The Rockies designated right-hander Dinelson Lamet for assignment, MLB.com’s Thomas Harding reports (via Twitter). Righty Gavin Hollowell was called up from Triple-A to take Lamet’s spot on Colorado’s roster.
Yesterday’s 8-1 loss to the Braves saw Lamet charged with all eight runs over four innings of work, and it was just the latest in a series of rough outings for the 30-year-old this season. Lamet has an 11.57 ERA over 25 2/3 frames, which breaks down as a 10.80 ERA over 15 innings as a starter and a 12.66 ERA in 10 2/3 innings out of the bullpen. He worked as a reliever before spending most of May on the 15-day IL with lower back tightness, and despite the lack of results, Lamet got a look as a starter due to Colorado’s dire need for rotation help.
The experiment didn’t work out, leaving Lamet possibly on his way out of the organization altogether. It’s another rough turn in the career of a player who seemed like one of baseball’s breakout arms when he finished fourth in NL Cy Young voting as a member of the Padres in 2020. Injuries kept Lamet off the mound entirely for big chunks of both the 2021 and 2022 campaigns, however, to the point that San Diego moved Lamet into a full-time relief role as an attempt to help keep him healthy.
The Padres dealt Lamet to the Brewers as part of the Josh Hader trade last summer, and after Milwaukee quickly DFA’ed Lamet, the Rockies claimed the righty off waivers. Because he has more than five years of MLB service time, Lamet has the right to refuse an outright assignment to the Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate if he clears waivers this time around, and Lamet would still get to keep the remainder of the $5MM salary he is owed for the 2023 season. Another team would be on the hook for that money if it claimed Lamet, and given his struggles, it is more likely that he’ll go unclaimed.
Worth a minor league deal for sure. He can start for a desperate team after some AAA tweaks.
Desperate team? Wouldn’t that be the Rockies?
Desperate to win, desperate with a chance. Not the rockies.
@JSC yea cause contenders really want a guy with 12.50 era in bullpen and 10.80 era as starter LOL
All things considererd lamet was on par with colorados last two starters. Freeland gave up seven earned and seabold gave up nine earned to the same team. Lamet gave up 8 which slots him in between seabold and freeland. Not an in depth analysis , i just thought it funny that lamet was demoted for basically being on par with his fellow pitchers.
Bout time. Once again the Rox hold on to someone way too long, just like Ureña. Too many guys with ERA’s over 7. Pitching staff is a friggin dumpster fire.
The Braves will miss him dearly.
So who is replacing him in the rotation? Noah Davis? Karl Kauffmann? Peter Lambert? Several options…none that exciting though.
The Cardinals will not be in on him because we do not need pitching depth.
Good one!
Hello, Billy Eppler? This is
Dinelson Lamet. I understand that you are looking for an experienced pitcher with little expectation of how well he does.
Lamet cannot possibly be healthy; he looks nothing like the high end pitcher from his San Diego days.
People have a good year or half a year then disappear all the time. It’s not terribly uncommon.
Lamet is not a starter, his stuff plays better out of the bullpen. Maybe he can be the Rays next reclamation project
My money is on them or the Guardians. Both always find scrapheap pitchers and make something of them.
Lament