The Marlins introduced an enormous batch of transactions as we speak, together with the beforehand reported declare of right-hander Lake Bachar. Additionally they claimed left-hander Anthony Veneziano off waivers from the Royals. Additionally they reinstated left-hander Josh Simpson from the 60-day injured checklist and optioned him to Triple-A Jacksonville. To open 40-man roster spots for these three, they designated catcher Alí Sánchez, left-hander Kent Emanuel and right-hander Emmanuel Ramírez for project. Sánchez and Ramírez have been on the lively roster, so these two spots will probably be taken by infielder Xavier Edwards, who has been reinstated from the 10-day IL, and right-hander Anthony Maldonado, who has been recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville.
Veneziano was simply designated for project on September 1, which occurred to be his twenty seventh birthday. He has a minimal large league monitor report, having tossed 2 1/3 innings with the Royals final yr and one other two innings this yr.
The Marlins are seemingly eager about his pre-2024 monitor report, because it hasn’t been the lefty’s finest season. He has tossed 90 innings on the Triple-A degree this yr with a 4.80 earned run common, 19.3% strikeout price and 10.7% stroll price. However in 2023, he had a 3.55 ERA in his 132 minor league innings, placing out 23% of batters confronted whereas limiting walks to an 8.7% clip.
Baseball America ranked him the #5 prospect within the Royals’ system coming into 2024. The outcomes haven’t been as spectacular this yr nevertheless it’s comprehensible that the Marlins would nonetheless have hope of getting him again on monitor. He’ll nonetheless have two choice years remaining after the present marketing campaign, to allow them to get a close-up have a look at him within the minors and see if there’s a path in the direction of higher leads to the long run.
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