The Blue Jays have claimed righty Brett de Geus off waivers from the Marlins and designated fellow right-hander Yerry Rodriguez for project in a corresponding transfer, the staff introduced Thursday. De Geus has been optioned to Triple-A. Miami had designated him for project earlier this week.
De Geus, 26, solely pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Marlins. He surrendered 4 runs on seven hits and two walks with 4 punchouts throughout that transient look. They’re the second staff of the 12 months for the previous Rule 5 choose, as he additionally pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball with Seattle. He’s beforehand pitched with each the Rangers and Diamondbacks however sports activities an unpleasant 7.17 ERA in 59 main league frames. De Geus has fanned a nicely below-average 16.9% of his opponents within the majors in opposition to a 9.7% stroll charge that’s about one share level greater than the typical reliever.
Although he hasn’t had success within the majors or in Triple-A (7.09 ERA in 47 innings), de Geus has gotten seems to be from a number of golf equipment through the years. Groups clearly like his uncooked stuff. He sits 96.4 mph together with his sinker, per Statcast, and commonly posts enormous ground-ball charges due to that energy providing and its motion. That sinker has nonetheless typically been hit pretty onerous, however he has extra intriguing swing knowledge in opposition to his slate of secondary choices: a cutter, knuckle curve and seldom-used splitter. For now, he’ll add a recent arm to a Blue Jays bullpen that has been a significant weak spot this season.
As for the 26-year-old Rodriguez, he’ll now head to waivers. As with de Geus in Miami, he noticed solely a quick look with the Jays — and it didn’t go nicely. In 4 2/3 innings for Toronto, Rodriguez was torched for 9 runs (eight earned) on 10 hits and a pair of walks. He punched out 5 of the 27 batters he confronted (18.5%).
The Jays acquired Rodriguez from the Rangers in alternate for minor league righty Josh Mollerus earlier this summer time after Rodriguez had been designated by Texas. The hard-throwing righty missed almost a month of motion in Triple-A on the injured record following the commerce, and in 5 wholesome innings there he’s walked 9 batters. Rodriguez’s high-end velocity may maintain enchantment to a different membership, however he’s had a tough 12 months each in Triple-A and the large leagues — his third season with some main league time. General, Rodriguez owns an 8.17 ERA in 36 1/3 MLB frames.
