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Brewers Acquire Mitch White From Giants

By Darragh McDonald | May 10, 2024 at 4:40pm CDT

The Giants have traded right-hander Mitch White, who they designated for assignment earlier this week, to the Brewers for cash considerations. Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com relayed the information on X. Right-hander Corbin Martin was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for White, per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on X.

White, 29, was acquired by the Giants from the Blue Jays a few weeks ago in a cash deal. He tossed 5 1/3 innings for San Francisco but allowed seven earned runs in that time. He had also allowed six earned runs in ten innings for the Jays earlier in the year, so he currently has a combined 7.63 earned run average on the year.

He is out of options and can’t be easily sent down to the minors, which is why he has been designated for assignment twice already this year. But despite the rough start to his season, there are reasons for the Brewers to be interested.

He was once a notable prospect with the Dodgers, with Baseball America ranking him one of their 20 best prospects in five straight years starting in 2017. He pitched 105 2/3 innings for the Dodgers from 2020 to 2022 with a 3.58 ERA, 22% strikeout rate and 8.3% walk rate.

But he hit a rough patch after being traded to the Jays in 2022. He had a 7.74 ERA in 43 innings for Toronto late that year. He wasn’t helped by a .368 batting average on balls in play or 54.3% strand rate, as his 3.76 FIP and 4.70 SIERA were far nicer in that time, but he still went into last year out of options and battling for a role.

He spent time on the injured list in 2023 and then posted poor results out of the bullpen for the Jays in 2023, getting outrighted off the roster. But once in Triple-A, he was stretched back out and finished the year strong. His last seven starts resulted in a 1.89 ERA in 33 1/3 innings, striking out 31.4% of batters faced.

The Jays added him back to their roster to keep him from reaching minor league free agency but, as mentioned, his results haven’t been great here in 2024. Still, there’s enough there for the Brewers to take a chance.

Perhaps he will take over a long relief role in the bullpen, as injuries have pushed Bryse Wilson from that job and into the rotation. White still has less than three years of service time and can be cheaply retained into the future if he keeps justifying his roster spot, though it’s also possible he could be designated for assignment for a third time this year.

Martin, 28, was claimed off waivers from the Diamondbacks last month. Both clubs kept him in the minors and he has a 7.20 ERA in ten innings between their two Triple-A clubs this year. He has ten strikeouts but 13 walks on the year.

The Brewers will now have a week to trade him or pass him through waivers. Injuries have been a significant problem for Martin. He missed most of 2019 and all of 2020 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. Then he required lat tendon surgery last year which prevented him from pitching at all in 2023. Though he was healthy enough to pitch in 2021 and 2022, the results weren’t great, with a 7.28 ERA in the majors and a 6.04 ERA in the minors.

He was once a notable prospect in the Astros’ system, going to Arizona in the Zack Greinke trade. He still can be optioned for the rest of this year and could perhaps attract the interest of another club who felt he could get back on track after shaking off some rust.

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21 Comments

  1. BaseballBrewTown

    1 year ago

    7.63 ERA

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    • Datashark

      1 year ago

      look at this way its slightly less than a run per inning

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  2. Trojan Toss

    1 year ago

    The speed of a 24 year old Jacoby Ellsbury combined with the defense of a 25 year old Kevin Kiermaier combined with batting prowess of a 32 year old Edgar Martinez combined with the durability/dependability of a 34 year old Cal Ripken combined with the hustle of a 39 year old Peter Rose.

    Good move.

    Reply
    • BaseballBrewTown

      1 year ago

      @Jeff_Blauser_HOF. It sounds like you are are talking about Rowdy Tellez.

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      • Trojan Toss

        1 year ago

        Right.

        Reply
    • FartCopter

      1 year ago

      Pete Rose only hustled so he could get back to gambling and diddling kids faster.

      Reply
      • BaseballBrewTown

        1 year ago

        @FartCopter. So, what you are basically saying, is that Pete Rose used to diddle you when you were a kid. It seems that is the only way that you would know for certain. I hope the healing can start for you.

        Reply
  3. GSWfanklay

    1 year ago

    Jeff ? Who is that guy??

    Reply
  4. its_happening

    1 year ago

    Brewers love their ex Blue Jays.

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    Reply
    • BaseballBrewTown

      1 year ago

      Call us the Milwaukee Brew Jays….

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      Reply
  5. Louholtz22

    1 year ago

    He gives up runs in every game he’s in. Befuddling move.

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    • oldgfan

      1 year ago

      Well Cash Considerations wasn’t really tearing it up in the minors.

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  6. Datashark

    1 year ago

    The Mitch White Tour of Americas continues….

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    • solaris602

      1 year ago

      Good to see he’s still hitting some branches in a season that has otherwise been a free fall. Next stop should be CLE whose only requirement is he has a pulse and won’t cost them much in terms of money and for sure not prospects.

      Reply
  7. KingZeke8

    1 year ago

    Oh yeah, he’s the answer for sure

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    Reply
  8. Redwolves3

    1 year ago

    Hope Brewers have better success with White. White was another one of Zaidi’s “lightning in a bottle” transactions that didn’t come close to working out. At least they didn’t overpay.

    Reply
  9. TellItGoodbye

    1 year ago

    For like ten more bucks we coulda tossed in Slater.

    Reply
  10. AlBundysFanClubPresident

    1 year ago

    He’ll probably pitch in 1 game and be DFA’d here too. It’s not like Cy Young winners are readily available, for a week’s supply of sunflower seeds.

    Reply
  11. BlueSkies_LA

    1 year ago

    There’s enough there? Gadzooks!

    Reply
  12. SFG.1

    1 year ago

    As a Giants fan I was pissed off that Zaidi signed Mitch White. There was zero reason to sign him when they have a ton prospects that can work out of the BP. He had 2 appearances and got lit up both times. He will give up a run every time he goes into a game, the fact that Zaidi got anything for him is beyond me. Good luck!

    Reply
  13. Pickle_Britches

    1 year ago

    Bologna and beenie weenie is all the giants got for him

    Reply

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