The Blue Jays have claimed righty Brett de Geus off waivers from the Marlins and designated fellow right-hander Yerry Rodriguez for project in a corresponding transfer, the staff introduced Thursday. De Geus has been optioned to Triple-A. Miami had designated him for project earlier this week.
De Geus, 26, solely pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Marlins. He surrendered 4 runs on seven hits and two walks with 4 punchouts throughout that temporary look. They’re the second staff of the 12 months for the previous Rule 5 decide, as he additionally pitched 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball with Seattle. He’s beforehand pitched with each the Rangers and Diamondbacks however sports activities an unpleasant 7.17 ERA in 59 main league frames. De Geus has fanned a nicely below-average 16.9% of his opponents within the majors in opposition to a 9.7% stroll charge that’s about one proportion level larger than the typical reliever.
Although he hasn’t had success within the majors or in Triple-A (7.09 ERA in 47 innings), de Geus has gotten appears from a number of golf equipment over time. Groups clearly like his uncooked stuff. He sits 96.4 mph together with his sinker, per Statcast, and recurrently posts big ground-ball charges due to that energy providing and its motion. That sinker has nonetheless typically been hit pretty onerous, however he has extra intriguing swing knowledge in opposition to his slate of secondary choices: a cutter, knuckle curve and seldom-used splitter. For now, he’ll add a contemporary arm to a Blue Jays bullpen that has been a serious weak spot this season.
Extra to come back.