The Phillies have added right-hander Louis Head on a minor league deal, according to Baseball America’s transaction log.
Head, 33 in April, worked in relief for the Marlins and Orioles in 2022. He pitched to a combined 6.28 ERA over 28 2/3 innings, most of which came with Miami. Head struck out batters at an 18.8% clip, and walked them 10.9% of the time, with both of those numbers falling about two percentage points on the wrong side of the league average mark.
It was a significant step backwards for Head, who’d shown a fair bit of promise in his rookie year with the Rays in 2021. After nine years bouncing around the minor leagues, Head worked to a 2.31 ERA over 35 innings in his first taste of the big leagues, posting a 23.9% strikeout rate and a quality 6.7% walk rate, both of which were about two ticks the right side of the league average.
The Rays flipped him across the state to Miami last winter, picking up minor leaguer Josh Roberson in return. He worked to a 7.26 ERA over 31 innings at Double-A for Tampa Bay, so the trade hasn’t been much of a success for either side.
The Phillies will hope they can help Head recapture some of his 2021 form and deepen their bullpen stocks. He has one minor league option remaining.
Head straight to the minors. Do not pass go or collect 200 dollars.
As always, the Orioles provide good Head.
Well played. If they bring back Brad Hand, it’ll work well for when they lose because they can put their head in their hand. Actually, that could work in multiple scenarios…
Perhaps the Phillies do give Hand a job again. They should be pleased from the Hand job they got from him last season.
Headline could be “Phillies give Head, Hand jobs”
It’s important that this news is only about a minor league pact. They are wise not to get ahead of themselves by putting him on the 26-man roster. If they gave too much Head, word gets around they will not have space to get in a Hand job with all the other guys in their clubhouse.
10/10 comment.
Just glad he was not on the Angels or he could have been a Meth Head.
Two meth heads start a relationship, is it speed dating or just mething around?
Hope this didn’t go over your Head.
Is me but 30 days or less before spring training you see a ton of players sign minor league deals.
Just asking
It’s as if players accept they won’t get a better deal, and teams are finished devoting attention to recruiting players to the big league club before picking from the scraps to populate minor holes in their system and depth.
And it happens every year. What is your question?
Louis is on lucky guy be married to Ms. Head.
But why did they name their son Richard? Why?
Stanky
We all want more Head!
Leave his brother Richard out of this
No, they mustn’t give Head too much or he will be expecting it all the time.
Barry Foote could be his catcher.
They could have pitched to onetime Phillie infield prospect Greg Legg…..
Hopefully he doesn’t get upset and Lewis Head in the middle of the game.
The Phillies offseason is really coming to a Head…
Louis was promised by the Phillies that he would be,
HEAD man in the bullpen.
He could be a great addition, but let’s not get a-Head of ourselves.
These comments are making my Head hurt.
You mean a “Head-ache”!
His birth name was Cranium but friends begged him to change it to something more common….
Phillies get Head
When Louis waits at the supermarket, it’s a Head line
My all time bullpen pitching catching combo
Louis Head Brad Hand and catching … of course Reese McGuire , Aaron Small didn’t make the cut 🙂
Terrance Long … “ what about me ?”
Funny if Louis is a big Jerry Garcia fan.
Cuz that would make him a “Dead Head”.
If he was a fan of David Byrne would that make him a Talking Head?
When he was in school, he was “Head of the class,” but when he got in trouble he was just another Head case.
I’m sad no one got my AL Snow reference.
Shoulda signed with the Cards , then he’d be a St Louis Head
Or if he spent his life working with Mother Teresa, he’d be a Saint Louis Head
No, he doesn’t become a saint by working for a saint in the past — he would need to perform miracles, like getting the Pirates to the World Series.
Or playing pro football for New Orleans!
He’s no good in rotisserie scoring leagues, only Head-to-Head
what a heah scratcher??!!