The Dodgers announced that they have claimed right-hander Jake Reed off waivers from the Mets. The Mets had designated Reed for assignment a few days ago when they claimed Sam Clay. The Dodgers have had an open spot on their 40-man roster since designating Ian Gibaut for assignment last week.
This is a return to the Dodgers for Reed, as he made his MLB debut with the club last year. After throwing 5 1/3 innings with Los Angeles, he was claimed on waivers twice in a span of about a week, first going to the Rays and then to the Mets. He’ll now complete the circle by going back to the Dodgers.
In between all of these waiver claims, he’s managed to throw 16 1/3 MLB innings with a 6.61 ERA in that small sample. He has fared much better in the minors, especially in the strikeout department, which is likely why teams keep taking fliers on him. Going back to the start of last year, he’s thrown 43 1/3 innings in the minors with a 4.98 ERA, 26.6% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate. He probably deserves better than that ERA, as he has a .353 BABIP in that time, which is well above average. That’s likely why FIP placed him at 3.97 for that span.
Reed, 29, can still be optioned for the remainder of this season and another season beyond that, making him a fairly sensible depth addition for a club that had an open roster spot.
Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat announced the move shortly before the official announcement.
Oh save us
If I were the Mets, I’d be worried that the LAD is grabbing one of my pitching cast offs.
They’re shaking in their boots over Reed and his 11+ ERA
@Bill M…I believe it’s 6.61! Lmao but I get ya! Ha ha
ERA+, not ERA
Dodgers see something Mets don’t, Dodgers create their pitching, Mets buys theirs. Be worried Bill M
Matz, Wheeler, deGrom, Syndergaard, and Harvey were all minor leaguers with the Mets before making their debut. Some were acquired from other organizations, but none are examples of when they “buys” theirs.
Of the above, how many are still with the Mets?
Only 1 and that’s a fraction of the time.
Yes, they buy their pitching because they can’t grow it from within
Curly sounds like a sour puss, wonder if it’s from watching the Mets beatdown of the Braves? Either way, the Mets have objectively developed plenty of pitching in the last decade. Though I guess it’s not all about the facts when you’re a stooge.
Harvey got injured and could not recover, Matz was fine for his time with the Mets, post-TJ Syndergaard is not worth $20 million. Wheeler is excellent and sometimes good ones get away.
“Mets beatdown of the Braves?” LOL, what are you watching? Braves are 1.5 games behind the Mets! @You Can Put It In The Books, you need to hook up with @RorySabrina & relieve some of that ill begotten stress!
They literally developed every one of those pitchers named. They haven’t “bought” anymore starters than any other team really.
Yes, the Braves are 1.5 games BEHIND the Mets. Say it again.
Absurd to mock the Mets for buying anything when speaking in reference to the Dodgers, who have been top 4 in payroll for like a decade straight, finishing first a number of times. Also, Trevor Bauer says hello.
It’s 2.5 now!
Anybody see Plaschke catching strays in that Dylan Hernandez article about Freeman? Hilarious.
No but keep going. I can’t stand Bill!
latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-07-11/column…
@Neon Cop: Thanks for the read. Anything you say to Freddy right now that tweaks his ego, I believe, goes back to that return visit he had to Atlanta? That’s when it sunk in that his beloved Braves prioritized getting Olson over resigning him. He’s seething over this. Yes? Kinda of reminds me a little bit when Cincy gave up on an “old 30” Frank Robinson back in the day. The man’s on a mission!
Hernandez’s decision to include altercation with Freeman a bit childish, but it does seem like Freeman cares way too much what others think of him and never a good idea to go after a reporter. Definitely some ego issues. Hasn’t mattered much as he’s hit, but I do wonder if he’s well-liked by his teammates. I’m guessing no, but then again Bauer was also a part of the team. Dodgers will be fine but I hope both Hernandez and Freeman can mature a bit.
It’s like the child’s card game of Go Fish: Dodgers ask, “ You have any relief pitchers with options left ?” And the Mets did, so they hand him over.
Los Karens making moves
The dodgers live in your head bro
Still in first place by a big margin with the best Bullpen and starting staff even though we’re missing a few
“still in first place”…yeah, bc they’ve had the easiest strength of schedule in MLB. Can’t play bad teams every night the whole season, though. Plus the division is awful.
OKC needed bullpen help
They have to use him in a 5~7 out role
3 outs is not enough to justify a 26 man spot
Roberts is so reluctant to have anyone go past 3 outs, it can be frustrating at times ….maybe he’ll risk a recycled tire here in the journey and pave the way for other (ex starters) Price Bickford Graterol Ferguson to get some rope later on in the quest.
Why Mitch White or Pepoit wasn’t called up way earlier to fulfill the Nick Martinez SD role i’ll never know. They are sooo soo lucky they get 6+ inn starts all the time the way they overuse the pen
Whatever Roberts is or isn’t reluctant to do is based on what the FO tells him he should or should not be reluctant to do. So if any of this frustrates you, you might want to direct your frustration somewhere else, at the people who made this game all about the data.
True; I was just using Roberts as a pronoun I guess per habit
*Still really dig the Clev/Martinez day which gives the bullpen a full day off every 5 games. Something for the brass to think about over the next few years with Pepoit/Knack/Miller Imo
A bit of irony. I get accused of preferring old school baseball and not understanding the data-driven game being played now. But who do the young turks blame when the data game goes wrong? Not the data geeks who created that game plan, but the data implementor in the dugout, because he’s the one wearing the uniform.