The Pink Sox have acquired right-hander Trey Wingenter from the Tigers in trade for minor league righty CJ Weins per an announcement from each golf equipment. Wingenter was within the Tigers group on a minor league deal and doesn’t have to be instantly added to the membership’s 40-man roster.
Wingenter, 30, has pitched in elements of three MLB seasons and most not too long ago appeared within the majors as a member of the Tigers final yr. The proper-hander was a Seventeenth-round decide by the Padres within the 2017 draft and made his debut with the membership in 2018. Over two seasons with San Diego, the righty posted a lackluster 5.14 ERA in 70 innings of labor, though his peripheral numbers advised a stronger underlying efficiency that these run prevention numbers could have advised. The righty struck out a whopping 33.1% of batters confronted throughout his time with the Padres, and that was sufficient to garner him a 3.79 FIP regardless of a 13% stroll price and a 12.7% house run to fly ball ratio that each left one thing to be desired.
The righty wouldn’t resurface on the large league stage till 2023, as a member of the Tigers. His time in Detroit went equally to his time in San Diego, as he posted a lackluster 5.82 ERA whereas a giant strikeout price (28.9% in 17 innings) outweighed his elevated stroll price (9.2%) and proclivity in direction of house runs sufficient to present him stable peripheral numbers. One noticeable change from his time with the Padres was his groundball price, nevertheless. Wingenter didn’t garner many grounders throughout his time with the Padres, inducing them at solely a 35.7% clip, however that price shot up 43.2% with the Tigers.
Wingenter ended up remaining with Detroit coming into the 2024 marketing campaign after re-signing with the membership on a recent minor league deal this previous winter. Whereas he hasn’t pitched for the membership within the majors this season, he’s posted typically spectacular numbers on the Triple-A stage with a 3.31 ERA in 32 2/3 innings of labor this yr. He’s paired these sturdy outcomes along with his typical bat-missing stuff, as he’s struck out 32.9% of batters confronted on the stage this yr whereas strolling 11.6%. Notably, he’s continued to point out enchancment by way of his batted ball profile, as he’s induced grounders at a robust 48% clip this season in Triple-A.
In heading to Boston, Wingenter joins a stockpile of fascinating bullpen arms the membership has on non-roster offers as potential depth choices behind their present group. With that being stated, it’s price noting that a lot of that group (reminiscent of Lucas Luetge and Joely Rodriguez) throw from the left aspect, that means Wingenter may very well be the membership’s prime non-roster depth possibility from the proper aspect. With Chris Martin and Liam Hendriks each presently on the injured record, it’s at the least believable that the lack of considered one of Kenley Jansen, Justin Slaten, Greg Weissert, or Zack Kelly could lead on the Pink Sox to show to Wingenter over both Alex Speas or Isaiah Campbell, each of whom are presently on the Triple-A stage however already occupy spots on the 40-man roster. It’s additionally potential that the membership may very well be intrigued sufficient by Wingenter’s excessive strikeout charges to present him a extra instant look within the majors, although such a transfer would require deciding on him to the membership’s 40-man roster.
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