Royals Acquire Colin Selby From Pirates
2024/04/royals-acquire-colin-selby-from-pirates.htmlControl is Selby's main issue, as his walks have shot upwards along with his missed bats. … Selby posted a 9.00 ERA in his MLB debut last season, hampered by his free passes and four home runs allowed in his small sample size as a big leaguer --- even with a 48.5% grounder rate against Major League batters, Selby couldn't limit the damage when he allowed fly balls.
Stephen Strasburg Officially Retires
2024/04/stephen-strasburg-officially-retires.htmlAmong pitchers with at least 800 innings during that time, Strasburg posted the fourth-best strikeout rate and sixth-best FIP while ranking eleventh in ERA, and 30th in both walk rate and groundball rate. … Those injuries limited Strasburg to just eight starts over the course of his megadeal with Washington, which came on the heels of the righty winning World Series MVP honors in 2019 for his role in bringing home the only championship in franchise history.
A’s Acquire Alex Speas From White Sox
2024/04/as-acquire-alex-speas-from-white-sox.htmlHis first cup of coffee in the majors did not go well, as he surrendered three runs on five walks and two hits while striking out four in two innings of work. … His brief stint with the club's affiliate in Charlotte went poorly, as he allowed four runs on two walks and two hits, including a home run, while striking out just two.
Cardinals Recall Pedro Pagés For MLB Debut
2024/04/cardinals-recall-pedro-pages-for-mlb-debut.htmlHe got 497 plate appearances at the Double-A level last year and drew a walk in 11.9% of them, while only striking out at a 19.3% clip. … That might leave the club a bit short-handed in their home opener today as the four position players not in the lineup today are Contreras, Donovan, Pages and Brandon Crawford, who has never played a position other than shortstop in his career.
White Sox Designate Jose Rodriguez For Assignment
2024/04/white-sox-designate-jose-rodriguez-for-assignment.htmlHe split the 2023 season between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, batting a combined .262/.292/.437 with 21 home runs, 19 doubles, 31 steals (in 40 tries), a 21.9% strikeout rate and just a 4.1% walk rate. … The White Sox have designated infielder Jose Rodriguez for assignment, as first reported by Francys Romero.
Athletics Outright Adrian Martinez
2024/04/athletics-outright-adrian-martinez.htmlHe worked exclusively as a starter in 2022 and primarily out of the bullpen in 2023, turning in a below-average but passable 20% strikeout rate against a sharp 7.6% walk rate. … However, even playing his home games in the Athletics' cavernous home setting, Martinez has been far too susceptible to home runs; opponents have tagged him for 21 long balls in the big leagues -- an average of 1.68 round-trippers per nine innings pitched.
Rays Notes: Baz, Walls, Caminero
2024/04/rays-notes-baz-walls-caminero.htmlOn the pitching end, Zach Eflin limited the World Series champs to one earned run on five hits and a walk over 6 1/3 innings while striking out five. … Tampa Bay broke things open with a four-run fifth inning, highlighted by a three-run home run from Isaac Paredes.
Phillies Designate Connor Brogdon, Select Ricardo Pinto
2024/04/phillies-designate-connor-brogdon-select-ricardo-pinto.htmlHe struck out three batters but also issued six walks and allowed three hits, two of which were home runs. … The Phillies announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Ricardo Pinto, with fellow righty Connor Brogdon designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
Diamondbacks Place Alek Thomas On Injured List With Strained Hamstring
2024/04/diamondbacks-place-alek-thomas-on-injured-list-with-strained-hamstring.htmlHe hit 13 home runs in 123 games while walking in 12.1% of his trips to the plate and striking out at just a 15.4% clip. … He added another 13 home runs and swiped another 15 bags.
Marlins Select Kent Emanuel, Designate Vladimir Gutierrez
2024/04/marlins-select-kent-emanuel-dfa-vladimir-gutierrez.htmlHe tossed four innings of long relief and was tagged for three runs on three hits and a pair of walks with four strikeouts. … He spent the 2023 season in the Pirates organization and posted solid K-BB marks but an ugly 6.12 ERA, working primarily as a starter, due in part to a sky-high .370 average on balls in play and some uncharacteristic susceptibility to home runs (1.39 HR/9, 18.1% HR/FB ratio).
East Notes: Caminero, Senzel, Megill
2024/03/east-notes-caminero-senzel-megill.htmlThe severity of his injury is not yet clear, but it is worrisome that he was unable to walk off the field without assistance. … After hitting his first Triple-A home run earlier in the game, Rays top prospect Junior Caminero was forced to make an early exit from Sunday afternoon's contest against the Norfolk Tides.
Orioles Place Cionel Perez On 15-Day IL Due To Oblique Strain
2024/03/orioles-place-cionel-perez-on-15-day-il-due-to-oblique-strain.htmlSome regression hit in the form of a 3.54 ERA in 53 1/3 innings for Perez in 2023, and both his strikeout and walk rates were rather unimpressive. … Perez has seemingly erased the home run problems that plagued him earlier in his career, as he has allowed just four homers over 111 innings with the Orioles.
Angels, Amir Garrett Agree To Minor League Deal
2024/03/angels-sign-amir-garrett-reliever.htmlInstead, he gave up nine runs in 6 1/3 innings of work, allowing 13 hits, seven walks, and two home runs while striking out only three of the 38 batters he faced. … Garrett routinely managed to navigate that highwire act, logging a 3.33 ERA in last year's 24 1/3 innings, but he was released over the summer and didn't make it back to the big leagues after signing minor league deals with both the Guardians and the Giants (who re-signed him just before camp opened).
