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Marlins Select Janson Junk

By Nick Deeds | May 24, 2025 at 5:56pm CDT

The Marlins are selecting the contract of right-hander Janson Junk, according to a team announcement. Right-hander Lake Bachar was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Junk on the active roster, while a 40-man roster spot was opened up by transferring catcher Rob Brantly to the 60-day injured list.

Junk, 29, was a 22nd-round pick by the Yankees back in 2019 who made his big league debut with the Angels back in 2021. Once a fairly well-regarded pitching prospect, Junk pitched to a 4.74 ERA and a 5.22 FIP in 24 2/3 innings spread across seven appearances (six starts) in the majors during the 2021 and ’22 seasons. Following the 2022 campaign, the Angels traded Junk to Milwaukee as part of the package for outfielder Hunter Renfroe. Junk didn’t get much of an opportunity in the majors with the Brewers either, however, pitching just 15 1/3 innings for the club with a 5.87 ERA and 5.22 FIP between the 2023 and ’24 seasons.

Those struggles in Milwaukee culminated in Junk eventually being bounced around the majors in the second half of last year. Junk was designated for assignment by the Brewers in late July and was claimed briefly by the Astros before being DFA’d once again and finding himself in Oakland. Junk appeared in just one game for the club but surrendered seven runs without recording an out and was eventually outrighted off the club’s 40-man roster in September of last year. He then reached minor league free agency during the offseason and signed a minors pact with the Marlins back in February.

Junk’s time with the Marlins organization has seen him pitch extremely well at Triple-A Jacksonville. In nine appearances (eight starts) for Miami’s affiliate, he’s pitched to a 2.48 ERA with a 22.5% strikeout rate in 45 1/3 innings of work. For a pitcher with a 4.03 career ERA across five seasons at the Triple-A level, it’s a noticeable step forward, and those impressive minor league numbers were clearly enough to get the attention of a Marlins club that’s always looking for extra arms who can pitch in flexible roles. He’ll join the Miami bullpen for the time being, where there should be opportunities for advancement into a late-inning role if he performs well given the club’s lackluster 5.09 bullpen ERA.

As for Bachar, the soon-to-be 30-year-old hurler is in his second season with the big league Marlins. He’s posted a 4.50 ERA in 36 innings of work as an up-and-down reliever for the club to this point, and while that league average (101 ERA+) production is hardly exciting, it’s the sort of effectiveness that should keep him in the conversation for appearances with the rebuilding Marlins going forward. Brantly, meanwhile, heads to the 60-day IL after sustaining a lat strain in April. That’ll keep him out of commission for at least another month, though a trio of Liam Hicks, Agustin Ramirez, and Nick Fortes seem perfectly capable of holding down the fort while Brantly is on the shelf.

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18 Comments

  1. Texas Outlaw

    2 months ago

    Well it fits… the rest of the team is junk.

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  2. debubba

    1 month ago

    Doing his best “blue steel” look.

    2
    Reply
  3. Boston’s Alignment

    1 month ago

    Junkballer! Yes.

    1
    Reply
  4. kellin

    1 month ago

    Wow. It’s already been three years since he was on the Angels. He won’t last long on the Marlins. Barely a AAAA player.

    Reply
    • Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

      1 month ago

      There will always be a team willing to let him eat a spot start or three for as long as he’s throwing baseballs.

      Reply
  5. foppert3

    1 month ago

    Ha ha. Awesome parenting. Tough job getting a positive partner for “junk” but Janson goes good.

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    • WadeBoggsWildRide

      1 month ago

      Funny story, Jansen grew up as the best hitter in town. Huge power. Could have probably been a star if he stuck to playing the outfield. But with a name like Junk everyone kept telling him to pitch. He gave in to the peer pressure and now he is a mediocre fringe pitcher instead of a 40 HR a year monster. /S

      Reply
  6. Cohn Joppolella

    1 month ago

    Whatcha gonna do with all that junk?

    Reply
    • WadeBoggsWildRide

      1 month ago

      Put it in your trunk! I was going to go with your mom’s trunk but that is just too much for such a nice lady.

      Reply
      • Cohn Joppolella

        1 month ago

        Don’t worry, she’s not that nice.

        Reply
  7. AHH-Rox

    1 month ago

    His agent is Fred Sanford.

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    • phapha2

      1 month ago

      He needs to adopt that theme song as his entry music.

      3
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      • letitbelowenstein

        1 month ago

        Only if he’s willing to use “Big Dummy” as his nickname.

        Reply
  8. Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

    1 month ago

    Is he a junkballer?

    Reply
  9. tangerinepony

    1 month ago

    He’s a ham n egger

    Reply
  10. Redstitch108* 2

    1 month ago

    On the all-time best baseball names list.

    Reply
    • Ok Yankees Fan

      1 month ago

      Along with Out-man

      Reply
  11. MLBTR needs to hire editors

    1 month ago

    “Meanwhile” has to start the sentence, not come in the middle between commas.

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