The Marlins have claimed right-hander Brett de Geus off waivers from the Mariners and optioned him to Triple-A Jacksonville, per bulletins from each massive league golf equipment. Seattle had designated him for project final week after they claimed righty Jonathan Hernández off waivers from the Rangers. The Fish opened a 40-man roster spot earlier as we speak when infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon was designated for project to open an energetic roster spot for Derek Hill, one other waiver claimee.
de Geus, 26, signed a minor league take care of the Mariners within the offseason and was chosen to their roster within the second week of April. He spent many of the season on optionally available project, solely making 4 appearances for the massive league membership.
He additionally pitched for the Rangers and Diamondbacks in 2021 and the mix of these totally different MLB stints now provides him 53 1/3 massive league innings with a 7.26 ERA. His 17.1% strikeout fee is subpar however his 9.9% stroll fee is satisfactory whereas his 51.4% floor ball fee is robust.
That’s usually been the recipe with de Geus. He has 32 Triple-A appearances this yr with a 15% strikeout fee, 7% stroll fee and 56.6% floor ball fee. The 6.60 ERA at that stage this yr isn’t fairly however a .365 batting common on balls in play and 59.4% strand fee have certainly helped pushed some additional runs throughout the plate. He spent most of final yr with the Double-A affiliate of the Royals, tossing 35 1/3 innings with a 2.80 ERA, 20.6% strikeout fee, 5.6% stroll fee and 56.4% floor ball fee.
The Marlins have undergone a large roster shakeup prior to now two weeks. They traded away A.J. Puk, Jazz Chisholm Jr. Trevor Rogers, Tanner Scott, Bryan Hoeing, Bryan De La Cruz, Huascar Brazobán, Josh Bell and JT Chargois previous to the deadline. They introduced again quite a few prospects in these offers and likewise had open roster spots to assert Forrest Wall, David Hensley, Jesús Tinoco, Cristian Pache, John McMillon, Hill and de Geus off waivers.
de Geus will present the Marlins with some depth within the minors who could possibly be known as upon each time they want a floor ball specialist or only a contemporary arm normally. He can nonetheless be optioned for the remainder of this season and two extra campaigns. He additionally has simply over one yr of service time, that means he might theoretically stick on the roster for a very long time if he continues to justify his spot.