Giants Option Marco Luciano, Select Nick Ahmed, Release Pablo Sandoval
2024/03/giants-option-marco-luciano-select-nick-ahmed-release-pablo-sandoval.htmlHe earned that promotion with a huge spring showing, holding opponents to a pair of runs on two hits and four walks with 13 punchouts in eight innings. … Ahmed has looked sharp this spring, however, turning in a .355/.459/.645 slash with a pair of homers in a small sample of 37 plate appearances.
Guardians Acquire Peter Strzelecki From D-backs, Zak Kent From Rangers
2024/03/guardians-acquire-peter-strzelecki-from-d-backs-zak-kent-from-rangers.htmlThe undrafted righty made 30 appearances out of the 'pen and tossed 35 innings with a 2.83 ERA, 27% strikeout rate and 10.1% walk rate in 35 innings. … As an extreme fly-ball pitcher (31.1% ground-ball rate) in a hitter-friendly park who'd had some good fortune in terms of home runs (0.51 HR/9, 5.3% homer-to-flyball rate) there was always some potential for regression, but Strzelecki stumbled in 2023 for what appeared to be different reasons.
Yankees Acquire Jon Berti From Marlins, Trade Ben Rortvedt To Rays In Three-Team Deal
2024/03/marlins-trade-jon-berti-yankees.htmlWhile Berti doesn't bring any power to the table -- last season's seven homers were a career-high -- he's been a roughly league-average performer at the plate throughout his career thanks to an above-average walk rate, lower-than-average strikeout rate and plus speed that helps him leg out his share of infield hits (and stretch some would-be singles into doubles). … He's fresh off a strong .294/.344/.405 batting line (103 wRC+) with seven homers and 16 stolen bases in a career-high 424 plate appearances with the Fish in 2023.
Ronel Blanco To Begin Season In Astros’ Rotation
2024/03/ronel-blanco-to-begin-season-in-astros-rotation.htmlCommand woes (12.4% walk rate) and extreme susceptibility to home runs (2.08 HR/9) worked against Blanco in 2023, but neither has been an issue through his small sample of spring innings. … Blanco, 30, didn't even make his major league debut until his age-28 season in 2022 and only tossed 6 1/3 frames that year.
Matt McLain Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
2024/03/reds-matt-mclain-shouler-surgery.htmlMcLain's 28.5% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate were both worse than average, which, when coupled with a sky-high .385 average on balls in play, created some reason to forecast a bit of regression. … He appeared in 89 games and took 403 plate appearances, turning in an outstanding .290/.357/.507 slash line (128 wRC+) with 16 home runs, 23 doubles, four triples and a 14-for-19 showing in stolen bases.
Rays Interested In Niko Goodrum
2024/03/rays-interested-in-niko-goodrum.htmlThough he hasn't had a great showing this spring, he did draw walks in 17.1% of his plate appearances. … He opted out of that deal in the summer and signed with the KBO's Lotte Giants, slashing .295/.373/.387 in 50 games for them without hitting a home run, buoyed by a .389 batting average on balls in play.
Darell Hernaiz Makes Athletics’ Opening Day Roster
2024/03/darell-hernaiz-makes-athletics-opening-day-roster.htmlHernaiz offered little in the way of power as he hit just nine home runs last year, but the youngster showed impressive on-base skills with a fantastic 13.4% strikeout rate against a solid 8.9% walk rate. … The youngster enjoyed something of a breakout campaign during his first season in Oakland last year as he slashed .321/.386/.456 in 131 games split between the Double- and Triple-A levels.
Bryan Woo To Begin Season On IL Due To Elbow Inflammation
2024/03/bryan-woo-to-begin-season-on-il-due-to-elbow-inflammation.htmlWhile Woo paired a solid 25.1% strikeout rate with an 8.4% walk rate, he saw a hefty 13.4% of his fly balls leave the yard for home runs last year. … Mariners GM Justin Hollander spoke to reporters (including Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times) this evening and provided medical updates on several players.
Brewers Notes: Clarke, Woodruff, Arroyo
2024/03/brewers-notes-clarke-woodruff-arroyo.htmlHis 24.4% strikeout rate was slightly above average, but his walk rate increased sharply to nine percent, after Clarke had posted a very impressive 3.9 BB% in 2022. … The righty posted a 5.95 ERA in 59 innings for Kansas City, as big spikes in Clarke's barrel and home run rates resulted in 12 homers out of the park over those 59 frames.
Twins To Place Justin Topa On 15-Day Injured List
2024/03/twins-to-place-justin-topa-on-15-day-injured-list.htmlTopa posted a 2.61 ERA over 69 innings, powered by an outstanding 57.4% grounder rate and a strong 6.5% walk rate, even if he didn't miss many bats. … Paul Pioneer Press) that Topa suffered the injury by jamming his foot while backing up home plate in a Spring Training game over a week ago.
Red Sox To Select Joely Rodriguez; C.J. Cron Granted Release
2024/03/c-j-cron-joely-rodriguez-trigger-opt-outs-with-red-sox.htmlHe's only had 15 plate appearances this spring, during which he's 2-for-11 with three walks and two strikeouts. … Cron, 34, has four seasons of 25-plus homers under his belt and was consistently an above-average hitter from 2014-22.
Reds Grant Mike Ford His Release
2024/03/reds-release-mike-ford.htmlThe 31-year-old slugger appeared in 10 games and tallied 35 plate appearances, during which he posted a torrid .455/.486/.727 slash with three home runs, a pair of walks and just three punchouts. … In 2023, Ford posted huge power numbers with the Mariners, slashing .228/.323/.475 with 16 homers in just 251 trips to the plate.