A pair updates on some just lately DFAed gamers who’ll stay with their organizations…
- The Rays introduced that righty Cristofer Ogando was outrighted to Triple-A Durham (h/t to Neil Solondz). He was designated for task when the crew signed Roman Quinn final week. The 28-year-old solely made one look, tossing two innings of one-run ball throughout his main league debut on July 3. He’s in any other case spent the season with the Bulls, logging 36 2/3 frames with a 3.68 ERA and roughly common strikeout and stroll charges (24.2% and eight.2%, respectively). Ogando has by no means beforehand been outrighted, so he’ll stay within the group and attempt to pitch his approach again onto the 40-man roster earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
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- The Guardians assigned left-hander Tanner Tully to Triple-A Columbus after he went unclaimed on outright waivers, per the transactions log at MLB.com. The 24-year-old Tully has pitched six large league innings this season and yielded 4 runs on eight hits and a hefty six walks with simply two punchouts. Tully, a former Twenty sixth-round decide, has pitched higher in Columbus however nonetheless doesn’t have dominant numbers: a 4.93 ERA, 17.1% strikeout price, 3.4% stroll price and 50% grounder price by way of 80 1/3 innings. That excellent stroll price and powerful ground-ball capability are undeniably spectacular, however Tully has by no means been regarded among the many group’s greatest prospects and has a profession 4.91 ERA in components of 4 Triple-A seasons. He’ll proceed to function rotation depth in the interim.
- Cubs righty Matt Swarmer was assigned outright to Triple-A Iowa after clearing waivers, per the crew. Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register tweeted this morning that Swarmer rejoined the membership at the moment. The 28-year-old allowed simply two earned runs by way of his first dozen innings throughout this 12 months’s MLB debut, however the success proved fleeting. Swarmer was tagged for 14 runs over his subsequent three begins (12 2/3 innings) earlier than being moved to the bullpen and persevering with to battle there (2.89 ERA however 10 walks in 9 1/3 innings). On the entire, Swarmer has a 5.03 ERA with a 36-to-20 Okay/BB ratio in 34 innings. He does have a 2.08 ERA in 39 Triple-A frames this season, and he’ll look to construct on that in hopes of incomes one other large league look within the season’s last few months.
