The Pirates introduced that they’ve chosen the contract of right-hander Isaac Mattson. Fellow righty Jake Woodford has been designated for task because the corresponding transfer. The 40-man roster stays full.
Woodford was simply chosen to the roster yesterday and it appears the plan was merely for him to make a spot begin because the membership performs out the string on the 2024 season. He took the ball towards his former membership the Cardinals yesterday, tossing 4 2/3 innings. He struck out 5 hitters and didn’t problem a stroll, however he allowed 4 earned runs on eight hits, together with a house run.
The righty was additionally on Pittsburgh’s roster earlier within the yr however with out a lot success. He now has a 7.97 earned run common by way of 35 innings on the yr. That’s absolutely a bit deceptive as his 44.6% strand charge is nicely under league common, however he’s additionally not doing himself favors along with his 15.6% strikeout charge and 35.2% floor ball charge.
He’s been capable of work across the lack of strikeouts up to now. He tossed 116 innings as a swingman for the Playing cards over 2021 and 2022, posting a 3.26 ERA. He solely punched out 15.4% of opponents but in addition saved the ball on the bottom 45.8% of the time. His ERA jumped to six.23 final yr because of a house run spike, which led the Playing cards to non-tender him.
The Bucs will put him on waivers within the coming days, as they did in late August. At the moment, he cleared waivers, elected free company after which re-signed on a recent minor league deal. With so little of the 2024 season remaining, it’s potential he goes unclaimed and goes into offseason mode barely forward of schedule.
Extra to come back.
