The Phillies announced that they have selected the contract of left-hander Michael Plassmeyer. In a corresponding move, right-hander Tyler Cyr was designated for assignment.
Plassmeyer, 25, was selected by the Mariners in the fourth round of the 2018 draft but has been involved in multiple trades since then. In November of that year, he was one of five players involved in the trade that sent Mike Zunino to Tampa and Mallex Smith to Seattle. In 2021, he went to the Giants in exchange for Matt Wisler. In June of this year, he went to the Phillies as part of the Austin Wynns deal.
The southpaw has been starting games in Triple-A this year, faring much better after the trade. With the Sacramento River Cats, he had a 7.38 ERA, with a 22.2% strikeout rate, 11.3% walk rate, 36.9% ground ball rate and 28.3% HR/FB rate. After joining the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he has a 2.83 ERA, 24.5% strikeout rate, 6.9% walk rate and 16.2% HR/FB rate. He will make his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.
As for Cyr, 29, he was selected to the roster just yesterday and made his MLB debut. He came on with two out in the top of the ninth, with the Phillies already losing. He allowed a home run, a double and then got a fly out to finish the frame. In 36 Triple-A innings this year, he has a 2.50 ERA with a 24.8% strikeout rate, 12.1% walk rate and 51.1% ground ball rate. With the trade deadline now passed, the Phillies will have to place him either on outright waivers or release waivers in the coming days.
When Cyr was added yesterday, he took the active roster spot of Seranthony Dominguez, who went to the IL with triceps soreness. Further testing didn’t find any structural damage, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. He won’t throw for a few days but could potentially return after a minimum 15-day stay on the IL. That’s surely great news for the Phillies, as Dominguez has been excellent this season, posting a 1.64 ERA through 44 innings with a 32% strikeout rate and 8.3% walk rate.
Nice. Need some extra length out of the pen.
Cyr gave up a game deciding homer on his first major league pitch and now gets designated, lordy.
Thanks for your service, Cyr. Philly legend.
He’s the next Dave Wallace. Check out his career stats for the Phil’s
Did I miss something on the Mark Appel front…?
No. He still sucks.
How can you base that on one appearance?
Just a guess.
And it looks like another player about to make his MLB debut…..
Hopefully Cyr stays in the organization and Plassmeyer’s first ip’s are a bit better….
Cyr got his 1/3 of an inning to show his stuff and failed. Oh well. Back to the minors.
Call up Mark Appel instead!!
Call up Appel instead.
This is just a bad team who won June and got everyone excited. They stink
….and again, another example of why MLBTR needs to bring back the down vote…
Clown post…..
No down votes here…….we are positive and happy all the time no matter what!
To be fair, if your only Phillies knowledge comes from Phillies/Mets games in 2022, then sure, the Phillies are awful.
They are still a third place team who is going to get a participation trophy and should not even be in the playoff consideration talk
In order to be the best wooo you have to beat the best. And they are nowhere near to main event status. They are a jobber
Look up their numbers against LAD, MIL, STL, SD, etc. They can beat good teams, just not NYM.
What good team can’t they beat besides the Mets? The Mets absolutely own them. No denying that. Phils handled everyone else fairly well.
@whosehighpitch, quoting the Nature Boy gets you ZERO cred,
Find a “non” hot take and seek out some sunshine….. Your lame posts do not even qualify as a troll…..It must suck that your entire existence is based on trying to upset others…..?
Don’t cyr about it
Cyr would be an interesting guy to take a flyer on. He might be better suited for a team with a bit more patience and rebuilding.
PHI has been rebuilding for 13 years.
13 years ago they were in their 2nd consecutive World Series. They also won the division two more years after that. To your point though, 10 years…10 rough years.
Good to hear Seranthony has no structural damage, hopefully he can be back soon.
Yea. He’s been so good. It’d be a shame to lose him again.
Read that the Phils selected Plassmeyer because they wanted someone to use as more of a long reliever. Appel and other traditional relievers are 1-2 innings guys, whereas Plassmeyer has been starting, so he can handle pitching 3-5 innings if the bullpen is strapped and the starter has to exit early.
Good first outing….hope it continues. A decent
long reliever would be a huge positive.