The Rockies introduced that they’ve claimed right-hander Jimmy Herget off waivers from the Cubs. The latter membership had designated him for project final week.
The 31-year-old Herget cut up the 2024 season between the Braves and Cubs, spending the majority of the 12 months within the Atlanta group. He notched 12 1/3 main league frames there, posting a 4.38 ERA with a 15-to-3 Ok/BB ratio. Herget was then claimed by the Cubs in September however didn’t wind up pitching within the majors for them.
This previous season marked the sixth wherein Herget has logged no less than sparing main league motion. He made his large league debut with the 2019 Reds and has appeared in each MLB season since, biking via stints with the Rangers and Angels as nicely. He’s pitched 155 frames within the majors and owns a strong 3.54 ERA with a median 22.2% strikeout charge charge and high quality 7.4% stroll charge.
Herget doesn’t throw notably laborious, averaging simply over 92 mph on his heater in 2024, and he’s struggled to maintain the ball within the yard these previous two seasons, with 9 homers in 41 1/3 frames (1.96 HR/9). That doesn’t essentially bode nicely for his transfer to Coors Area, however the Rockies are perilously skinny in relievers with large league expertise, so it appears they’ll think about giving Herget a glance in hopes that he can curb that proclivity for homers.
As a result of Herget is out of minor league choices, he’ll have to both break camp with the Rockies subsequent spring or be handed via waivers earlier than being despatched down. Even when he had been to go unclaimed on waivers, he’d have the appropriate to reject an outright project in favor of free company. Herget has three remaining seasons of membership management and is eligible for arbitration this winter. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz tasks a $900K wage for him.
