The Phillies have signed right-hander Jake Jewell to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He will presumably receive an invitation to major league Spring Training.
Jewell, 30 in May, has 31 games of MLB experience, scattered over the 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons with the Angels and Cubs. He’s posted an unsightly 7.75 ERA in that time, with his 13 home runs allowed in just 38 1/3 innings surely playing a role in that inflated figure.
In 2022, he signed a minor league deal with the Guardians. He was throwing well for their Triple-A team for most of the year, logging 43 1/3 innings with a 2.49 ERA, striking out 27% of batters faced, walking 8.4% of them and getting grounders on 63.3% of balls in play. The Guards selected him to the big league roster in August but optioned him back down to the minors and designated him for assignment before he got into a big league game. He was claimed by the Twins and made nine appearances for their Triple-A team, but saw his ERA spike to 5.68. He was outrighted off their roster in September.
Between the two clubs, Jewell finished 2022 with a 3.21 ERA in 56 Triple-A innings, striking out 27.7% of batters faced against an 8.9% walk rate. He’ll give the Phillies’ bullpen some depth without taking up a roster spot for the time being. If he can earn his way onto the roster, he will be able to be cheaply retained for the foreseeable future, as he has just over a year of MLB service time.
Dude throws bowling balls when he’s on. Maybe Philly can get something outta him.
This guy could turn out to be a real gem… a diamond in the rough even.
Another good depth move by Dombrowski
He could actually be good.
Ack
I remember being excited when he was a prospect. He probably did well in a spring training game I attended or something.
Be nice to see him succeed.
He could turn out to be a diamond in the rough.
Jewell of denial…
I couldn’t stand this dude’s songs when I was little. Always on the radio..How did he get his voice that high?
Are y’all getting Ukrainian women ads on this app? Was there a marketing study showing baseball fans like Ukrainian women?
They pop up every now and then. I only responded to them because I thought they were lonely…how’d you know?!
Any website that says you can order a Mila Kunis or a Milla Jovovich (or any “Mila” for that matter) is probably too good to be true. They are probably just pulling Urkraine…
Now you tell me. So their customer service numbers are probably fake too….
For me, the Ukrainian women ads started showing up when the war started. Very odd.
All that glitters is not…