Right-hander Jesse Hahn has been released by Triple-A Oklahoma City, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He had been pitching for that club after signing a minor league deal with the Dodgers in the offseason.
Hahn, now 35, had his 2021 season ended by a shoulder injury and then didn’t pitch in any official capacity in the following two years. With OKC here in 2024, he tossed 41 2/3 innings over 35 appearances, allowing 4.54 earned runs per nine. His 24.2% strikeout rate and 58% ground ball rate were both strong, but his 18.1% walk rate was abysmal. For reference, the major league average in 2024 is currently 8.2%.
It’s perhaps not surprising that Hahn has had some rust after such a long layoff, but it was also a trend prior to his absence. With the Royals from 2019 to 2021, he tossed 25 1/3 innings with a 26.1% strikeout rate but a 16.2% walk rate.
Hahn will now head to the open market and see if any club is interested in his services, presumably one that has a plan for reining in that control somehow. In 311 1/3 career innings from 2014 to 2021, he posted a 4.22 ERA with an 18% strikeout rate, 9% walk rate and 49.5% ground ball rate.
Eagerly waiting to see how the haters can make this fit the Obscene Dodger Spenders frame.
The dodgers just can’t stop spending money can they? Geez, save some dumpster players for the rest of us.
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VegasMoved, You have to type it in a bigger font to make sure we all see you muted someone
“Obscene Dodgers spenders”…Have you seen the daily, overflow, standing room only crowds at Chavez Ravine?…Spending is only “obscene” when a team’s revenues cannot support it and it’s literally unsustainable. When a team like the Dodgers routinely packs in 130,000+ fans(plus a billion dollar tv deal) for a 3 day weekend series, it makes good business(and baseball)sense to reinvest large amounts back into the core product.
Never hear of ‘Chavez Ravine’. Have heard of Chavez Latrine but not ‘Chavez Ravine’. What is this place??
I was there last night. Full house once again. They are making money handover fist. The reason why? They put out a good product.
mlbf
“Spending is only “obscene” when a team’s revenues cannot support it and it’s literally unsustainable.”
Except this is actually awesome.
Breaking News: Jesse Hahn was on the Dodgers.
Oh no NOT Jesse Hahn!
NOT L̶e̶n̶n̶y̶ Jesse Hahn!
No real world series title since 1988 and they won’t win this year either and they *will lose* whatever playoff game they put Chokeshaw on the mound.
No real comment since 1988…
Man, that 2020 title was so fun, such a great memory. Wonderful championship to cap off a string of success that group of guys had.
But then some guy on the internet said it didn’t count, so nevermind.
A Marlins fan. Now THAT is comedy.
Throws more like Jessica Hahn
Curious , did Hahn ever throw to Alley Kirk as part of a Bluejay battery, if so could you imagine the reaction if Hahn messed up a sign and threw a pitch that sailed over the backstop?