The Royals have launched right-hander Tyler Duffey, in line with a report from Robert Murray of FanSided this afternoon. Duffey pitched out of the membership’s bullpen earlier this yr however was outrighted off the 40-man roster again in Might.
The 31-year-old is a veteran of 10 huge league seasons who first made his debut with the Twins again in 2015. A beginning pitcher again then, Duffey impressed in ten begins with Minnesota in his rookie season as he posted a 3.10 ERA and three.24 FIP in 58 innings of labor down the stretch. Sadly for Duffey, he struggled badly in his first full season in a rotation function as a giant leaguer. The righty made 26 begins for the Twins in 2016, however he posted an atrocious 6.43 ERA with a lackluster 4.73 FIP in his 133 innings of labor. That efficiency ended his days as a starter pitcher, however after some blended outcomes early in his transfer to the bullpen he emerged as a gentle contributor within the Twins’ reduction corps.
From 2019 to 2021, Duffey posted a wonderful 2.69 ERA with a 3.16 FIP whereas hanging out a wonderful 29.8% of batters in 144 innings of labor. These spectacular numbers led the Twins to carry Duffey again in 2022 on a one-year, $3.8MM contract signed simply earlier than the non-tender deadline, however that transfer didn’t find yourself figuring out nicely for Minnesota. Duffey wound up regressing considerably as his ERA ballooned to 4.91 in 44 innings of labor whereas his strikeout fee plummeted to only 21.1%. Duffey’s struggles ultimately proved important sufficient that the Twins opted to half methods with the righty completely, designating him for project in early August of that yr.
The righty briefly caught on with the Yankees and Rangers late within the yr after being minimize free by the Twins however wouldn’t seem within the huge leagues once more till October of the next yr when he was briefly introduced up by the Cubs practically eight months after he signed a minor league deal to pitch within the group. Whereas he managed simply two innings of labor in Chicago, Duffey posted a good 3.77 ERA in 45 1/3 innings of labor at Triple-A for the membership’s Iowa affiliate final yr. That efficiency was sufficient to earn Duffey one other minor league deal final winter, this time within the Royals group.
Since signing with the Royals, 2024 has confirmed to be a rollercoaster yr for Duffey. The best-hander underwent a process to deal with melanoma throughout Spring Coaching after a cancerous mole was found throughout his bodily after signing with Kansas Metropolis, and whereas he didn’t make the Opening Day roster he did get chosen to the massive leagues in late April. Sadly, the right-hander’s temporary keep within the majors didn’t go nicely as he surrendered a 5.00 ERA in 9 appearances and walked 19% of the batters he confronted. Duffey was outrighted to the minors in late Might and has pitched to a wonderful 2.01 ERA in 22 1/3 innings of labor since his demotion.
He’ll now head again into free company in quest of a possibility to crack a giant league roster elsewhere. Given the righty’s observe report and success within the minors this yr, it’s definitely possible to think about a staff being concerned about bringing Duffey into the fold not less than as a non-roster depth choice, and it’s attainable a staff might even be prepared to present him a shot on the huge league degree in pretty brief order.
