Headlines

  • Red Sox Place Chris Sale On Injured List With Shoulder Inflammation
  • Reds Disinclined To Trade Jonathan India
  • Yankees Activate Stanton, Donaldson, Kahnle; Rodon Transferred To 60-Day IL
  • Tigers Place Riley Greene On Injured List Due To Stress Reaction In Fibula
  • Braves Select AJ Smith-Shawver, Designate Lucas Luetge
  • Orioles Sign Aaron Hicks, Place Cedric Mullins On IL
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2023-24 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2024-25 MLB Free Agent List
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Kevin Quackenbush Signs With Long Island Ducks

By Darragh McDonald | May 4, 2023 at 11:18pm CDT

The Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League have signed right-hander Kevin Quackenbush, per club president/general manager Michael Pfaff on Twitter.

Quackenbush, 34, had some solid seasons earlier in his career with the Padres. He tossed 54 innings or more in three straight seasons starting in 2014, posting a combined 3.50 ERA in that time along with a 21.7% strikeout rate, 8.4% walk rate and 38.6% ground ball rate.

Unfortunately, his ERA shot up to 7.86 in 2017 and he was outrighted off the roster that year, kicking off the journeyman era of his career. He signed with the Reds for 2018 but got just 10 appearances before he was outrighted off the roster. He signed minor league deals with the Dodgers and Nationals for 2019 and 2020, respectively, but didn’t make the majors in either of those campaigns. He returned to the Dodgers on a minor league deal for 2021 and was selected to the roster in August but designated for assignment after just one appearance of a third of an inning.

In his major league career, he has a 4.41 ERA in 204 career appearances with a strikeout rate of 21%, a 9.2% walk rate and a 39.3% ground ball rate. He spent last year with Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League, posting a 2.70 ERA.

The Ducks have signed a few guys with major league experience recently, having inked Daniel Murphy and Rubén Tejada about a month ago, though Quackenbush surely is the most aptly-named of any former big leaguer they could have found.

Share 0 Retweet 22 Send via email0

Transactions Kevin Quackenbush

Athletics Release Kevin Cron
Main
The Opener: Mervis, Wainwright, Glasnow
View Comments (31)

Comments

  1. mlb1225

    4 weeks ago

    Very fitting name for the Long Island Ducks.

    Reply
    • DCartrow

      4 weeks ago

      But an unfortunate name for a gynecologist.

      Reply
      • Dr. Van Nostrand

        4 weeks ago

        This comment is quacktastic

        Reply
      • Fever Pitch Guy

        4 weeks ago

        Cartrow – You won not only the day, but the week!

        Reply
    • baseballteam

      4 weeks ago

      If Long Island Ducks does Brooklyn Dodge?

      Reply
  2. divac7

    4 weeks ago

    How fitting. Quakenship is a Duck‍♂️

    Reply
    • solaris602

      4 weeks ago

      If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck………

      Reply
  3. swanhenge

    4 weeks ago

    Just had to pen a quick story on this, didnt you?

    Reply
    • Arnold Ziffel

      4 weeks ago

      Yes they did, it is a bit daffy

      Reply
    • Arnold Ziffel

      4 weeks ago

      Yes they did, it is a bit daffy..

      Reply
  4. MannyBeingMVP

    4 weeks ago

    “It’s a trap.”

    Reply
  5. Eric Olson 2

    4 weeks ago

    I’m if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then it’s a Quackenbush!

    Reply
  6. TrillionaireTeamOperator

    4 weeks ago

    There’s a pun in here somewhere.

    Reply
  7. Bart Harley Jarvis

    4 weeks ago

    Oh, no he didn’t!

    Reply
  8. rabidrabbit

    4 weeks ago

    TFW you are about to comment with the obvious joke, only for it to already appear in the article

    Reply
  9. Stan 2

    4 weeks ago

    A duck in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

    Reply
  10. hyraxwithaflamethrower

    4 weeks ago

    These puns are so fowl.

    Reply
  11. psychotic goldfish

    4 weeks ago

    I think Quakerjack has a new favorite player.

    Reply
  12. paleobros

    4 weeks ago

    He must have a rubber arm.

    Reply
  13. Roidville Slugger

    4 weeks ago

    Now if the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs can only find a player named Crabbush. Ooof!

    Reply
  14. DCartrow

    4 weeks ago

    So they announce mascot signings now?

    Reply
  15. DCartrow

    4 weeks ago

    He needed a special helmet and theirs fit the bill.

    Reply
  16. Yanks4life22

    4 weeks ago

    I’m here for the comments. This is like a headline for The Onion

    Reply
    • TJT88

      4 weeks ago

      Lmao

      Reply
  17. DCartrow

    4 weeks ago

    They signed this guy out of Drake University.

    Reply
  18. TJT88

    4 weeks ago

    With a name like that he’s almost obligated to sign with the Ducks

    Reply
  19. This one belongs to the Reds

    4 weeks ago

    You guys quack me up.

    Reply
  20. VonPurpleHayes

    4 weeks ago

    Sometimes, all is right with the universe.

    Reply
  21. los_leebos

    4 weeks ago

    so the prophecies ARE true!

    Reply
  22. Dr. Van Nostrand

    4 weeks ago

    MLB Pun Humors

    Reply
  23. CaseyAbell

    4 weeks ago

    These puns are creating an earthquack on MLBTR.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Red Sox Place Chris Sale On Injured List With Shoulder Inflammation

    Reds Disinclined To Trade Jonathan India

    Yankees Activate Stanton, Donaldson, Kahnle; Rodon Transferred To 60-Day IL

    Tigers Place Riley Greene On Injured List Due To Stress Reaction In Fibula

    Braves Select AJ Smith-Shawver, Designate Lucas Luetge

    Orioles Sign Aaron Hicks, Place Cedric Mullins On IL

    Brewers Designate Luke Voit For Assignment

    White Sox To Activate Liam Hendriks From Injured List

    Royals Release Hunter Dozier

    Yankees Release Aaron Hicks

    Brewers Sign Julio Teheran To Major League Deal

    Red Sox Move Corey Kluber To Bullpen

    Athletics Reach Tentative Stadium Funding Deal With Nevada Lawmakers

    NPB Watch: May Edition

    Yankees Designate Aaron Hicks For Assignment

    Cubs Designate Eric Hosmer For Assignment

    Mets Select Gary Sanchez, Place Tim Locastro On 60-Day IL

    Astros To Activate Jose Altuve

    Rays Recall Taj Bradley, Plan To Keep Him In Rotation

    Kumar Rocker To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Recent

    Reds Select T.J. Hopkins

    Bartolo Colon To Officially Retire

    Pirates Designate Chris Owings For Assignment, Select Angel Perdomo

    Mariners To Promote Bryan Woo

    Yankees Release Kole Calhoun

    Red Sox Release Jorge Alfaro

    Stephen Strasburg Shut Down From All Physical Activity

    NL Central Notes: Steele, Votto, Adames, Miley, Velasquez

    Red Sox Extend Rob Refsnyder

    Red Sox Place Chris Sale On Injured List With Shoulder Inflammation

    ad: 300x250_5_side_mlb

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Shohei Ohtani Rumors
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • 2023-24 MLB Free Agent List
    • 2024-25 MLB Free Agent List
    • MLB Player Chats
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version