The Braves announced that right-hander Kevin Herget has been claimed off waivers from the Mets and been assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett. The Mets designated Herget for assignment on Thursday.
Herget came to New York on another waiver claim off the Brewers’ roster back in November, and his time with the Amazins ended up consisting of two innings in the Mets’ 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks on April 29. Herget was called up to the active roster that same day and optioned back to Triple-A the following day. His work at Triple-A Syracuse has seen Herget post a 2.87 ERA in 15 2/3 relief innings, but with some uninspiring peripheral numbers.
While he has now appeared in each of the last four MLB seasons, Herget hasn’t gotten much of an extended look, as his big league resume consists of 44 2/3 total innings of 4.63 ERA ball across 25 games with four different teams. A veteran of 14 pro seasons that includes a long stint in the Cardinals organization and a couple of stops in independent ball, Herget offers plenty of experience and some pretty decent numbers as a minor leaguer.
Atlanta becomes the latest team to get a look at the 34-year-old, and Herget becomes the latest in a very long line of veteran relievers the Braves have auditioned throughout Spring Training and into the season. The revolving door hasn’t brought much consistency to a bullpen that still around the middle of the pack in overall production, yet the Braves have had some luck in the past at finding hidden gems amongst less-heralded pitchers.
I’m watching the Red Sox game and the Red Sox suck they really do who is this guy Herget
I’m watching the Red Sox game who is this guy heard yet?
aronsond: Baseball Reference is your friend.
I thought the article was going to be about Maztek back in Atlanta
Unfortunately, Matzek may cost money.
The Braves don’t seem to want to part
with any $$ for pitching, but will gladly
dish out on high strikeout rate batters!
Don’t you ever get tired of looking like a moron?
he may be a troll but is he a moron if it is true?
They did not invest in their starting pitchers even though they lost 2 of their top pitchers then one coming off major injury and well out again along with another that has a serious case of injuries over the last few years. The only major league FA signing i can think of on the pitcher side was a split contract for a reliever.