The Royals introduced at this time that right-hander Carlos Hernández has been reinstated from the injured checklist. To open a spot for him on the roster, right-hander Tyler Duffey has been designated for project. Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reported on X previous to the official announcement that Hernández was coming off the IL.
Duffey, 33, signed a minor league cope with the Royals within the winter. He revealed in March that he underwent surgical procedure to take away a cancerous mole from his left shoulder. He famous at the moment that post-surgery checks got here again unfavorable however that he would proceed to get check-ups in the course of the coming months.
The Royals added him to their large league roster simply over a month in the past. He has since made 9 appearances, throwing 9 innings, with 5 earned runs allowed. His 23.8% strikeout charge in that point is round league common however his 19% stroll charge may be very excessive and he additionally hit one batter. Although his 5.00 ERA isn’t disastrous, it’s potential that it’s been stored low by the truth that he hasn’t but allowed a house run this 12 months. Given the free passes he’s been giving out, it’s potential the Royals didn’t wish to wait round and see his luck run out.
They are going to now have per week to commerce Duffey or cross him via waivers. He had a strong run for the Twins a couple of years again however has struggled extra lately. From 2019 to 2021, he threw 144 innings for Minnesota with a 2.69 ERA, 29.8% strikeout charge, 8.2% stroll charge and 44.4% floor ball charge. However his ERA jumped to 4.91 in 2022 and he spent most of final 12 months in Triple-A for the Cubs. He struck out 29.1% of batters confronted for Iowa but additionally gave out walks 12.6% of the time.
If he have been to cross via waivers unclaimed, he would have the ability to reject an outright project and elect free company whereas retaining what stays of his wage, as a participant with greater than 5 years of main league service time.