Yankees left-hander Anthony Misiewicz went unclaimed on waivers following his recent DFA and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the club announced. He was designated for assignment when the Yankees reinstated utilityman Jon Berti from the injured list. Misiewicz will have the right to reject the assignment in favor of free agency if he wishes, though he can also become a minor league free agent at season’s end even if he accepts, given that he has (exactly) three years of service.
The 29-year-old Misiewicz pitched just one inning with the Yankees this season, tossing a shutout frame on June 19 — though he allowed a pair of hits and a walk in that shaky outing. He’s spent the rest of the season in Scranton, where he’s pitched 54 innings of 3.33 ERA ball with a 29.9% strikeout rate and a 6.7% walk rate out of the bullpen. Misiewicz has pitched for five teams across parts of five big league seasons, logging a collective 4.67 ERA with a roughly average 22.8% strikeout rate and a solid 7.6% walk rate.
Misiewicz doesn’t have standout run-prevention numbers in the upper minors, but he has a passable 4.47 ERA in 209 1/3 Triple-A frames. He’s been more impressive in terms of strikeouts and walks, fanning just over one quarter of his opponents there and limiting walks at a tidy 7.7% rate. The long ball has been an issue, though, evidenced by a career 1.42 HR/9 mark at the top minor league level.
Guy wouldn’t shave his ‘stash so back to the minors!
He has the lowest ERA on staff this year. Great depth piece.