The Mariners introduced that right-hander Cody Bolton has been traded to the Guardians for money issues. He was designated for task a number of days in the past when the M’s chosen Jesse Hahn. The Guardians transferred John Means to the 60-day injured record to open a 40-man roster spot and optioned Bolton to Triple-A Columbus.
Bolton, 27 in June, has 40 innings on his main league monitor document at this level. Between the 2023 Pirates and 2024 Mariners, he has a mixed 5.40 earned run common. His 20.5% strikeout price, 12.6% stroll price and 39.5% floor ball price are every a bit worse than league common.
The Guards are presumably extra eager about his minor league work. After lacking your entire 2021 season on account of a knee harm, he has since thrown 153 2/3 Triple-A innings with a 3.40 ERA. His 11.1% stroll price remains to be on the excessive facet however he struck out 25% of opponents in that point. He averages virtually 95 miles per hour on each his four-seam fastball and a sinker, in addition to throwing a changeup, sweeper and cutter.
For Cleveland, they successfully had an open 40-man spot. Means underwent UCL surgical procedure in June of final yr. He additionally underwent Tommy John surgical procedure on that very same ligament in April of 2022. He’s more likely to be out till midseason even in a best-case situation. They’ve used that free roster spot to seize Bolton and stash him in Triple-A as some additional depth. He has lower than a yr of service time and may be cheaply retained into the longer term. Nonetheless, he has only one choice yr remaining, so he’ll be out of choices subsequent yr if he burns his final one right here in 2025.
Picture courtesy of Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Photos
