TODAY: The Diamondbacks announced that Swarzak has been released.
APRIL 18: The Diamondbacks announced this morning they’ve designated reliever Anthony Swarzak for assignment. Right-hander J.B. Bukauskas has been recalled from the alternate training site, while outfielder Tim Locastro was placed on the 10-day injured list.
Selected to the D-Backs’ roster a week and a half ago, Swarzak went on to log 4.2 relief innings across six appearances for Arizona. The veteran righty allowed five runs on seven hits, struck out four and issued a walk. That marked his first MLB action since 2019, when he pitched to a 4.56 ERA/4.65 SIERA over 53.1 frames.
He’ll be replaced on the active roster by Bukauskas, a former first-round pick now slated to make his major league debut. The 24-year-old was drafted fifteenth overall by the Astros in 2017 coming out of the University of North Carolina. He wound up dealt to Arizona as part of the four-player return for Zack Greinke at the 2019 trade deadline. Baseball America placed Bukauskas 26th in the Arizona system entering the year, lauding his three-pitch mix but noting that he’s often plagued by below-average control.
Locastro dislocated his finger attempting to steal a base yesterday and was known to be headed to the injured list. The recently-acquired Nick Heath is getting the nod in center this afternoon against Nationals righty Paolo Espino.
Dbacks just called up their future closer. Interestingly enough comes the day after the service time date passes…
Nah just a coincidence. Wink wink. Nudge nudge.
I wonder if/when Bukauskas will close with Soria due back any day now.
He had a decent enough career. It’s probably over, especially with the crap that his looney-tune wife pulled a couple years ago. Scared a lot of interested teams away. I’m surprised she wasn’t there at the Capitol back in January.
When it’s been four years since the last time your ERA was under 4.50, what your wife does or doesn’t do becomes pretty irrelevant.
Would not be a complete MLBTR comment section without EG disparaging someone he does not know based on some existential political morality. I applaud your consistency. Lol
It’s not politics it’s racism.
So what did she say, i dont support this guy? And poof shes a racist
@chicagofan1978 Is it?? Everything is these days.
Yeah it was, in her case. The garbage she DM’ed the players wives was defending white nationalism and accusing Bria Anderson specifically of things that flat out weren’t true.
Just saw the article. She went one step further than a petty social media fight and went on to demean Bria and TA’s non profit work in the community while attacking immigrants. Bria tried to take the high road but Lucas Giolito’s wife called out Swarzak’s wife, noting her cluelessness when so many MLB players are immigrants.
Welcome to the Angels.
JB already made his major debut this season he has pitched in 3 games already just saying…
Man, how far JB Bukauskus has fallen. He was almost the a key piece in a near trade of Chris Sale trade to the Astros. I believe Bregman was the sticking point in the deal, and it never happened.
Fascinating. Could be Bergman and this guy instead of Moncada and Kopech. Guessing the Stros wouldn’t have picked up Vlander then