Catching up on some minor moves from around the game…
- Pirates left-hander Dillon Peters cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis, per Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Peters had been designated for assignment on Thursday. The 30-year-old threw 39 1/3 innings for the Bucs this year with a 4.58 ERA, 15.8% strikeout rate, 10.3% walk rate and 43% ground ball rate. He was rehabbing from an elbow issue recently but the club evidently didn’t want him retaking a roster spot. Since he’s out of options, that left designation for assignment as their only option. As he’s been previously outrighted in his career, he is eligible to reject this assignment in favor of electing free agency, though it’s not clear if he has made a decision in that regard.
- Infielder Frank Schwindel has been given his unconditional release from the Cubs after clearing release waivers, per reporter Mark Gonzales. Schwindel had been designated for assignment yesterday. He had an incredible 2021 season where he launched 14 home runs in just 64 games and produced a batting line of .326/.371/.591. Unfortunately, he couldn’t sustain that here in 2022, slashing just .229/.277/.358. Now that he’s been released, he’ll be free to sign with any team.
Schwindel had a nice run with the Cubs in 2021 but unfortunately the league figured him out in ’22. AAAA depth piece and maybe a nice filler on a non-contender
Frank the Tank just stank.
Frank the Tank, The KBO has table ready.
He wouldn’t last 2 months there.
Blue Jays need to go after Frank Schwindel ASAP for their playoff run!!!!!
Too bad. I was hoping that he’d do well.
Seems like Schwindel is product of the “Juice ball” experiment