The Pirates introduced that infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bae has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and right-hander Hunter Stratton has been reinstated from the 15-day injured checklist. They opened one roster spot yesterday by putting outfielder Bryan Reynolds on the bereavement checklist and opened one other at the moment by designating left-hander Josh Fleming for task.
Fleming, 28, signed with the Bucs within the offseason and now will get the DFA therapy for the second time this 12 months. The primary time resulted in him clearing waivers and accepting an outright task, which finally led to his second stint within the massive leagues this 12 months.
He has logged 31 1/3 innings for the Pirates between these two stints, permitting 4.02 earned runs per 9. His 54.3 % floor ball price is sort of robust, however each his 12.3 % strikeout price and 10.1 % stroll are subpar.
Fleming is out of choices and may’t be despatched right down to the minors with out first being uncovered to waivers. He was non-tendered by the Rays on the finish of final 12 months and signed a cope with the Bucs that pays him $850K within the majors and $240K within the minors. As a participant with greater than three years of main league service time, he has the best to reject outright assignments in favor of free company. However since he’s south of the five-year service mark, doing so means forfeiting no matter cash he’s nonetheless owed. That’s doubtless why he accepted his task the final time Pittsburgh despatched him by way of waivers and why he might accomplish that once more.
His numbers this 12 months are pretty just like his time with Tampa. General, he has a 4.77 ERA in 254 2/3 innings. He has struck out simply 14.6 % of batters confronted however has stored walks right down to a 7.6 % clip and stored balls in play on the bottom at a 58.4 % price.
Maybe some membership will likely be excited about buying Fleming within the coming days. With the commerce deadline on Tuesday, some groups will likely be opening holes on their rosters by way of commerce and may have to fill some innings. Fleming may very well be retained by way of arbitration for 3 extra years after this one however, as talked about, he cleared waivers as soon as already this 12 months.