The Phillies introduced that right-hander Ryan Cusick was claimed off waivers from the White Sox and optioned to the Florida Complicated League. Within the corresponding roster transfer, Philadelphia designated right-hander Kyle Tyler for task.
In lower than two weeks’ time, Cusick is now becoming a member of his fourth totally different workforce after a whirlwind sequence of waiver claims. The odyssey began when he was designated for task by the Athletics on Might 27, and he has since gone from the A’s to the Tigers to the White Sox and now to the Phils. Cusick will now head to not Philadelphia’s Triple-A affiliate however to the FCL for what could be a mechanical tune-up within the wake of a tough minor league season.
The 25-year-old Cusick was the twenty fourth total choose of the 2021 draft, chosen by the Braves however then shortly flipped to the Athletics that offseason as a part of the commerce bundle that introduced Matt Olson to Atlanta. Cusick has struggled to reside as much as that first-round potential, as his profession 5.20 ERA over 238 2/3 minor league innings hasn’t resulted in any Main League enjoying time.
A starter for many of his profession, Cusick seems to have moved into the bullpen on a full-time foundation this season, however the outcomes haven’t been there, as he has extra walks (14) than strikeouts (11) whereas posting a 6.32 ERA over 15 2/3 mixed innings with the Athletics’ and Tigers’ Triple-A associates in 2025. The Phillies will turn out to be the most recent workforce to see if they’ll clear up Cusick’s management issues and switch him right into a playable massive league reliever.
Tyler can relate to Cusick’s waiver wire travels, as Tyler additionally modified groups 4 occasions on waiver claims inside a month’s span in March-April 2022. His MLB resume consists of a 4.31 ERA over 48 innings with the Angels, Padres, and Marlins, with the majority (31 2/3 IP) of that work coming with Miami final yr.
Tyler began seven of his eight video games with the Marlins, and has largely labored as a starter over the past three seasons within the minors after working in additional of a swingman capability earlier in his profession. All 12 of Tyler’s outings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley got here as a starter, although he had solely a 4.31 ERA, 15.6% strikeout charge, and seven.6% stroll charge. The Phillies are deeper than most groups in the case of beginning pitching, whereas Tyler’s numbers don’t bounce off the web page, one other membership in want of rotation depth might be motivated to place in a declare.
