7:22pm: Baumann is definitely headed to Japan. Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reviews (on X) that the CAA shopper has agreed to a take care of the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Skilled Baseball.
7:13pm: The Marlins launched reliever Mike Baumann, as first mirrored on the MLB.com transaction tracker. Miami’s 40-man roster rely drops to 39.
Baumann landed with the Fish on a waiver declare in late August. They had been reasonably extremely his fifth crew of the season. The out-of-options righty bounced round because the final man within the bullpen for every of the Orioles, Mariners, Giants and Angels as properly. Baumann didn’t pitch particularly properly for any of these golf equipment. He completed the yr with a 5.55 earned run common over 58 1/3 innings. His 22% strikeout proportion wasn’t far off the MLB common, however he walked an elevated 10.6% of opponents whereas giving up loads of arduous contact.
The 29-year-old was a succesful center reliever for the Orioles as just lately as 2023. He labored to a 3.76 ERA in a career-high 64 2/3 innings with Baltimore two seasons in the past. Assuming he clears launch waivers, Baumann will turn into a free agent. He’s in all probability minor league offers however received’t have any challenge getting a non-roster invite to MLB camp.
As for Miami, the transfer seems to be associated to Wednesday’s Rule 5 draft. The Fish couldn’t have made a range in the event that they went into the draft with a full 40-man roster. Miami picks third behind the White Sox and Rockies. The Marlins may have a goal of their very own in thoughts or attempt to work out a draft-and-trade with a crew that sits decrease within the order.
