The Diamondbacks are in settlement with Brandon Bielak on a minor league contract, stories Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. Bielak elected minor league free company after being waived by the A’s late final fall.
Bielak has pitched in elements of 5 MLB seasons as a swingman. He spent the primary four-plus years with the Astros, a tenure highlighted by his 3.83 ERA throughout a career-high 80 innings in 2023. Houston carried the out-of-options righty of their bullpen early final yr. He struggled to a 5.71 ERA in 10 appearances, main the Astros to designate him for task. They dealt him to the A’s in a money commerce a couple of days later.
The A’s solely stored Bielak on their roster for 9 days. They designated him for task themselves and ran him by means of outright waivers. He caught with the membership in Triple-A, the place he allowed over six earned runs per 9 in 66 2/3 innings. The A’s introduced him again up for a pair weeks in September. He concluded the yr with a 5.16 ERA with a nicely below-average 16.4% strikeout proportion over 29 2/3 MLB frames.
Bielak hasn’t missed many bats within the majors. He has a mean 22.5% strikeout fee with a 4.42 ERA in elements of 5 Triple-A campaigns. He’s versatile sufficient to work as rotation or lengthy reduction depth. Arizona’s rotation is deep, so Bielak’s higher path to a roster spot is within the bullpen. Barring a late-offseason commerce, Jordan Montgomery is more likely to start the yr because the lengthy man for skipper Torey Lovullo.
