The Mariners announced that right-hander J.B. Bukauskas has been claimed off waivers by the Brewers. The M’s had designated him for assignment last week. To make room for Bukauskas on their 40-man roster, the Brewers have transferred infielder Luis Urías to the 60-day injured list, per Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Bukauskas has been assigned to Triple-A Nashville, per Rosiak.
Now 26 years old, Bukauskas was the No. 15 overall pick by the Astros back in 2017. The ’Stros traded him to the D-backs as part of the four-prospect package that brought Zack Greinke to Houston, but Bukauskas battled injuries and never got much of a big league look in Arizona. The Diamondbacks gave him just 17 1/3 innings in the Majors, during which time he was tagged for 15 earned runs on 24 hits and seven walks with 14 strikeouts.
A flexor strain in 2021 and a teres major strain in 2022 limited Bukauskas to just 52 1/3 innings combined between those two seasons. The Diamondbacks designated him for assignment back in January when opening a roster spot for the re-signing of Zach Davies, at which point the Mariners claimed him. Seattle successfully passed him through outright waivers a few weeks later but selected Bukauskas back to the big league roster early in the season when Andres Munoz hit the injured list.
While he’s had a rough start to his season, Bukauskas posted strong Triple-A numbers in a small sample of 20 1/3 innings last year. Overall, he carries a 3.96 ERA, 26.3% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate in 38 2/3 innings at that level. Bukauskas has averaged 94.5 mph on his four-seamer in the big leagues, and in his lone look with the Mariners this year he was relying on a sinker in place of that four-seamer. Dating back to his prospect days, he was touted for a plus or better changeup. He’s in his final minor league option year, so if he sticks on Milwaukee’s roster, he can give them some flexible bullpen depth for the remainder of the season.
Oof. They beat up on us and take our players.
Reading the heading fast, I thought he should have been acquired by The A-Team.
@Fred Park- Yes, the Brewers are the best thieves in the game today for sure. Watch this kid pan out now. Smh
Yes, the scoundrels, but tonight we’ll come at them with THE COWBOY!
Jose Caballero will play shortstop in tonight’s game, giving Crawford some needed rest, and I hope he helps the Mariners get turned around and win a big game.
‘Cause tonight’s a make-or-break game, as I see it.
he is on the brewers 40 man but was sent to AAA Nashville
No surprise here. Exactly the type of pitcher Milwaukee goes for.
To the Pitching Lab with you, J.B.! Mwah ha ha ha ha
He will get called up and have a sub 2 era. Idk how the brewers do it with these transactions
No surprise here, if you’ve been noticing Dipoto has been stockpiling players who are either have fallen on hard times or looking for a breakthrough. A quick return is what he’s counting on.