder than I probably should have

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    • Manfredsajoke

      12 months ago

      Who???

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      • slund24

        12 months ago

        John’s kid

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    • Eatdust666

      12 months ago

      Clever

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  2. Rangers29

    12 months ago

    If he is related to John, the Phillies just got a Bad-a**.

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    • renegadescoach

      12 months ago

      He is. They are sisters.

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  3. swanhenge

    12 months ago

    Good baseball name

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  4. DarkSide830

    12 months ago

    cmon klentak. Kelley is better.

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      12 months ago

      6 of one, half-dozen of the other.

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    • crumpy24

      12 months ago

      Personally I disagree. McClain’s GB rate is ridiculous.

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    • raltongo

      12 months ago

      Kelley has pitched 8 innings in MLB.

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  5. cba93

    12 months ago

    Cheating astros scored all of the runs

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    • DarkSide830

      12 months ago

      hmm youre right. maybe there is something here

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  6. JDGoat

    12 months ago

    Kelley>McLain

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    • raltongo

      12 months ago

      You came to that conclusion after 8 innings, eh?

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      • JDGoat

        12 months ago

        Minor league careers as well

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      12 months ago

      The balls fly out of CBP. McClain’s GB rate gives him a slight edge, but really flip a coin.

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  7. BPFlyers

    12 months ago

    Nakatomi rhymes with Knock-a-homie!!!

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  8. bumpy93

    12 months ago

    that sinker led to anamazing ground-ball rate if he can go figure it out he might be a nice piece of the bullpen here and there

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  9. Phiilies2020

    12 months ago

    This roster spot should have gone to Greg Holland or Jeremy Jeffress.

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    • raltongo

      12 months ago

      I think Jeffress would have been a good investment, especially seeing as the Cubs got him for, what, league minimum? Holland, though, is on a bit of a downswing and I doubt he’ll recapture any of that excellence he had in KC, but maybe you’re right… With so many questions in the Phils bullpen, Klentak should be inviting at least half a dozen more guys to Spring Training.

      I think Ryan Buchter would be a good guy to look at. Would be nice to have a lefty option other than Morgan (or Irvin) available.

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  10. Ducey

    12 months ago

    It’s not the police you idiot.

    Its him.

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  11. BruntlettSupastar

    12 months ago

    I just bought a Kelley jersey and started a fan group “Kelley’s Felleys”…damn it!!

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