The Cubs launched reliever Josh Staumont from his minor league contract, tweets Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register. It’s not clear if the right-hander triggered an opt-out or if the Cubs merely determined they weren’t going to name him up.
In both case, Staumont returns to the market simply two weeks after signing with Chicago. The 30-year-old pitched twice for Chicago’s prime affiliate in Iowa. He walked 5 batters whereas recording solely three outs. Staumont had run a way more spectacular 16:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 10 2/3 frames with the Twins’ prime affiliate earlier within the season. He clearly didn’t have any sort of command in his very small pattern in Iowa.
A former second-round decide of the Royals, Staumont pitched components of 5 seasons with Kansas Metropolis. He posted an above-average 26.2% strikeout price however walked greater than 13% of batters confronted by 168 1/3 innings. The Royals non-tendered him final winter. Staumont signed a giant league take care of Minnesota that assured him $950K. He made 25 appearances for the Twins, working to a 3.70 ERA over 24 1/3 innings. His walks remained excessive and his strikeout price dropped sharply to 17.6%, so Minnesota lower him unfastened once they introduced in Trevor Richards on the commerce deadline.
Staumont’s camp can once more search for minor league alternatives for the following few weeks. He’d must signal with a group by September 1 to be eligible for postseason play together with his new membership, although that’s a secondary consideration to pitching his approach again to the majors.
