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Reds Sign Shane Carle To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | February 11, 2021 at 10:59am CDT

The Reds announced this morning that they’ve signed right-hander Shane Carle to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.

Carle last appeared in the big leagues with the Braves in 2019. The 29-year-old righty enjoyed strong results out of the Atlanta bullpen in 2018 when he notched a 2.86 ERA in 63 1/3 frames, but that impressive mark appeared unlikely to be sustained for a number of reasons. Carle punched out just 16.6  percent of opponents that year, against a 10.4 percent walk rate that was north of the league average. He also benefited from a .258 average on balls in play and a home-run rate so low it’d have been nearly impossible to repeat. Carle’s 4.59 SIERA told a much different story than that bottom-line ERA.

Regression was swift in 2019, as Carle allowed more home runs (three) in 9 1/3 innings than he did throughout the entire 2018 season. He was tagged for 10 runs in those 9 1/3 frames while walking more hitters than he struck out. Carle’s Triple-A work wasn’t much better (5.13 ERA), and he eventually was bounced from Atlanta’s 40-man roster, landing with the Rangers, where his Triple-A struggles continued.

In all, Carle has a 3.89 ERA in the Majors thanks to that 2018 season, but the rest of his numbers aren’t nearly as encouraging. He’s also been tagged for a 5.49 ERA in 221 1/3 innings of Triple-A ball, but the Reds will likely try out a new plan of attack to help him maximize his strengths. Carle did average better than 95 mph on his heater in 2018, he gets ground-balls at an average clip, and opponents have put up pitiful numbers in plate appearances ending with his slider (.203/.260/.319) and curveball (.108/.175/.216).

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  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    complaints about making depth moves in 3…2…1…

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    • TripleA

      5 years ago

      But so cool of you to complain about the signing by saying others would complain. That’s like next level awesomeness.

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  2. TripleA

    5 years ago

    When you ONLY have “depth” moves and zero moves that actually improve the roster what are you supposed to do?

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      complain about not making non-depth moves, not at the depth moves that would be done regardless.

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      • TripleA

        5 years ago

        And which post should this happen on? The one reporting that they signed no one to a deal?

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        • DarkSide830

          5 years ago

          you can do it on this post, but my point is dont say that your angry about the depth move because everyone makes them

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    • crreds

      5 years ago

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  3. Orel Saxhiser

    5 years ago

    The kind of player whose career is so lackluster that the writeup on the back of his baseball card refers to a hobby.

    “Shane collects fountain pens.”

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      i like the ones talking about how they are good at another sport, to effectively suggest they should be doing that instead.

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      • Orel Saxhiser

        5 years ago

        There was a card in the 90s, I think for Eric Plunk, that said, “Eric collects knives.” I thought about that when the Mountain Goats released their ‘Getting Into Knives’ album last year.

        In a few years, we’ll be seeing cards that say, “Corey enjoys sending dick pics over the Internet.”

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        • DoritosLocosTaco

          5 years ago

          Too soon xD

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        • Rangers29

          5 years ago

          “Wes Benjamin enjoys long walks on the beach and riding bikes.”

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  4. BuJoBi

    5 years ago

    @Darkisde

    You kill me lol

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  5. Rangers29

    5 years ago

    MLBTR Staff, I love the new “like” structure. It’s better than it was before. Thanks!

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  6. redhaze1

    5 years ago

    Can he play shortstop?

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    • AZPat

      5 years ago

      No, but he can play first so they can slide Votto over to . . .

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  7. hoyce

    5 years ago

    No such thing as a bad one year deal. And no such thing as a bad minor league deal…

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  8. Loud Noises!

    5 years ago

    That’s so vain he probably thinks this deal is about him

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  9. redhaze1

    5 years ago

    Anyone know how Jose DeLeon pitched this winter?

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      3.18 ERA 16.4 K/9 over 4 starts

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    • Rangers29

      5 years ago

      It’s easy to find: baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=del…

      All you have to search is minor league statistics in baseball reference and it shows Winter, College, and MiLB stats.

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  10. wkkortas

    5 years ago

    “Regression was swift…” Sounds like someone has been brushing up on their 19th Century English Lit.

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  11. braves2

    5 years ago

    Carle was a key cog of the Atl Bp in 2018, and while I love most of Snit’s management, he is as guilty as all these other managers of overusing his bullpen, and Carle was unfortunately one arm that he turned to time and time again. If memeory serves, he lasted the whole season and started to run out of gas near the end of the season. so bad that I believe he was actually left off the PS roster

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  12. pappyvw

    5 years ago

    This signing seems to fit Nick’s philosophy and strategy: to wait in the alley by the dumpster until the bakery throws out 2-day old donuts, and then to eat them.

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  13. jwyatt

    5 years ago

    I don’t care what you say, still excited for pitchers/catchers/and former 1st round picks who failed to make it with other teams to report to spring training.

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