The Brewers will select right-hander Zack Godley’s contract prior to their game against the Marlins on Wednesday, manager Craig Counsell told Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other reporters. Godley is not on the Brewers’ 40-man roster, which is full, so they will have to clear a spot before he makes the start in Miami.
Godley, whom the Brewers signed to a minor league contract last month, will earn at an $800K rate now that he’s back in the majors. The 31-year-old will also temporarily take over in the Brewers’ rotation for left-hander Brett Anderson, who’s on the 10-day injured list with a strained hamstring.
Godley brings a fair amount of experience in teams’ rotations, having started in 88 of 136 appearances since he debuted with the Diamondbacks in 2015. He put together impressive numbers during his best season, 2017, when he threw 155 innings of 3.37 ERA/3.67 SIERA ball with a 55.3 percent groundball rate. Godley has not approached that type of success since then, however, and is now coming off an especially difficult two-year stretch divided among the D-backs, Blue Jays and Red Sox.
Last season in Boston, opposing offenses lit up Godley for 42 hits and nine home runs in 28 2/3 innings, which helped lead to a career-worst 8.16 ERA. Godley, who averaged just under 90 mph on his fastball, also registered a personal-low grounder rate (40.8) and a below-average strikeout percentage (19.6).
Good grief. He all but threw batting practice while with the Red Sox last season.
The Brewers can’t do better?
It’s a spot start. Also, if you haven’t noticed brewers starters are, currently, #1 in mlb.
“……currently #1……” maybe not tomorrow
Its a spot start, last year was last year, and keep in mind the 2 guys who “started” the last time ths spot in the rotation was up..gave up 10 runs in 2 innings. I’m thinking he can at least be better than that…
Very low bar, but he is capable of making it under….
Bottom of the barrel with this one… good luck
Suter pitched last night so not available today. It’s probably just one start, the Brewers will survive. I think the starters have the best ERA in baseball, or close to it.
Godley and Creamed.
It makes me want to cry.
If just a spot start, it comes at the expense of a DFA or transfer of someone to the 60 day DL.
I think Yelich is coming off the IL at EOW.
Third best Zach G pitching in the majors
I live in AZ, I always thought Carson Fulmer was the worst pitcher until I saw Godley, he’s awful
Hamels and Porcello are eventually going to need to budge on their asking prices
“ Hamels and Porcello are eventually going to need to budge on their asking prices”
Agreed, if they don’t then they will not pitch again, but so what they have both made over $100 million in their careers