The Royals announced this morning that they’ve traded minor league pitcher Jonah Dipoto to the Phillies for cash considerations. According to the MLB.com transaction log, Philadelphia assigned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The son of former MLB pitcher and current Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, Jonah is a 27-year-old righty reliever. Kansas City selected him out of UC San Diego in the 35th round of the 2019 draft. Despite the modest draft stock, Dipoto has pitched his way to the upper minors. He turned in a 3.55 earned run average in 50 2/3 innings between Double-A and Triple-A a year ago. Dipoto fanned an above-average 26% of opponents, though he also walked almost 15% of batters faced.
Dipoto has had a shakier start to the 2024 campaign. He has allowed 11 runs (10 earned) over 14 1/3 innings for the Royals’ top farm team in Omaha. He has given up a trio of homers with a 13:8 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Phils will hope that a change of scenery at least allows him to find the bat-missing promise he showed a season ago. While Dipoto has never gotten much prospect fanfare, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs credited him with a plus slider and ranked him 38th in the K.C. system last summer.
There’s no cost for Philadelphia beyond what is likely nominal cash considerations. Dipoto won’t require a spot on their 40-man because he hadn’t been on the Kansas City roster. He went unselected in last winter’s Rule 5 draft and would be eligible again next December if Philadelphia doesn’t select his contract.
He’s gonna get dfa’d and then signed by Jerry
Well Jerry Dipoto himself doesn’t look much older than 27. I wonder if the two of them go up to women at the bar and have them guess which one is Dad and which one is the son.
Make a post about the worst person at their job ever retiring so we can rejoice
Are you referring to somebody in particular??
Are you referring to Angel Hernandez? He’s (supposedly) going to FINALLY announce that he’s retiring sometime today (Tuesday).
@prospectnvstr that’s not a retirement that’s we will give your pension to gtfo, because you suck so bad.
Needs to take CB Bucknor with him!
I think we’re all itching to see that announcement made official. Players and managers around MLB are probably popping champagne bottles!
Anthony – Stats aren’t great this year, but I think you were one column off. He’s given up 10 runs, 7 earned.
Interesting BR picture. Any change the guy was on something when that pic was taken?
That’s some seriously good hallucinogenic stuff he was on for that picture. Must have been tripping hard on photo day!
Guessing Mrs Dipoto is blonde
Huh, Diputo’s son? Good luck to you kid!
Lehigh Valley’s pitching is dreadful. Dipoto can’t hurt at this point
Angel Hernadez retired!
@aragon had to forced but good riddance
Absolutely the worst ever!
B-Ref needs to do that young man a solid and and find that young man a new profile pic…
He’s high as a kite in that pic. Hopefully that was a good trip, he looks…surprised.
Off subject, but Angel Hernandez is retiring.
Hope his daddy will repay Dombro’s kindness and trade Gilbert to the Phillies.
If he’s anything like his dad, he should be quite the talker
With a HOF middle name, Seaver, he’s gonna be a star in Philly!