Left-hander Rob Kaminsky, whom the Cardinals designated for assignment Sept. 16, has cleared waivers and will remain with the organization, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Kaminsky was a first-round pick (No. 28) for the Cardinals in 2013, but he is already in his second stint with the franchise. The Cardinals traded Kaminsky to the Indians in 2015 for slugger Brandon Moss, but the Redbirds brought the hurler back before 2020 on a minor league contract.
The 26-year-old Kaminsky made the first five MLB appearances of his career earlier this season and gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk in 4 2/3 innings. Kaminsky logged a 60 percent groundball rate over that small sample of work, and he has always posted high GB rates in the minors. Despite that, Kaminsky struggled to a 5.11 ERA with 11.3 K/9 and 5.1 BB/9 in a 24 2/3-inning Triple-A debut with the Indians last season.
The Angels are idiots for letting this guy slip through waivers, this guy can pitch
Surprised no one laid a claim on Rob Kaminsky.
Thought that teams needed bodies, particularly pitchers.
Now 26 and seven years after being a first round selection, his being left handed is the only thing keeping his career alive.
besides the fact that he’s a good pitcher.
I think the 60% ground ball rate probably has something to do with that too
He’s improved since moving to the bullpen, but I’m not sure he’s an MLB pitcher at this point.
Mets could have used the LHP depth.
And as a New York area product, signing Rob would be a good PR move this offseason.