A couple minor moves, both of which come courtesy of Roster Roundup:
- The Yankees signed right-hander Kevin Gadea to a minor league contract earlier this week. The 25-year-old Gadea pitched at the low levels of the minors with the Mariners from 2013-16, during which he recorded a 2.64 ERA with 9.1 K/9 and 2.5 BB/9 in 225 1/3 innings. The Rays then took Gadea in the Rule 5 Draft in advance of the 2017 season, but he hasn’t pitched competitively since then because of elbow issues. After a long layoff, he’ll try to get his pro career back on track with a new organization.
- The Dodgers have added righty Kieran Lovegrove on a minors pact. The flamethrower from South Africa was a third-round pick of the Indians in 2012 who has since spent time with the Orioles and Giants. Lovegrove and the Giants had high hopes for one another when the team signed him in November 2018, but the union didn’t yield positive results. He ended up enduring a difficult season between the Giants’ Double-A club and the O’s High-A affiliate, thanks largely to control problems. Lovegrove posted ERAs in the 9.00 range with those clubs and combined for 24 walks (with 18 strikeouts) in just 26 innings.
Finally, news to take my mind off the Astros situation.
Oh, wait a second…never mind. I’m still mad.
same. always will be. There wilp surely be a brawl at every away game the trashtrows play this year (1st time at each ballpark, yankees moreso). Red Sox gettin their sanctions soon too.
lOL
Now they can print those World Series tickets!
The guy throws heat, but has problems finding the strike zone. His K/9 is fantastic. His BB/9 is horrendous. He’s only 25 yrs. old & is grew up in SoCal. Hopefully, the Dodgers can help him w/ his control. If so, he’d be another great reclamation story for the Dodgers…