The Purple Sox introduced that they’ve chosen the contract of left-hander Joely Rodríguez. Proper-hander Greg Weissert was optioned to Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding energetic roster transfer. To open a 40-man roster spot, lefty James Paxton was transferred to the 60-day injured checklist. Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic was amongst these to relay the strikes on X.
Rodríguez, 32, signed a minor league cope with the Purple Sox within the offseason. He cracked their Opening Day rotation however didn’t submit robust outcomes initially. He made 11 appearances for the membership with a 6.55 earned run common, the identical numbers he had in restricted time with them final yr.
He was designated for project on the finish of April and accepted an outright project after clearing waivers. He then spent about six weeks on the minor league injured checklist from the center of Could till late June. That has left him with simply 14 1/3 Triple-A innings pitched this yr, however with a robust 1.88 ERA. There’s doubtless a great deal of fortune in there, based mostly on his .175 batting common on balls in play in that small pattern. His 20.6% strikeout charge and 12.7% stroll charge in that point have been subpar, although he did get grounders at a robust 52.6% clip.
These charge stats aren’t too far off of his main league observe file. In 168 innings relationship again to his 2016 debut, he has a 4.82 ERA, 22.8% strikeout charge, 10.1% stroll charge and 55.7% floor ball charge. He’ll give the membership a second lefty within the bullpen alongside Brennan Bernardino. He’s out of choices however might be retained past this season by way of arbitration if he holds onto his roster spot by the top of the yr.
As for Paxton, it’s not a shock to see him moved to the 60-day IL. He suffered {a partially} torn proper calf muscle final week and supervisor Alex Cora mentioned it was unlikely that the lefty would be capable of return this yr. He’s now formally ineligible to be reinstated till the second week of October. Until the Sox make a deep playoff run and he heals up within the subsequent two months, his season is over.
