Today’s minor moves:
- The Orioles announced that right-hander Adam Plutko cleared waivers and has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. As a player with more than three years of MLB service time, Plutko had the right to elect free agency, but he’s instead decided to accept the assignment. Baltimore acquired the 29-year-old from the Indians for cash considerations just before the start of the season. He went on to work 56 1/3 innings over 38 games as a multi-inning relief option, but Plutko was tagged for a 6.71 ERA. He’ll have a few weeks to try to work his back onto the 40-man roster before the end of the year. If he’s not reselected to the big leagues, Plutko will qualify for minor league free agency this offseason.
- The Rockies reinstated right-hander Chi Chi González from the COVID-19 injured list before this afternoon’s game against the Padres. He worked three innings of three-run ball in today’s 7-5 Colorado win, his first action since landing on the COVID IL in late July. González has a 6.15 ERA over 93 2/3 innings this year, starting sixteen of his twenty appearances. To open space on the 40-man roster, Colorado transferred utilityman Chris Owings to the 60-day injured list. Owings won’t play again this season after undergoing left thumb surgery.
Good news. Orioles fans were petrified they might lose Plutko.
haha. shocked the ‘Guardians’ didn’t sweep him up
As well as could be expected from a desperation pickup. 3.1 IP, 7H, 5ER, and the L. He increased his ERA from 6.88 to 7.13.
Preller is a moron. He knew in April the team needed starting pitching.
Better than the Cole Hamels era in Los Angeles.
Hamels is a genius. Getting paid for the second year in a row without having to pitch an inning!
*LAD’s ST complex
If you are a pitcher put on waivers by the Orioles you may as well accept the assignment. Odds are every other club in the league has a much higher bar for their pitchers than what Plutko produced…but he got 56 innings of work for Baltimore.