The Mariners have released right-hander Shane Carle from his minor league contract, as was first indicated on the Triple-A Transactions log at MLB.com. He’s once again a free agent and can sign with any club.
Carle’s stay with the M’s proved quite brief, as he signed there not even two weeks ago. He tossed a pair of shutout frames for the organization’s Triple-A affiliate in Tacoma before being sent back out to the market. That came on the heels of a nice run with the Reds’ top affiliate in Louisville, where Carle held opponents to six runs in 15 2/3 frames. All told, the 29-year-old has pitched to a 3.06 ERA in 17 2/3 innings while striking out 19.7 percent of his opponents against a 6.6 percent walk rate.
It’s been a couple years since we’ve seen Carle in the Majors. He was a solid member of the Atlanta bullpen in 2018, tossing 63 1/3 innings with a 2.86 earned run average, although there was reason to be skeptical of that number. Carle’s 16.6 percent strikeout rate and 10.4 percent walk rate were both markedly worse than the league average, and he benefited from a low homer-to-flyball rate (4.2 percent) as well as some good fortune on balls in play (.258). Carle generally limited hard contact well in ’18, but it’s difficult to maintain that level of run prevention with sub-par strikeout and walk percentages — particularly in the absence of an elite ground-ball rate.
Carle’s 2019 season represented a notable step back, as he yielded 10 runs in 9 1/3 MLB frames while also pitching to a 5.62 ERA through 40 innings of Triple-A ball between the Braves and Rangers organizations. That shaky showing in 2019 notwithstanding, Carle has pitched well enough with a pair of Triple-A affiliates in 2021 that he could well draw interest from a third organization looking to stockpile some depth.
Hello, I must be going.
One of the best albums ever produced after Face Value.
Welcome to the Cardinals…just connecting the cheapo dots.
Honestly if or when the cards trade miller, carle could be filler until the end of the year. I could see kym being traded and Gant or ponce going back into the rotation so theres another bullpen spot opened. Once the sell off happens, the rest of the year is going to be tough to watch, just like the first half
I can see the Cardinal’s trying to re-sign Kim actually. unless they get an overwhelming offer for him. This isn’t me saying that’s good one way or the other, but it’s their style, kind of like Mikolas. And Kim has been really effective when he’s on the mound and not the IL. Not sure he can maintain a starters workload though
bighiggy – What does that mean for Arenado? If they are going on the cheap and selling off assets, does Arenado get de ja vu of his Colorado experience? He only gets one chance to opt out.
I predict Arenado will opt out.
already on the plane to the Phillies
Carle would be a decent pickup as a AAA depth arm or for an NPB team.
This smells like an AA / Braves move coming
Yup back to ATL
M’s might have something in the works… Trader Jerry is chomping at the bit I bet.
Wasted move for ATL season over go with a young stud
Carle’s stay with the M’s proved quite brief.
Shane must’ve put the s at the end of his name.
KBO bound Watch!
Another curious development in the wake of the Vest move. Possibly another element of fallout from the front office cleanout in an attempt to distance themselves from the bigoted views of the previous regime.
Very unlikely, he would have to be stretched out since he hasn’t been a starting pitcher full time since 2016 and there’s not enough time to get him to be a starting pitcher in time to help a KBO team. Andrew Albers is a much better idea and he has also had recent success in the NPB and AAA so he should do better in his second go around in the KBO.