The Astros introduced that they have actually asserted reducer Matt Gage off waivers from theBlue Jays The lefty was marked for job lately when the Jays authorizedChad Green Houston’s 40-man lineup is currently complete.
Gage, 30, is coming off a solid period, one in which he made his big league launching. Signed by the Blue Jays to a minors bargain, he was picked to the club’s lineup in June and also invested the remainder of the year as an up-and-down reducer that was regularly optioned and also remembered. He uploaded a 1.38 period in 13 MLB innings, starting out 24% of batters dealt with and also obtaining ground balls at a 50% clip. His 12% stroll price was absolutely worrying, yet it was a strong launching nevertheless. He likewise threw 42 1/3 innings in Triple- A with a 2.34 PERIOD, 27.4% strikeout price, 9.5% stroll price and also 47% ground sphere price.
Though he obtained pressed off Toronto’s lineup, he’ll currently sign up with the World Series champs, where left-handed alleviation is just one of minority weak points on the lineup. Leaving apart Framber Valdez, that will certainly remain in the turning, the just various other southpaws on the lineup are Blake Taylor and alsoParker Mushinski All 3 of those gamers have choices, making it feasible that they will certainly take turns switching in and also out of the energetic lineup as the period accompanies.
