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Guardians To Activate Matthew Boyd

By Steve Adams and Anthony Franco | August 12, 2024 at 2:58pm CDT

The Guardians will reinstate left-hander Matthew Boyd from the 15-day injured list prior to tomorrow’s game, reports Mandy Bell of MLB.com. He’ll make his team debut when he starts for the Guards on Tuesday evening against the Cubs. Cleveland will only need to make a corresponding active roster transaction involving a pitcher, as Boyd is already on the 40-man roster.

Cleveland signed Boyd to a big league deal earlier this summer. He’s spent the season to date rehabbing from Tommy John surgery performed last June and is now ready to step back onto a big league mound. The longtime Tigers southpaw has been sensational during his minor league rehab stint. In 21 2/3 innings across three levels — Rookie ball, Double-A, Triple-A — he’s pitched to a 0.83 ERA with a mammoth 35.1% strikeout rate against a minuscule 2.6% walk rate. We’re looking at small samples against far, far less experienced competition, but Boyd certainly hasn’t shown much in the way of signs of rust.

Boyd’s appearance tomorrow will be his first major league outing since June 26 of last year. The elbow procedure ended what had been a return stint in Detroit. Boyd looked the part of a mid-rotation starter at times during his first run with the Tigers. The first stint also unfortunately concluded with an arm surgery, as Boyd required a flexor repair in September 2021. He was limited to 10 relief outings late in the ’22 campaign as a member of the Mariners. Boyd returned to the Motor City the ensuing winter, signing a $10MM free agent pact.

Even before the Tommy John surgery, Boyd didn’t get the results he wanted last season. He was tagged for a 5.45 ERA across 15 starts. An abnormally low 62% strand rate was the biggest culprit. Boyd had solid strikeout (24.1%) and walk (8.3%) numbers and induced swinging strikes on an excellent 14% of his pitches. He had a hard time keeping the ball in the yard, though, especially against right-handed opponents. That has been an issue throughout Boyd’s career. It’s perhaps the biggest reason he only has one full season with a sub-4.00 ERA despite a consistently strong strikeout and walk profile.

The Guardians signed Boyd in late June, one year to the day after Detroit announced he was headed for Tommy John surgery. The 33-year-old started a minor league rehab stint just after the All-Star Break. He built up to six innings and 63 pitches during his start with Triple-A Columbus last Wednesday. He’ll presumably be on a pitch count for his first couple appearances, but Cleveland will happily take whatever contribution they can get.

Cleveland took the final two games of their four-game weekend set with Minnesota, earning a split in the process. That pushed their division lead back to 3.5 games on the Twins and four up on the Royals. That’s despite their patchwork rotation. Tanner Bibee and, more surprisingly, Ben Lively have been their most reliable starters this season. Gavin Williams has made eight starts since returning from an extended IL stay to open the year. The Guardians welcomed deadline acquisition Alex Cobb back from injury for his team and season debut on Friday. Boyd can step into the rotation spot opened when Carlos Carrasco landed on the shelf that same day. Bibee, Williams and Cobb would probably line up as the top three in Cleveland’s ideal playoff rotation, but Boyd has a chance to push Cobb or Lively for a start in the middle of a series come October.

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10 Comments

  1. the good donald

    11 months ago

    The link points to the wrong Matthew Boyd.

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    • NYCityRiddler

      11 months ago

      He can’t do any worse than this guy. Ahahaha!

      Reply
  2. harrycarey

    11 months ago

    This could be a bettors bonanzas as I can’t wait to see prop bets on Cubs strikeouts, seems like this year guys they have not seen well get more strikeouts than normal. Wonder what the pitch limit will be?

    Reply
  3. waittilnextyear

    11 months ago

    Why wouldn’t Lively be in a three pitcher playoff rotation. Has been the 2nd most consistent and healthiest starter. Unless he pitches lights out I would think Cobb is the man out

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    • pohle

      11 months ago

      he probably is, sure cobb is a veteran but he has all of one year back in the mid 2010s’ worth of playoff experience. lively seems to slot in at the back of a guards’ playoff rotation, although it has taken some definite regression to get to where it is now.

      Reply
  4. Motor City Beach Bum

    11 months ago

    Good luck to Boyd. Good team guy when he was in Detroit.

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    • not alkaline

      11 months ago

      Yes. Hoping the best for Matt Boyd.

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  5. Melchez17

    11 months ago

    Boyd needed TJ surgery and the Tigers just cut him loose? Man, that’s heartless.

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    • layventsky

      11 months ago

      They didn’t cut him loose, his contract was up and he became a free agent.

      Reply
  6. Dumpster Divin Theo

    11 months ago

    Haha if he does well that’s like the Guardians stealing the Tiggers wooden leg and then using the same leg to smack him in the noggin heh

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