The Angels announced this afternoon that they’ve designated southpaw Joey Lucchesi for assignment. Right-hander George Klassen has been selected from the minors to replace Lucchesi on the active and 40-man rosters.
More to come.
The Angels announced this afternoon that they’ve designated southpaw Joey Lucchesi for assignment. Right-hander George Klassen has been selected from the minors to replace Lucchesi on the active and 40-man rosters.
More to come.
He’d be a better choice for the Mets than Dicky Lovelady but I think they’re still waiting on Minter.
Always liked Lucchesi. Wish him the best. Seems to be a fighter but control issues seem to be an issue in small sample this year
Somebody will want him two innings this year aren’t going to override his nice season last year.
Reports of the churve’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Be critical of your sources, folks.
Jo Adell, known poor defender, had one of the best defensive games ever last night.
Actually he’s not a poor RF, he’s a horrible CF. If they would stop moving him around the outfield like a relief bartender, he might actually become a very good outfielder.
Over the last five years, he’s tied for the ML lead in HRs taken away at 20.
Didn’t he get an MLB deal? That should prevent him from getting claimed and likely to pass waivers.
When you are the last pitcher on a staff, you don’t have much wiggle room, and he wiggled his way off the roster.
Klassen is starting today and making his MLB debut. I’m assuming Ryan Johnson will be moved to the pen?
I do find it interesting that they aren’t even willing to give Johnson a second time to start.
Maybe they should, I dunno, let guys sit in the minors longer? He’s started out in the majors the last two seasons and hasn’t been super successful, although I do put some of that blame on Washington last year for leaving him out for a second inning.
DFA’d after 2.1 innings. Well, at least they gave him a chance.
This better not be because he hit the 6-7 in his intro during the home opener.
He hit the 6th and 7th guys in the lineup? He found his way into current zeitgeist then.
Lucchesi hit one batter in the home opener. In the 6th he got the final out of the inning. In the 7th he had 1 BB and 1 HBP and then he was replaced by Silseth.
That outing is not the issue. 4 hits and 4 walks in 2.1 IP is the problem. 9 baserunners out of 16 batters faced is the problem.
It would be justified
When the Angels DFA a player, he is pretty much toast.